chore: ensure release labels

Author: christian-byrne

.github/workflows/release-branch-create.yaml

@@ -153,8 +153,45 @@ jobs:
             echo "EOF"
           } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Post summary
+      - name: Ensure release labels
         if: steps.check_version.outputs.is_minor_bump == 'true'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PR_GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          BRANCH_BASE="${{ steps.check_version.outputs.branch_base }}"
+
+          if [[ -z "$BRANCH_BASE" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Branch base not set; unable to manage labels"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          declare -A COLORS=(
+            [core]="4361ee"
+            [cloud]="4f6ef5"
+          )
+
+          for PREFIX in core cloud; do
+            LABEL="${PREFIX}/${BRANCH_BASE}"
+            COLOR="${COLORS[$PREFIX]}"
+            DESCRIPTION="Backport PRs for ${PREFIX} ${BRANCH_BASE}"
+
+            if gh label view "$LABEL" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              gh label edit "$LABEL" \
+                --color "$COLOR" \
+                --description "$DESCRIPTION"
+              echo "🔄 Updated label $LABEL"
+            else
+              gh label create "$LABEL" \
+                --color "$COLOR" \
+                --description "$DESCRIPTION"
+              echo "✨ Created label $LABEL"
+            fi
+          done
+
+      - name: Post summary
+        if: always() && steps.check_version.outputs.is_minor_bump == 'true'
         run: |
           CURRENT_VERSION="${{ steps.check_version.outputs.current_version }}"
           RESULTS="${{ steps.create_branches.outputs.results }}"