make CI create tags

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   setup:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
+    # runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # steps:
     
-    - name: Startup
-      run: echo "No action setup currently needed, skipping..."
+    # - name: Startup
+    #   run: echo "No action setup currently needed, skipping..."
 
   build:
-    needs: setup
+    # needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 name: Make Release
 on:
   # Can optionally take parameters from the github UI, more info here https://github.blog/changelog/2020-07-06-github-actions-manual-triggers-with-workflow_dispatch/#:~:text=You%20can%20now%20create%20workflows,the%20workflow%20is%20run%20on.
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
+  # workflow_dispatch:
+  #  inputs:
+
+  # Only want to be run if a new tag starting with v is pushed.
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "!*"
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -14,6 +21,14 @@ jobs:
       with:
         submodules: 'recursive'
 
+    # get github branch and tag names as ${{ steps.branch_name.outputs.SOURCE_TAG }}
+    - name: Branch name
+      id: branch_name
+      run: |
+        echo ::set-output name=SOURCE_NAME::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
+        echo ::set-output name=SOURCE_BRANCH::${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+        echo ::set-output name=SOURCE_TAG::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
@@ -47,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         draft: true
         prerelease: true
         release_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} alpha
-        tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        tag_name: ${{ steps.branch_name.outputs.SOURCE_TAG }}
         # was ${{ github.ref }}
         body: |
           Autogenerated by github action, developer should edit as required before publishing...