fix: replace secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN with github.token#6
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Reusable workflows can access the caller's token via github.token without needing secrets: inherit. This allows callers to drop secrets: inherit, resolving zizmor/secrets-inherit warnings.
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fix: replace secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN with github.token
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Summary
Replace
${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}with${{ github.token }}in all reusable workflow files.Why
Reusable workflows can access the caller's token via
github.tokenwithout needingsecrets: inherit. This allows consumer repos to dropsecrets: inheritfrom their thin callers, resolvingzizmor/secrets-inheritwarnings.What changes
dependency-cooldown-gate.yml— 2 occurrencesdependency-cooldown-scan.yml— 2 occurrencesrelease.yml— 1 occurrenceConsumer impact
After this merges, consumer repos should:
secrets: inheritfrom their caller YAMLThis is a patch bump (bug fix, no input changes).