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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/hotfix_pull_request_template.md

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+# Hotfix checklist
+
+- [ ] Bumped minor version number on both DESCRIPTION and NEWS.md
+
+- [ ] Build passes pipeline checks
+
+- [ ] The new changes do not affect the API
+
+- [ ] The new changes do not affect the documentation (including screenshots)
+
+- [ ] The new changes do not impact the QC report

.github/workflows/hotfix_pr.yml

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+name: Create a PR link for hotfix issues
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, labeled, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  create-pr:
+    if: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'hotfix')  # This ensures the job only runs if the 'hotfix' label is present
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    permissions:
+      issues: write      
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Create PR link and post in comment
+        id: pr-link-creation
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ISSUE: ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}        
+        run: |
+          version=$(echo "${{ github.event.issue.title }}" | sed -n 's/.*rc\/\(v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/p')
+
+          # Early return if issue name is not correct
+          if [ -z "$version" ]; then
+            gh issue comment ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --body "Version number is not present or incorrect."                        
+            exit 1
+          fi          
+
+          branch_name="hf/$version"
+
+          branch_text="Expected branch name: \`$branch_name\`"            
+
+          echo "Creating PR link"          
+          title=$(echo ${{ github.event.issue.title }} | jq -sRr @uri)hotfix
+          pr_url_text="https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/compare/main...${branch_name}?quick_pull=1&template=hotfix_pull_request_template.md&title=${title}&labels=hotfix"
+          body_url="PR Link: [pull request](<${pr_url_text}>)."
+
+          body="$branch_text $body_url"
+
+          echo "Creating comment"
+          gh issue comment ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --body "$body"
+
+
+
+
+

.github/workflows/release_pr.yml

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 jobs:
   create-pr:
-    if: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'Release')  # This ensures the job only runs if the 'Release' label is present
+    if: contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'release')  # This ensures the job only runs if the 'release' label is present
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
     permissions:
       issues: write      
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
 
           branch_name="rc/$version"
 
-          branch_text="A new branch named \`$branch_name\` should be created for your PR."            
+          branch_text="Expected branch name: \`$branch_name\`"            
 
           echo "Creating PR link"          
-          title=$(echo ${{ github.event.issue.title }} | jq -sRr @uri)
-          pr_url_text="https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/compare/main...${branch_name}?quick_pull=1&template=pull_request_template.md&title=${title}&labels=release"
-          body_url="A link to create a pull request into main is available in [pull request](<${pr_url_text}>)."
+          title=$(echo ${{ github.event.issue.title }} | jq -sRr @uri)hotfix
+          pr_url_text="https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/compare/main...${branch_name}?quick_pull=1&template=release_pull_request_template.md&title=${title}&labels=hotfix"
+          body_url="PR Link: [pull request](<${pr_url_text}>)."
 
-          body="$branch_text $body_url"          
+          body="$branch_text $body_url"
 
           echo "Creating comment"
           gh issue comment ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --body "$body"