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fix(release): auth release push with RELEASE_PAT for auto-merge #98

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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
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Expand Up @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
if: steps.check_pr.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.check_commits.outputs.has_commits == 'true'
id: create_pr
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
run: |
RELEASE_LABEL="${{ steps.bump.outputs.release_label }}"
# Create a safe branch name from label (replace @ with - and , with -)
Expand All @@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ jobs:
git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

# Re-auth origin so the push is authored by RELEASE_PAT, which fires
# downstream workflows. GITHUB_TOKEN pushes are suppressed by GitHub
# to prevent recursion, which stalls auto-merge on the release PR.
git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git"

git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
git add -A
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
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- name: Auto-merge release PR
if: steps.create_pr.outputs.pr_url && github.event.inputs.auto_merge == 'true'
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
run: |
gh pr merge "${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pr_url }}" --auto --squash

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