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20 changes: 13 additions & 7 deletions .github/workflows/release-please.yml
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Expand Up @@ -39,17 +39,23 @@ jobs:
tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
steps:
- name: Mint GitHub App token
id: app-token
uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
with:
app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}

- name: Run Release Please
id: release
uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
with:
# PAT (not GITHUB_TOKEN) so the release PR's CI runs and the
# tag-push event triggers release.yml. With GITHUB_TOKEN those
# downstream workflows are silently skipped per GitHub's
# anti-recursion policy. Falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN if the
# secret isn't set, so the workflow doesn't break if the PAT
# expires before being renewed (cascade is lost until renewed).
token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
# GitHub App installation token (not GITHUB_TOKEN) so the release
# PR's CI runs and the tag-push event triggers release.yml. With
# GITHUB_TOKEN those downstream workflows are silently skipped per
# GitHub's anti-recursion policy. App tokens are minted per-run and
# never expire out, unlike a PAT.
token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
release-type: go
config-file: .github/release-please-config.json
manifest-file: .github/.release-please-manifest.json
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