From 3e96eeaf354f35e6558a315c64115adb0550274d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:06:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] Release Notes Generator

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 818db6ccff249..92669dd06a7df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout sui repo main branch
+      - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: main
+          ref: ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
+
+      - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.current_branch }}          
 
       - name: Generate Release Notes
         id: release_notes

From b9fcaa66541ebec5bef41b9225eb03c8c045a78c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:12:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/16] get commits

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 37 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 92669dd06a7df..4f44de10bd387 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -27,30 +27,41 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
 
+      - name: Get ${{ inputs.previous_branch }} commit
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./
+        run: |
+          echo "previous_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.current_branch }}          
+          ref: ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
+
+      - name: Get ${{ inputs.current_branch }} commit
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./
+        run: |
+          echo "current_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV           
 
       - name: Generate Release Notes
-        id: release_notes
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          echo "release_notes=$(./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ inputs.previous_branch }} ${{ inputs.current_branch }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "release_notes=$(./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
             echo "pre_release=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Create Release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
-          release_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
-          body: ${{ env.release_notes }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: ${{ env.pre_release }}
+      # - name: Create Release
+      #   uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      #   env:
+      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+      #   with:
+      #     tag_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
+      #     release_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
+      #     body: ${{ env.release_notes }}
+      #     draft: false
+      #     prerelease: ${{ env.pre_release }}

From e64bac4a852966c43c498405b72abee84bd3e5ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:14:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/16] enable gen release

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 20 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 4f44de10bd387..cc0d9fa653f34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ jobs:
             echo "pre_release=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      # - name: Create Release
-      #   uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      #   env:
-      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-      #   with:
-      #     tag_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
-      #     release_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
-      #     body: ${{ env.release_notes }}
-      #     draft: false
-      #     prerelease: ${{ env.pre_release }}
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
+          release_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
+          body: ${{ env.release_notes }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ env.pre_release }}

From b1a9ba12470c1d69c6e7f4674489cb76d3f09275 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:19:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] Use file

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index cc0d9fa653f34..6788ebc2bb18c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          echo "release_notes=$(./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} > ./release_notes.txt
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
           release_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
-          body: ${{ env.release_notes }}
+          body_path: ./release_notes.txt
           draft: false
           prerelease: ${{ env.pre_release }}

From ee90e7117733a0c77d8e5f5e2a7c24866bfdda77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:29:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/16] fix branches

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 6788ebc2bb18c..9cad8388ea151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ on:
         description: 'Sui Release Tag'
         type: string
         required: true
+        default: devnet-test-tag
       previous_branch:
         description: 'Previous Release Branch (Ex: releases/sui-vX.XX.X-release)'
         type: string
         required: true
+        default: origin/releases/sui-v1.29.0-release
       current_branch:
         description: 'Current Release Branch (Ex: releases/sui-vX.XX.X-release)'
         type: string
         required: true
+        default: origin/releases/sui-v1.30.0-release
 
 jobs:
   get-release-notes:
@@ -48,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} > ./release_notes.txt
+          # ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} > ./release_notes.txt
+          echo "release notes go here, so make sure that everything works" > ./release_notes.txt
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else

From d100368ecb35584ad4576c7ef9a858f49d0bd7e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:31:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/16] remove origin

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 9cad8388ea151..ee3fc71f5d880 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ on:
         description: 'Previous Release Branch (Ex: releases/sui-vX.XX.X-release)'
         type: string
         required: true
-        default: origin/releases/sui-v1.29.0-release
+        default: releases/sui-v1.29.0-release
       current_branch:
         description: 'Current Release Branch (Ex: releases/sui-vX.XX.X-release)'
         type: string
         required: true
-        default: origin/releases/sui-v1.30.0-release
+        default: releases/sui-v1.30.0-release
 
 jobs:
   get-release-notes:

From 6780858938097ba2af5cb72c16f298d7e7aef0fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:34:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/16] checkout main

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index ee3fc71f5d880..9fd9f3654a675 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -45,14 +45,19 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          echo "current_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV           
+          echo "current_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Checkout main
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
+        with:
+          ref: main
 
       - name: Generate Release Notes
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          # ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} > ./release_notes.txt
-          echo "release notes go here, so make sure that everything works" > ./release_notes.txt
+          ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} > ./release_notes.txt
+
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else

From 7542a41e178c02b4184d0ecc443263d0193518bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:37:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/16] add tee

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 9fd9f3654a675..291e52e0143ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} > ./release_notes.txt
+          ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ./release_notes.txt
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV

From 151cb7ed59bd661254a6b43659357f7c12a1e96f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:46:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/16] install python packages

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 5 +++++
 release_notes.txt                             | 0
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 release_notes.txt

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 291e52e0143ba..c1609f71d65c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: main
 
