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ci: use GitHub App token to trigger CI on version PR #476

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ci: upgrade create-github-app-token to v2
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13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
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Expand Up @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ jobs:

- run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

# Generate GitHub App token to allow version PR to trigger CI workflows
# (GITHUB_TOKEN cannot trigger workflows by design)
- name: Generate GitHub App Token
id: app-token
uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
with:
app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}

# Opens/updates the Version Packages PR; publishes when the Version PR merges
- name: Create/Update Version PR
id: changesets
Expand All @@ -45,12 +54,12 @@ jobs:
# so package.json already contains the bumped version.
publish: pnpm run release:ci
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
# npm authentication handled via OIDC trusted publishing (no token needed)

# Auto-merge the version PR when CI passes (reduces release to effectively 1 PR)
- name: Enable auto-merge for Version PR
if: steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber
run: gh pr merge ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber }} --auto --squash
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
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