Try passing ref for checkout for release process

Signed-off-by: Taylor Smock <smocktaylor@gmail.com>

Author: tsmock

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [created]
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        required: false
+        type: string
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -11,8 +15,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
+    outputs:
+      ref: ${{ steps.ref_finder.outputs.ref }}
     steps:
+      - name: Find ref to build/publish
+        id: ref_finder
+        run: |
+          if [[ ! -z "${{ inputs.ref }} ]]; then echo "ref=${{ inputs.ref }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else echo "ref=${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ steps.ref_finder.outputs.ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           cache: 'pip'
@@ -36,6 +49,8 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.build.outputs.ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
@@ -53,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.build.outputs.ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
@@ -68,5 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.build.outputs.ref }}
       - run: curl "https://www.webjars.org/deploy?webJarType=npm&nameOrUrlish=tag2link&version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)"
 

.github/workflows/scheduled_update.yaml

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ $(git diff --name-only | wc -l) -gt 0 ]; then
             tag=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
             # The GH api only allows for single file commits right now
+            # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents?apiVersion=2022-11-28#create-or-update-file-contents
             for file in $(git diff --name-only); do
               gh api --method PUT -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
                 "/repos/${{ github.repository }}/contents/$file" \
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     outputs:
       release_needed: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.release_needed }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
               --field "sha=${object}"
             gh release create ${tag} --generate-notes
             echo "release_needed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "tag=${tag}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "release_needed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
@@ -98,6 +101,8 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.tag.outputs.release_needed
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yaml
     secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.tag }}
     permissions:
       attestations: write
       contents: read