Attempt to create an automatic patch upgrade job

.github/workflows/patch-upgrades-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Periodic Build and Release
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # Runs weekly
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Increment version
+        id: increment_version
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+          NEW_VERSION=$(echo $CURRENT_VERSION | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF++;print}')
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create Git tag
+        run: |
+          git tag ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+          git push origin ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+          body: |
+            Automated release for version ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}