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	name: "Create the release"
	on:
	push:
	branches:
	- 'release/**'
	- 'main'
	paths:
	- 'versions.txt'

	jobs:
	get-versions:
	runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
	outputs:
	current_version: ${{ steps.get-versions.outputs.current_version }}
	desired_version: ${{ steps.get-versions.outputs.desired_version }}
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0
	- name: "Get versions from versions.txt"
	id: get-versions
	run: \|
	echo "desired_version=$(grep -v '#' versions.txt \| grep operator= \| awk -F= '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
	echo "current_version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 \| sed 's/^v//')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	release:
	runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
	needs: get-versions
	if: needs.get-versions.outputs.desired_version != needs.get-versions.outputs.current_version
	env:
	CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ needs.get-versions.outputs.current_version }}
	DESIRED_VERSION: ${{ needs.get-versions.outputs.desired_version }}
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Set up Go
	uses: actions/setup-go@v5
	with:
	go-version: "~1.22.4"

	- name: "generate release resources"
	run: make release-artifacts IMG_PREFIX="ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator" VERSION=${DESIRED_VERSION}

	- name: "create the release in GitHub"
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	run: ./.ci/create-release-github.sh

	- name: "refresh go proxy module info on release"
	run: \|
	curl https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/@v/${DESIRED_VERSION}.info

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