Automate updating versions for next dev iteration

Author: dliubarskyi

.github/workflows/update-versions-next-dev-iteration.yaml

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+name: Update versions for next dev iteration
+
+on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [ trigger-update-versions-next-dev-iteration ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      nextStableVersion:
+        description: "Next stable SNAPSHOT version (e.g., 1.9.0-SNAPSHOT)"
+        required: true
+      nextBetaVersion:
+        description: "Next beta SNAPSHOT version (e.g., 1.9.0-beta16-SNAPSHOT)"
+        required: true
+
+env:
+  NEXT_STABLE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.nextStableVersion || github.event.client_payload.nextStableVersion }}
+  NEXT_BETA_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.nextBetaVersion || github.event.client_payload.nextBetaVersion }}
+
+jobs:
+  update_versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '25'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: maven
+
+      - name: Show inputs
+        run: |
+          echo "Next stable version: ${{ env.NEXT_STABLE_VERSION }}"
+          echo "Next beta version: ${{ env.NEXT_BETA_VERSION }}"
+
+      - name: Create and switch to new branch
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME=update-versions-${{ env.NEXT_STABLE_VERSION }}
+          echo "branchName=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+      - name: Extract current stable version property
+        id: extract-current-stable
+        run: |
+          REVISION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=langchain4j.stable.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "currentStableVersion=$REVISION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Extract current beta version property
+        id: extract-current-beta
+        run: |
+          REVISION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=langchain4j.beta.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "currentBetaVersion=$REVISION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Update stable versions
+        run: |
+          mvn versions:set \
+          -DnewVersion=${{ env.NEXT_STABLE_VERSION }} \
+          -DoldVersion=${{ steps.extract-current-stable.outputs.currentStableVersion }} \
+          -DgroupId=* -DartifactId=* -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+      - name: Update stable version property
+        run: |
+          mvn versions:set-property \
+          -Dproperty=langchain4j.stable.version \
+          -DnewVersion=${{ env.NEXT_STABLE_VERSION }} \
+          -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+      - name: Update beta versions
+        run: |
+          mvn versions:set \
+          -DnewVersion=${{ env.NEXT_BETA_VERSION }} \
+          -DoldVersion=${{ steps.extract-current-beta.outputs.currentBetaVersion }} \
+          -DgroupId=* -DartifactId=* -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+      - name: Update beta version property
+        run: |
+          mvn versions:set-property \
+          -Dproperty=langchain4j.beta.version \
+          -DnewVersion=${{ env.NEXT_BETA_VERSION }} \
+          -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update versions to ${{ env.NEXT_STABLE_VERSION }} and ${{ env.NEXT_BETA_VERSION }}"
+          git push origin "$branchName"