I've been using a "do-nothing script" [1] to semi-automate the release process for some open source projects (e.g. [2]). Might be interesting for someone here.

[1]: https://blog.danslimmon.com/2019/07/15/do-nothing-scripting-...

[2]: https://github.com/alan-turing-institute/CleverCSV/blob/mast...