ci: pass PAT to release-please so its PRs trigger workflows#20
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Without an explicit token, release-please uses the default GITHUB_TOKEN. PRs created with GITHUB_TOKEN do not trigger other workflows, so the required commitlint check never runs on release PRs and they stay blocked by branch protection. Use RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN (a PAT) so opened PRs trigger commitlint.
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Summary
RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN(PAT) togoogleapis/release-please-action@v4instead of relying on the defaultGITHUB_TOKEN.Why
PRs created with the default
GITHUB_TOKENdo not trigger other workflows (GitHub docs). Branch protection onmainrequires thecommitlintcheck, butcommitlint.ymlruns onpull_requestevents — which never fire for release-please PRs. The result: every release PR (e.g. #19) staysmergeable_state: blockedforever.Using a PAT makes release-please open PRs as a real user, so
pull_request: openedfires andcommitlintruns.Test plan
commitlint(proves human-authored PRs are unaffected)commitlintalready running automatically