Automate GitHub Release Notifications for Timely Updates
Receive instant, HTML-formatted GitHub release notifications daily, eliminating manual checks and saving up to 15 minutes per day for each monitored repository.
Manually checking for software updates or new releases consumes valuable time and can lead to missed crucial announcements. This workflow automatically monitors GitHub repositories daily for new releases, instantly sending HTML-formatted release notes directly to your inbox, ensuring you stay informed effortlessly.
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Automate GitHub Release Notifications
This workflow is designed for developers, project managers, and anyone who needs to stay updated on the latest software releases from GitHub repositories. It automates the process of checking for new releases and delivers the release notes directly to your email, ensuring you never miss an important update.
Key Features
- Daily automatic checks for new GitHub releases.
- Filters to ensure only recently published releases trigger notifications.
- Converts Markdown release notes into clean, readable HTML for email.
- Delivers release notes directly to your specified email inbox.
How It Works
1. A daily schedule trigger initiates the workflow. 2. The workflow fetches the latest release information from a specified GitHub repository using its API. 3. It then checks if the fetched release was published within the last 24 hours. If not, the workflow stops until the next scheduled run. 4. For new releases, the workflow extracts the release notes (body content) which are typically in Markdown format. 5. The Markdown content is converted into a structured HTML format, making it suitable for email delivery. 6. Finally, an email containing the HTML-formatted release notes, subject, and recipient information is sent via SMTP.