Use GitHub App for cross-repo workflow dispatch#139
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Replace PAT-based authentication with GitHub App token generation using actions/create-github-app-token. This eliminates the need for APT_REPO_TOKEN and HOMEBREW_TAP_REPO_TOKEN secrets. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace PAT-based troubleshooting with GitHub App guidance for cross-repo workflow dispatch issues. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR migrates cross-repository workflow dispatch authentication from Personal Access Tokens (PATs) to GitHub App tokens for improved security and maintainability.
Changes:
- Replaced PAT-based authentication with GitHub App token generation using
actions/create-github-app-token@v2 - Updated release troubleshooting documentation to reflect GitHub App authentication
- Removed deprecated PAT secret references from workflow
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.github/workflows/release.yml |
Added GitHub App token generation step and updated workflow dispatch steps to use App token instead of PAT secrets |
docs/how-to/how-to-release.md |
Updated troubleshooting guide to document GitHub App authentication issues and resolution steps instead of PAT renewal |
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Summary
aptandhomebrew-tapreposactions/create-github-app-token@v2to generate short-lived tokens on demandTest plan
homebrew-tapandaptrepos firstAPT_REPO_TOKEN,HOMEBREW_TAP_REPO_TOKENFixes #99
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