+      - name: install python packages
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt          
+
       - name: Generate Release Notes
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
diff --git a/release_notes.txt b/release_notes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d

From 8bff356666c5ec187efbceef59e3475a6df78cef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:48:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/16] fix python setup

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index c1609f71d65c4..77866af226a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
-
-      - name: install python packages
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements.txt          
+    
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # pin@v5.0.0
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.10.10       
 
       - name: Generate Release Notes
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ./release_notes.txt
+          python ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ./release_notes.txt
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV

From 2afc267c1b969a6903825c0d83ac556bf9184862 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:50:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/16] add gh token

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 77866af226a2d..b728784c3ade6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          python ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ./release_notes.txt
+          GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} python ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ./release_notes.txt
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV

From 8184ea9ea51f0c60e0c7c9c485ab18e9fbe5564c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:09:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 12/16] add fetch

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index b728784c3ade6..32384dd54f0d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout main
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
         with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
           ref: main
     
       - name: Setup Python

From 8c2f8c91ee5cfff4a885d65adffa31a7f592cab5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:20:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/16] Make notes pretty

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 6 +++++-
 scripts/release_notes.py                      | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 32384dd54f0d0..52a6131c6f863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         default: releases/sui-v1.30.0-release
 
+env:
+  RELEASE_NOTES_FILE: "./release_notes.txt"
+
 jobs:
   get-release-notes:
     name: Get Release Notes for ${{ inputs.release_tag }} release
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} python ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ./release_notes.txt
+          GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} python ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
+          echo "### Full Log: https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.release_tag }}" >> ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/scripts/release_notes.py b/scripts/release_notes.py
index 4629a304db631..546ddcd8194e3 100755
--- a/scripts/release_notes.py
+++ b/scripts/release_notes.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def do_generate(from_, to):
         print(f"## {impacted}")
 
         if impacted == "Protocol":
-            print(f"Sui Protocol Version in this release: {protocol_version}")
+            print(f"###Sui Protocol Version in this release: `{protocol_version}`")
         print()
 
         for pr, note in reversed(notes):

From 8a65066bf2ae9c4a9615b306ab9c285972686bb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:31:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 14/16] productionize the code

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 8 +++-----
 scripts/release_notes.py                      | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 52a6131c6f863..108d4407c5a12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,14 @@ on:
         description: 'Sui Release Tag'
         type: string
         required: true
-        default: devnet-test-tag
       previous_branch:
         description: 'Previous Release Branch (Ex: releases/sui-vX.XX.X-release)'
         type: string
         required: true
-        default: releases/sui-v1.29.0-release
       current_branch:
         description: 'Current Release Branch (Ex: releases/sui-vX.XX.X-release)'
         type: string
         required: true
-        default: releases/sui-v1.30.0-release
 
 env:
   RELEASE_NOTES_FILE: "./release_notes.txt"
@@ -66,7 +63,8 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
           GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} python ./scripts/release_notes.py generate ${{ env.previous_commit }} ${{ env.current_commit }} | tee -a ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
-          echo "### Full Log: https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.release_tag }}" >> ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
+          echo "---" >> ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
+          echo "#### Full Log: https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.release_tag }}" >> ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.release_tag }} == devnet* ]]; then
             echo "pre_release=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -81,6 +79,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
           release_name: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
-          body_path: ./release_notes.txt
+          body_path: ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: ${{ env.pre_release }}
diff --git a/scripts/release_notes.py b/scripts/release_notes.py
index 546ddcd8194e3..fe5c4e68f83a0 100755
--- a/scripts/release_notes.py
+++ b/scripts/release_notes.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def do_generate(from_, to):
         print(f"## {impacted}")
 
         if impacted == "Protocol":
-            print(f"###Sui Protocol Version in this release: `{protocol_version}`")
+            print(f"#### Sui Protocol Version in this release: `{protocol_version}`")
         print()
 
         for pr, note in reversed(notes):

From e19b698ee72e85e8ca574dfd0f89bf2b1c39f06f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:34:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 15/16] add concurrency

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 108d4407c5a12..33f566d00fad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-name: Release Notes Generator
+name: Create Sui Release with Release Notes
+
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ inputs.release_tag }}
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:

From 4a8da89bb90c4bec2abe2279f189277e1dcf4348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:58:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 16/16] simplify logic

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 21 +++----------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 33f566d00fad5..993efe023436f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -27,27 +27,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
-
-      - name: Get ${{ inputs.previous_branch }} commit
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./
-        run: |
-          echo "previous_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
-
-      - name: Get ${{ inputs.current_branch }} commit
+      - name: Get commits for branches
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          echo "current_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "previous_commit=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.previous_branch }} | jq .sha)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "current_commit=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.current_branch }} | jq .sha)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Checkout main
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1