fix: properly handle GitHub Actions auto-skip in deployment job conditions

[michael-chang-appier]

Problem

When create_release job is skipped (e.g., on workflow_dispatch with skip_add_tag_and_release=true), GitHub Actions automatically skips all dependent jobs, even if they have custom if conditions that should override this behavior. This prevents independent deployments from running when release creation is intentionally skipped.

Root Cause

GitHub Actions has an implicit auto-skip mechanism: if a job depends on another job that is skipped, the dependent job is automatically skipped regardless of its if condition. This is a safety feature to prevent dependent jobs from running in unexpected states, but it doesn't allow override via custom conditions alone.

Solution

Add !failure() status check function to the beginning of deployment job conditions. This explicitly tells GitHub Actions to evaluate the custom condition logic even when dependencies are skipped.

How It Works

• !failure() - Allows evaluation to proceed even if dependencies are skipped
• (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.create_release.result == 'success') - Allows manual dispatch to

Before:

if: needs.prepare.outputs.should_release == 'true' && !inputs.skip_deploy_pod_framework && (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.create_release.result == 'success')

After:

if: ${{ !failure() && needs.prepare.outputs.should_release == 'true' && !inputs.skip_deploy_pod_framework && (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || needs.create_release.result == 'success') }}

Changes

• Updated deploy_pod_framework and deploy_pod_framework job condition
• Wrapped conditions with ${{ }} for clarity and to silence YAML linter

Testing

You may use branch michael/fix-cd-steps-rerunable-test for testing and here is an execution record