.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml

@@ -100,6 +100,37 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           if [ "${EVENT_NAME}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            # Check if REF_NAME is main or matches version pattern
+            if [ "${REF_NAME}" = "main" ]; then
+              # Infer version from manifest when on main branch
+              SCRIPT_LIB_DIR="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/lib"
+              if [ ! -f "${SCRIPT_LIB_DIR}/joomla_manifest.sh" ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: Cannot find joomla_manifest.sh library" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              
+              # Source the library functions
+              . "${SCRIPT_LIB_DIR}/joomla_manifest.sh"
+              
+              # Find and extract version from manifest
+              MANIFEST="$(find_manifest "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/src")"
+              VERSION="$(get_manifest_version "${MANIFEST}")"
+              
+              if [ -z "${VERSION}" ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: Failed to extract version from manifest: ${MANIFEST}" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              
+              echo "Inferred version ${VERSION} from manifest on main branch" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+              
+              SOURCE_BRANCH="${REF_NAME}"
+              SOURCE_PREFIX="main"
+              TARGET_BRANCH="version/${VERSION}"
+              PROMOTED_BRANCH="version/${VERSION}"
+              CHANNEL="stable"
+              RELEASE_MODE="stable"
+            else
+              # Extract version from branch name (dev/XX.XX.XX or rc/XX.XX.XX)
               echo "${REF_NAME}" | grep -E '^(dev|rc)/[0-9]+[.][0-9]+[.][0-9]+$' >/dev/null
 
               SOURCE_BRANCH="${REF_NAME}"
@@ -117,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
                 CHANNEL="stable"
                 RELEASE_MODE="stable"
               fi
+            fi
 
             if [ "${OVERRIDE}" = "rc" ]; then
               CHANNEL="rc"