Github workflow not triggered when release is edited

[grzegorzkrukowski]

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It seems that the workflow is never triggered when editing the release:

name: Release - