Temporary use release_automatin as unstable, fix publising for unstable

Author: Peter-Sh

.github/workflows/build-n-test.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
 
+env:
+  UNSTABLE_BRANCH: release_automation
+
 jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.release_tag == 'unstable' && 'unstable' || '' }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.release_tag == 'unstable' && env.UNSTABLE_BRANCH || '' }}
 
       - name: Ensure Release Branch
         if: inputs.release_tag != '' && inputs.release_tag != 'unstable'
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.release_tag == 'unstable' && 'unstable' || '' }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.release_tag == 'unstable' && env.UNSTABLE_BRANCH || '' }}
 
       - name: Ensure Release Branch
         if: inputs.release_tag != '' && inputs.release_tag != 'unstable'

.github/workflows/release_publish.yml

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "env_name=$env_name" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Ensure Release Branch
+        if: github.event.inputs.release_tag != 'unstable'
         id: ensure-branch
         uses: redis-developer/redis-oss-release-automation/.github/actions/ensure-release-branch@main
         with:
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           snapcraft_store_credentials: ${{ secrets.SNAP_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Merge back to release branch
+        if: github.event.inputs.release_tag != 'unstable' && github.event.inputs.release_type == 'public'
         id: merge-back
         # merge only public releases into main
         uses: redis-developer/redis-oss-release-automation/.github/actions/merge-branches-verified@main