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Fix GitHub Actions authentication for protected repositories #58

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Update create-release.yml to require ACTIONS_TOKEN for pushing to pro…
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Update tag-release.yml to require ACTIONS_TOKEN for pushing to protec…
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/create-release.yml
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
with:
ref: main
fetch-depth: 0
# ACTIONS_TOKEN required to push to protected main branch
token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_TOKEN || github.token }}

- name: Setup Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v5
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/tag-release.yml
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Expand Up @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
ref: ${{ inputs.branch_ref }}
token: ${{ github.token }}
# ACTIONS_TOKEN required to push tags to protected repo
token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_TOKEN || github.token }}
fetch-depth: 0

- name: Get Version from pyproject.toml
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draft: false
prerelease: false
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
# ACTIONS_TOKEN preferred for release creation
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_TOKEN || github.token }}

- name: Create release summary
if: steps.check-tag.outputs.tag_exists == 'false'
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