chore(release): improve merge commit back to main for patch releases (#18554)

This change commits with conflicts that can then be resolved manually.

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts b/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts
index deadac80b..207a89a0e 100755
--- a/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts
+++ b/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts
@@ -51,13 +51,18 @@ async function forwardReleaseCommitToMain() {
     newBranchName,
     "origin/main",
   ]);
-  await repo.command([
+  const cherryPickResult = await repo.command([
     "git",
     "cherry-pick",
-    "--strategy-option",
-    "theirs",
     releaseCommitHash,
-  ]);
+  ]).noThrow();
+  if (cherryPickResult.code !== 0) {
+    // commit with conflicts that can be resolved in the PR
+    await repo.command("git add .");
+    await repo.command(
+      'git commit --no-verify -m "Cherry-pick version bump commit with conflicts"',
+    ).noThrow();
+  }
   await repo.gitPush("origin", newBranchName);
 
   $.logStep(`Opening PR...`);
@@ -75,7 +80,13 @@ async function forwardReleaseCommitToMain() {
   $.log(`Opened PR at ${openedPr.data.url}`);
 
   function getPrBody() {
-    let text =
+    let text = "";
+
+    if (cherryPickResult.code !== 0) {
+      text += `**THIS PR HAS GIT CONFLICTS THAT MUST BE RESOLVED**\n\n`;
+    }
+
+    text +=
       `This is the release commit being forwarded back to main for ${cliCrate.version}\n\n` +
       `Please ensure:\n` +
       `- [ ] Everything looks ok in the PR\n` +