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Triggering a new workflow from another workflow?

Can I trigger a new workflow from another workflow?

I'm trying to run a workflow after the first workflow has pushed a new release and it seems to ignore it.

Solution

  • Found the answer here:

    An action in a workflow run can't trigger a new workflow run. For example, if an action pushes code using the repository's GITHUB_TOKEN, a new workflow will not run even when the repository contains a workflow configured to run when push events occur.

    EDIT: The quote above might be confusing. When I add a Personal Access Token (PAT) to the checkout action with repo permissions granted (and not repository's GITHUB_TOKEN), the following commands DO trigger other workflows:

            - name: Checkout Repo
          uses: actions/checkout@v2
          with:
              token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}

    (In my case, running semnatic-release after this checkout, which creates a new release with a new tag - did trigger another workflow that runs only if a tag was created)