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fix(ci): auto-approve release-please PRs to unblock auto-merge #99

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fix(ci): auto-approve release-please PRs to unblock auto-merge
JacobPEvans Mar 15, 2026
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fix(release-please): document prereqs and deduplicate PR number lookup
JacobPEvans Mar 15, 2026
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31 changes: 26 additions & 5 deletions .github/workflows/_release-please.yml
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# Automates versioning and changelog via conventional commits.
#
# All release configuration is inlined as action inputs.
# Calling repos should pass secrets explicitly:
# Calling repos should pass secrets and permissions explicitly:
#
# jobs:
# release-please:
# permissions:
# contents: read
# pull-requests: write
# uses: JacobPEvans/.github/.github/workflows/_release-please.yml@main
# secrets:
# GH_ACTION_JACOBPEVANS_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTION_JACOBPEVANS_APP_ID }}
# GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
#
# Org/repo prerequisites:
# "Allow GitHub Actions to create and approve pull requests" must be enabled
# Calling repos must grant `pull-requests: write` in the caller job permissions
#
# Required files in each calling repo:
# VERSION - plain-text current version (e.g. "1.2.3")
# .release-please-manifest.json - release-please manifest (e.g. {"." : "1.2.3"})
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runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: read
pull-requests: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v6

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]
manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json

- name: Enable auto-merge for release PR
- name: Find release PR number
id: find-pr
if: steps.release.outputs.prs_created == 'true'
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
run: |
PR_NUMBER=$(gh pr list --head "release-please--branches--${BASE_BRANCH}" --json number --jq '.[0].number // empty')
if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
gh pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" --auto --squash
fi
echo "number=$PR_NUMBER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

- name: Enable auto-merge for release PR
if: steps.find-pr.outputs.number != ''
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.find-pr.outputs.number }}
run: gh pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" --auto --squash

- name: Approve release PR
if: steps.find-pr.outputs.number != ''
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.find-pr.outputs.number }}
run: gh pr review "$PR_NUMBER" --approve