Update contrib to the latest core source #286

	name: 'Update contrib to the latest core source'
	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	# TODO: Enable schedule once it's verified that the action works as expected.
	# schedule:
	# - cron: "27 21 * * *" # Run at an arbitrary time on weekdays.

	jobs:
	update-otel:
	runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
	if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'open-telemetry' }}
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	path: opentelemetry-collector-contrib
	- name: Pull the latest collector repo
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	path: opentelemetry-collector
	repository: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector
	- name: Update to latest opentelemetry-collector release and create a PR
	run: \|
	cd opentelemetry-collector-contrib
	git config user.name opentelemetrybot
	git config user.email [email protected]
	branch="opentelemetrybot/update-otel-$(date +%s)"
	git checkout -b $branch
	make genotelcontribcol
	make update-otel
	git push --set-upstream origin $branch
	gh pr create --base main --title "[chore] Update core dependencies" --body "This PR updates the opentelemetry-collector dependency to the latest release"
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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