add variable value to github action name

Question

How do I create a github workflow step name with a variable value.

I tried this but it does not work.

name: Publish
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
env:
  REGISTRY: ghcr.io

jobs:
  Publish:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Log into Container registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}

Answer 1

I know you tried it, but reproducing the workflow here with your implementation (as below) actually worked for me.

name: Publish

on:
  push:

env:
  REGISTRY: ghcr.io

jobs:
  Publish:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Log into Container registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
        run: echo "Ok"

The job step name was generated dynamically according to the workflow env variable set.

Here is the workflow run