From 4a8da89bb90c4bec2abe2279f189277e1dcf4348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugene Boguslavsky <eugene@mystenlabs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:58:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] simplify logic

---
 .github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml | 21 +++----------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
index 33f566d00fad5..993efe023436f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-generator.yml
@@ -27,27 +27,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.previous_branch }}
-
-      - name: Get ${{ inputs.previous_branch }} commit
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./
-        run: |
-          echo "previous_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.current_branch }}
-
-      - name: Get ${{ inputs.current_branch }} commit
+      - name: Get commits for branches
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
-          echo "current_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "previous_commit=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.previous_branch }} | jq .sha)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "current_commit=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/MystenLabs/sui/commits/${{ inputs.current_branch }} | jq .sha)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Checkout main
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # Pin v4.1.1