From 85cec077f462b72c52b7d2395779d6ad13310ff2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ian-flores <iflores.siaca@posit.co>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:42:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] ci: use deploy key for semantic-release

Switch from GITHUB_TOKEN to a deploy key for git operations in the
release workflow. This allows semantic-release to push release commits
and tags while respecting branch protection rules via ruleset bypass.
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 58b97e62..e964623a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          persist-credentials: false
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4