Add changelog to GitHub release body

- Created generate_release_body.sh script to combine changelog with store links
- Updated build.yml workflow to use new release body
- Updated patch.yml workflow to use new release body
- Release body now includes latest changelog entry followed by store download links

Co-authored-by: jonasbark <1151304+jonasbark@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p whatsnew
           ./scripts/get_latest_changelog.sh | head -c 500 > whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
 
+      - name: Generate release body
+        if: inputs.build_github
+        run: |
+          chmod +x scripts/generate_release_body.sh
+          ./scripts/generate_release_body.sh > /tmp/release_body.md
+
       - name: 🚀 Shorebird Release iOS
         if: inputs.build_ios
         uses: shorebirdtech/shorebird-release@v1
@@ -248,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
           artifacts: "build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/SwiftControl.android.apk,build/macos/Build/Products/Release/SwiftControl.macos.zip"
           allowUpdates: true
           prerelease: true
-          bodyFile: scripts/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          bodyFile: /tmp/release_body.md
           tag: v${{ env.VERSION }}
           token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
 
@@ -340,13 +346,19 @@ jobs:
           }
           echo "VERSION=$version" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Generate release body (Windows)
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          chmod +x scripts/generate_release_body.sh
+          ./scripts/generate_release_body.sh > /tmp/release_body.md
+
 
       - name: Update Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           allowUpdates: true
           artifacts: "build/windows/x64/runner/Release/SwiftControl.windows.zip,build/windows/x64/runner/Release/SwiftControl.windows.msix"
-          bodyFile: scripts/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          bodyFile: /tmp/release_body.md
           prerelease: true
           tag: v${{ env.VERSION }}
           token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/patch.yml

@@ -125,13 +125,18 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             build/macos/Build/Products/Release/SwiftControl.macos.zip
 
+      - name: Generate release body
+        run: |
+          chmod +x scripts/generate_release_body.sh
+          ./scripts/generate_release_body.sh > /tmp/release_body.md
+
       # add artifact to release
       - name: Create Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           allowUpdates: true
           artifacts: "build/macos/Build/Products/Release/SwiftControl.macos.zip"
-          bodyFile: scripts/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          bodyFile: /tmp/release_body.md
           prerelease: true
           tag: v${{ env.VERSION }}
           token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}

scripts/generate_release_body.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to generate GitHub release body with changelog and store links
+# Usage: ./scripts/generate_release_body.sh
+
+# Get the directory where this script is located
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+CHANGELOG_FILE="$PROJECT_ROOT/CHANGELOG.md"
+RELEASE_NOTES_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/RELEASE_NOTES.md"
+
+if [ ! -f "$CHANGELOG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: CHANGELOG.md not found at $CHANGELOG_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: RELEASE_NOTES.md not found at $RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract the first changelog entry (between first ### and second ###)
+LATEST_CHANGELOG=$(awk '/^### / {if (count++) exit} count' "$CHANGELOG_FILE" | sed 's/^- /• /')
+
+# Combine changelog with release notes
+echo "$LATEST_CHANGELOG"
+echo ""
+echo "---"
+echo ""
+cat "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"