fix: use GitHub App token for docs update PRs#1145
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Updates the release workflow to authenticate docs-update PR creation with the KITOPS_BOT GitHub App token so downstream workflows (e.g., check-sources) are triggered.
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- Adds a step to mint a GitHub App installation token (KITOPS_BOT) in the
releasejob. - Uses the app token for the docs update git/
ghoperations instead of the defaultGITHUB_TOKEN. - Updates the git remote to push using the app token.
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Use the existing KITOPS_BOT GitHub App token instead of the default GITHUB_TOKEN when creating docs update PRs during release. The default token does not trigger downstream workflows (e.g. check-sources), which blocks these PRs from being merged without manual intervention. Fixes kitops-ml#750 Signed-off-by: Gorkem Ercan <gorkem.ercan@gmail.com>
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What changed
Use the existing KITOPS_BOT GitHub App token instead of the default
GITHUB_TOKENwhen creating docs update PRs in the release workflow.Why
PRs created with the default
GITHUB_TOKENdon't trigger downstream workflows (likecheck-sources) due to a GitHub limitation. This blocks docs update PRs from being merged without manual intervention (e.g. rebasing).The
publish-homebrew-tap-formulajob already uses the app token for this reason — this applies the same pattern to the docs update step.Validation
publish-homebrew-tap-formulaFixes #750