Update version badge automatically in README

Uses: https://github.com/Schneegans/dynamic-badges-action

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -161,3 +161,19 @@ jobs:
         asset_path: ./SHA2-256SUMS
         asset_name: SHA2-256SUMS
         asset_content_type: text/plain
+
+  update_version_badge:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    needs: build_unix
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Create Version Badge
+      uses: schneegans/dynamic-badges-action@v1.0.0
+      with:
+        auth: ${{ secrets.GIST_TOKEN }}
+        gistID: c69cb23c3c5b3316248e52022790aa57
+        filename: version.json
+        label: Version
+        message: ${{ needs.build_unix.outputs.ytdlc_version }}

Changelog.md

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 # Instuctions for creating release
 
 * Run `make doc`
-* Add changelog, bump version in top of Readme
+* Update Changelog.md and Authors-Fork
-* Commit to master as `Release <number>`
+* Commit to master as `Release <version>`
 * Push to origin/release - build task will now run
-* Update version.py and run `make doc`
+* Update version.py and run `make issuetemplates`
 * Commit to master as `[version] update`
 * Push to origin/master
 

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-[![Release Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Release-2021.01.09-brightgreen)](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/releases/latest)
+<!-- See: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/dynamic-badges -->
+[![Release Version](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pukkandan/c69cb23c3c5b3316248e52022790aa57/raw/version.json&color=brightgreen)](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/releases/latest)
 [![License: Unlicense](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Unlicense-blue.svg)](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![Core Status](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/workflows/Core%20Test/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/actions?query=workflow%3ACore)
 [![CI Status](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/workflows/Full%20Test/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/actions?query=workflow%3AFull)