.bash_aliases

alias git-last-release='git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags="[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*" --max-count=1)'

confirm() {
    # call with a prompt string or use a default
    read -r -p "${1:-Are you sure? [y/N]} " response
    case "$response" in
        [yY][eE][sS]|[yY]) 
            true
            ;;
        *)
            false
            ;;
    esac
}

git-release() {
    echo "Preparing to release version $(git-last-release) of $(basename "$PWD")"
    confirm \
    && hub release create -m "$(git-last-release)" -m "See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for release notes." $(git-last-release) $1 \
    && echo 'Release created!' \
    || echo 'Cancelled release'
}

git-release-draft() {
    git-release --draft
}

README.md

Quick setup to tag a GitHub (draft) release from the latest version tag.

Requirements

• Hub