Refactor output variable assignments in CI and release workflows for consistency

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION=$(python -c "import version; print(version.__version__)")
           BUILD=$(python -c "import version; print(version.__build__)")
-          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "build=$BUILD" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "build=${BUILD}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "sha_short=${GITHUB_SHA::7}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Set repository and image metadata
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Get lowercase repository owner
           REPO_OWNER=$(echo "${{ github.repository_owner }}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "repo_owner=$REPO_OWNER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "repo_owner=${REPO_OWNER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Get repository name
           REPO_NAME=$(echo "${{ github.repository }}" | cut -d '/' -f 2 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "repo_name=$REPO_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "repo_name=${REPO_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Determine branch name
           if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             # For other branches, use the branch name
             BRANCH=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed 's/refs\/heads\///' | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g')
-            echo "branch_tag=$BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "branch_tag=${BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "is_main=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python scripts/bump_version.py ${{ github.event.inputs.version_type }}
           NEW_VERSION=$(python -c "import version; print(f'{version.__version__}')")
-          echo "new_version=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "new_version=${NEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Set lowercase repo owner
         id: repo_owner
         run: |
           REPO_OWNER=$(echo "${{ github.repository_owner }}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "lowercase=$REPO_OWNER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "lowercase=${REPO_OWNER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/Dockerfile
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           tag_name: v${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
-          release_name: Release v${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
+          name: Release v${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}