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The publish workflow force-pushed the version tag and created the GitHub release before running npm publish. When publish failed (v3.1.0, run 37653554926: NPM_TOKEN had expired), the repo advertised a release that did not exist on npm. Reorder so the tag and release are created only after npm publish succeeds. A failed publish now leaves nothing public behind and the job can be re-run as-is. Update the failure summary/issue text accordingly and document token expiry and Trusted Publishing in docs/RELEASE.md.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe workflow now publishes an unpublished npm version before creating a Git tag and GitHub release. If publication fails, it reports that no tag or release was created and provides recovery steps. The release guide documents the updated process, authentication requirements, and retry instructions. Changesnpm Release Flow
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Bug fix Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to Token-free setup and troubleshooting may misdirect release operators. These documentation issues warrant correction or owner awareness but do not establish that the revised publish-before-release ordering is unsafe to merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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180-192: The failure alert step still depends onsteps.npm_publish.conclusion.The alert step runs only if
npm_publishfailed, so it is correct for this change. Failures in the later tag and release steps no longer produce an alert or an issue. If tag push or release creation fails after a successful publish, a rerun skipsnpm publish. Thenpm_checkstep then setsalready_published=true. The "already published" summary text says the tag and release were updated, which stays accurate on rerun. No change is required.
123-128: Publish step looks correct after the reorder.The step runs only when
already_publishedisfalse. It runs before the tag and release steps. A failed publish stops the job, so no tag or release is created.id-token: writeis present, so--provenanceworks.docs/RELEASE.md (1)
39-47: LGTM!Also applies to: 63-64, 80-80
.github/workflows/publish-on-merge.yml-182-183 (1)
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Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.Static analysis flags template expansion in a
runscript. The risk is low.Line 182 expands
steps.version.outputs.versiondirectly into the shell script. That value comes frompackage.jsonin the merged release branch, and the PR author controls it. Line 183 expands only GitHub-controlled values. Passing both throughenv:removes the zizmor finding and avoids shell injection if the version string is malformed.Proposed fix
- VERSION="v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" - RUN_URL="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}" + VERSION="v${PKG_VERSION}" + RUN_URL="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"Add this to the step
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Review comments at @docs/RELEASE.md:
- Line 81: Update the E404/E403 guidance in the release instructions so these
errors are presented as possible token issues, not proof of an expired or
unauthorized token. Tell operators to check the Actions log and Trusted
Publishing configuration, including npm CLI compatibility, before rotating
NPM_TOKEN.
- Line 65: Update the Trusted Publishing guidance in the release documentation
to specify removing setup-node’s registry-url configuration and the publish
step’s NODE_AUTH_TOKEN reference to NPM_TOKEN; retain the workflow’s id-token:
write permission and provenance publishing.
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- Pass package version and run metadata to the failure-alert step via env instead of expanding them in the shell script - Document the workflow edits Trusted Publishing needs (drop NODE_AUTH_TOKEN, setup-node v7+) - Present E404/E403 on publish as a likely, not certain, token problem and add Trusted Publishing checks
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Problem
Release v3.1.0 (#187) failed in run 37653554926:
npm publishreturnedE404 Not Found - PUT https://registry.npmjs.org/webfinger.js, which is how npm reports a rejected token. TheNPM_TOKENsecret was created 2026-07-05 and npm granular tokens default to a 90-day lifetime, so it expired around 2026-10-03.The workflow had already force-pushed the
v3.1.0tag and created the GitHub release before attempting the publish, so GitHub advertised a release that does not exist on npm (npmlatestis still 3.0.6). Tracked in #188.Fix
docs/RELEASE.md: document the new ordering, token expiry, theE404 ... PUTsignature, and Trusted Publishing as the token-free alternative (the workflow already hasid-token: writeand--provenance).Recovering v3.1.0
This PR does not touch the existing tag/release. Once
NPM_TOKENis rotated (or Trusted Publishing is configured), re-run the failed job withgh run rerun 37653554926 --failed. The existing tag and release already point at the correct 3.1.0 commit, and the workflow updates them in place.Summary by CodeRabbit