[CI] Workaround for GHA handling of 'skipped' in job dependency chain (#5152)

abravalheri · web-flow · commit fafbe2c6566a · 2026-01-21T09:07:35.000Z
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -307,7 +307,10 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     needs:
     - check
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    if: >-  # `always()` prevents auto-cancellation when previous steps are skipped (#5151):
+      always()
+      && needs.check.result == 'success'
+      && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_type == 'tag'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 75
     steps:
diff --git a/newsfragments/5152.misc.rst b/newsfragments/5152.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix CI configuration for the ``release`` job.

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	`1`	+Fix CI configuration for the ``release`` job.