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Copy release-note labels from closing issues to Terraform PRs
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Description
Terraform module release notes can only be bucketed by PR labels, but the type labels often live on the issue instead of the PR.
We saw this while testing #14 against `Azure/terraform-azurerm-avm-res-keyvault-vault`: the generated release notes correctly used `.github/release.yml`, and bot-authored maintenance PRs dropped out, but every human-authored change still landed in `Other Changes` because the merged PRs had no `Type:*` labels. The linked issues had the useful labels; they just were not propagated to the PRs before release generation.
Proposed fix: add a managed Terraform workflow that runs on `pull_request_target`, reads `closingIssuesReferences` through GitHub GraphQL, filters to release-note-relevant labels, and applies missing labels to the PR issue. The workflow should not check out PR code.
Initial label allowlist:
- `Type: Bug :bug:`
- `Type: Feature Request :heavy_plus_sign:`
- `Type: Documentation :page_facing_up:`
- `Type: CI :rocket:`
- `Type: Hygiene :broom:`
- `dependencies`
- `github_actions`
- `bug`
- `enhancement`
- `documentation`
When any label is copied, the workflow can also remove `Needs: Triage :mag:` from the PR. That keeps the existing AVM triage policy aligned with the label propagation.
This should make generated release notes from #14 useful without requiring every maintainer to remember to copy labels manually.
_Drafted by GPT-5.5._
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the existing .github/release.yml and the workflow configuration used for Terraform modules, then inspect issue #14 for the current release-note behavior. Implement the managed workflow without checking out pull request code, and verify that allowed labels from closing issues are copied and Needs: Triage is removed when applicable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, graphql, terraform
- Domain
- ci-cd, release, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100