ci: reduce workflow-level permissions to least privilege#1033
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semantic-release uses the GitHub App token for all write operations, so the workflow's default GITHUB_TOKEN only needs id-token (OIDC provenance), packages (GitHub Packages publish), and contents read (for the CI validation workflow to checkout the repository).
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This PR improves security by reducing the release workflow's GITHUB_TOKEN permissions to the principle of least privilege. This update ensures safer automation and better maintainability now that write operations are handled by the GitHub App token. A minor note was raised regarding a copy-pasted comment that could be updated to better reflect its new context.
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Reduces the release workflow's default
GITHUB_TOKENpermissions to the minimum required. Since semantic-release now uses the GitHub App token for all write operations (pushing commits, creating releases, commenting on issues/PRs), the workflow token only needsid-token: write(OIDC provenance),packages: write(GitHub Packages publish), andcontents: read(CI validation checkout).Backported from Doist/typist#1291 and Doist/typist#1292.
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