Update release.yml comment: GHA supports YAML anchors, Zizmor doesn't#162
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Update release.yml comment: GHA supports YAML anchors, Zizmor doesn't#162
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Clarify that GitHub Actions supports YAML anchors but Zizmor does not, which is why we don't use them in the workflow. Co-authored-by: EliahKagan <1771172+EliahKagan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update comment in release.yml about YAML anchors support
Update release.yml comment: GHA supports YAML anchors, Zizmor doesn't
Feb 1, 2026
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The comment in
release.ymlincorrectly stated GitHub Actions doesn't support YAML anchors. GHA has since added support, but Zizmor (our security analysis tool) does not.Changes
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# The `features` array is repeated because GHA doesn't support YAML anchors.After:
This keeps the workflow compatible with Zizmor while accurately documenting why we avoid YAML anchors.
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