Update version number in manifest.yml (#755)

* Add automation to update version number in manifest.yml

* Make updater file executable
diff --git a/.github/scripts/manifest_updater.py b/.github/scripts/manifest_updater.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..684c7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/manifest_updater.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import argparse
+
+THIS_FILE_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+MANIFEST_FILE = os.path.join(THIS_FILE_PATH, '..', '..', 'manifest.yml')
+
+def update_manifest_file(new_version_number):
+    updated_lines = []
+    with open(MANIFEST_FILE, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            line = line.strip()
+            if line.startswith('version'):
+                updated_lines.append(f'version: "v{new_version_number}"\n')
+            else:
+                updated_lines.append(f'{line}\n')
+
+    with open(MANIFEST_FILE, 'w') as f:
+        f.writelines(updated_lines)
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', required=True, help='New version number.')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    update_manifest_file(args.version)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 426d8f0..21788c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@
         env:
             GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name : Update version number in manifest.yml
+        working-directory: ./local_kernel
+        run: |
+          ./.github/scripts/manifest_updater.py -v ${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
+          exit $?
+
+      - name : Commit version number change in manifest.yml
+        working-directory: ./local_kernel
+        run: |
+          git add .
+          git commit -m '[AUTO][RELEASE]: Update version number in manifest.yml'
+          git push -u origin ${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
+
       - name: Generate SBOM
         uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/sbom-generator@main
         with:
@@ -73,7 +86,7 @@
         working-directory: ./local_kernel
         run: |
           git add .
-          git commit -m 'Update SBOM'
+          git commit -m '[AUTO][RELEASE]: Update SBOM'
           git push -u origin ${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
           echo "COMMIT_SHA_2=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
@@ -81,7 +94,7 @@
         run: |
           # Install deps and run
           pip install -r ./tools/.github/scripts/release-requirements.txt
-          ./tools/.github/scripts/release.py FreeRTOS --kernel-repo-path=local_kernel --kernel-commit=${{ env.COMMIT_SHA_2 }} --new-kernel-version=${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }} --new-kernel-main-br-version=${{ github.event.inputs.main_br_version }}
+          ./tools/.github/scripts/release.py ${{ github.repository_owner }} --kernel-repo-path=local_kernel --kernel-commit=${{ env.COMMIT_SHA_2 }} --new-kernel-version=${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }} --new-kernel-main-br-version=${{ github.event.inputs.main_br_version }}
           exit $?
         env:
             GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}