GitHub token requires read/write permissions

[MattiDragon]

My publish workflow has failed to publish to git twice now:

• https://github.com/MattiDragon/PowerNetworks/actions/runs/4525233020
• https://github.com/MattiDragon/PowerNetworks/actions/runs/4589978543

I have manually published the releases, so that's why you see them.
I have no idea why it's broken, but it is

[Kir-Antipov]

Actually, no idea either. Try creating a tag, which the new release should refer to, manually for the time being

[NebelNidas]

Apparently you have to use CLASSIC_GITHUB_TOKEN now instead of GITHUB_TOKEN, as GitHub has changed the format recently

[Kir-Antipov]

CLASSIC_GITHUB_TOKEN is not a thing, really. It's a name Mineblock11 gave to their token.

Could somebody give me a link to a blog post or something that reflects the changes of the new token format, please? I've clearly missed something :D

[NebelNidas]

Ah, sorry. I've searched through GitHub's changelog a bit, and it seems like this change is the culprit.

Edit: See this paragraph for the exact format differences

[Kir-Antipov]

Oh, that makes a lot of sense now! Thank you. Also, I see now why I didn't notice it earlier - it's been a while since I created new repositories, and the old ones still have read/write permissions by default.

@MattiDragon, so, all you need to do is go to your repository's settings, Actions -> General -> Workflow permissions, and choose Read and write permissions there:

Let me know if the problem persists!

[Fallen-Breath]

Another workaround for this is to manually specify the permission grant for the GITHUB_TOKEN, e.g.

jobs:
  my_release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write    # <- add this
    steps:
      # ...

This allow the workflow job to modify github releases, so you don't need to configure your repository setting manually

See:

• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#permissions-for-the-github_token
• https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/permissions-required-for-github-apps?apiVersion=2022-11-28#repository-permissions-for-contents