test: enable ci release on feature branch as rc version

Author: dlstadther

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      # TESTING: Uncomment the line below to allow releases from the current branch
+      # This makes it easy to test semantic release on any branch.
+      # To disable, comment out this line.
+      - semantic-release
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       dry_run:

pyproject.toml

@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ match = "(main|master)"
 prerelease_token = ""
 prerelease = false
 
+# TESTING: Uncomment the section below to allow releases from the current branch
+# This makes it easy to test semantic release on any branch.
+# To disable, comment out this entire section.
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.test]
+match = ".*"  # Matches any branch name
+prerelease_token = "rc"
+prerelease = true
+
 [tool.semantic_release.branches.pre_release]
 match = "(pre-.*|beta.*|alpha.*)"
 prerelease_token = "rc"