fix(ci): dispatch release after alpha tag

[guibeira]

Summary

Dispatch the Release workflow explicitly after Alpha Release creates and pushes its tag.

Root cause

The alpha workflow stopped after the tag push. The expected tag-push trigger did not start the Release workflow, so no GitHub Release or registry publication followed.

Validation

• git diff --check
• Container-based YAML parsing was attempted but the image pull timed out during the TLS handshake.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Improved the alpha release workflow to automatically start the release process after an alpha version is tagged.
  • Enhanced release automation reliability, reducing manual steps required to publish alpha versions.

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Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 4b056e5 and 329af6d.

📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• .github/workflows/alpha-release.yml

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The alpha release workflow now grants its GitHub App token write permissions for Actions and repository contents. After it creates an annotated alpha tag, it dispatches release.yml on main with the tag.

Changes

Alpha release automation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
GitHub App token permissions .github/workflows/alpha-release.yml	The generated token receives write permissions for Actions and repository contents.
Release workflow dispatch .github/workflows/alpha-release.yml	The workflow dispatches release.yml on main with the new alpha tag and generated token. It logs the dispatch.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant AlphaRelease as alpha-release.yml
  participant GitHubActions as GitHub Actions API
  participant ReleaseWorkflow as release.yml
  AlphaRelease->>GitHubActions: Push annotated alpha tag
  AlphaRelease->>GitHubActions: Dispatch release.yml on main with tag and token
  GitHubActions->>ReleaseWorkflow: Start release workflow with tag

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Possibly related PRs

• iii-hq/workers#626: Both changes extend the alpha-release workflow with release automation.
• iii-hq/workers#663: Both changes update the alpha-release workflow and invoke the release process.

Poem

A rabbit tags the alpha night,
Then sends the release workflow into flight.
With Actions and contents granted sway,
release.yml starts without delay.
Hop, hop—the build is on its way!

✨ Finishing Touches 💡 1

🛠️ Fix failing CI checks 💡

• Create stacked PR
• Commit on current branch

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch fix/alpha-release-dispatch

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skill-check — worker

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