Remove explicit GITHUB_TOKEN passing in release workflow#24
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[WIP] Modify GitHub Actions to use built-in permissions
Remove explicit GITHUB_TOKEN passing in release workflow
Jan 22, 2026
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Workflow now relies on automatic
GITHUB_TOKENcontext access rather than explicit environment variable passing for repository write operations.Changes
.github/workflows/build-release.yml: Removedenv.GITHUB_TOKENfromsoftprops/action-gh-release@v1stepThe workflow's
permissions: contents: writedeclaration already scopes what the automatic token can access. Modern GitHub Actions convention is to let actions access the token from context rather than explicit passing.Before/After
- name: Upload to Release (if triggered by release) uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1 with: files: | AceForge-macOS.dmg AceForge-macOS.zip checksums.txt - env: - GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}Note:
MACOS_SIGNING_IDENTITYsecret remains unchanged—it's used for code signing, not repository access.Original prompt
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