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ci: push release commits and tags with a GitHub App token #9

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29 changes: 19 additions & 10 deletions .github/workflows/release.yml
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Expand Up @@ -2,21 +2,31 @@ name: release
on:
push:
branches: [main]
# The workflow token only reads. Every write (the Release commit, the v* tag,
# the GitHub release and its comments) uses a token minted from the release
# GitHub App, which is the one actor allowed to push to protected main and to
# create v* tags.
permissions:
contents: write # commit the version bump + tag, push, create the release
contents: read
id-token: write # npm OIDC trusted publishing + provenance
issues: write
pull-requests: write
concurrency:
group: release-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: false
jobs:
release:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
id: app-token
with:
app-id: ${{ vars.RELEASE_APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0 # full history + tags for version analysis
# The checkout's saved credentials are what `git push` uses, so they
# must be the App's, not the workflow token's.
token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
Expand All @@ -25,10 +35,9 @@ jobs:
- run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
- run: pnpm exec semantic-release
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
# The release commit is authored and committed by whoever made the commit that
# triggered this release (the merge or push to main), not a fixed identity.
GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ github.event.head_commit.author.name }}
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ github.event.head_commit.author.email }}
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ github.event.head_commit.author.name }}
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ github.event.head_commit.author.email }}
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
# The release commit is the App's work, so it is authored as the App's bot.
GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: agenttrail-public-release[bot]
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 338791256+agenttrail-public-release[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: agenttrail-public-release[bot]
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 338791256+agenttrail-public-release[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
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