Paul wanted a Makefile target that:
- takes the target version as an argument (V=1.0.7-rc1),
- creates a release/<V> branch from main,
- runs 'dotnet-gitversion /updateprojectfiles' to bump
<Version> across all .csproj from git history,
- commits the bump on the release branch (not on main, so
main stays clean),
- pushes the new branch to origin.
The /src/**/*.csproj paths and CHANGELOG.md are excluded from
Forgejo's protected-branch rule so the bump commit goes
through on the release branch.
The target refuses to run unless the operator is already on
main with a clean working tree — no automatic checkout to
main, so the bump never lands on the wrong branch by
accident.
The version in the branch name (V=...) is an intent label.
The version GitVersion writes into the .csproj is whatever
GitVersion computes from git history (last tag + commit
count), so assembly versions stay truthful even when the
branch name is aspirational.
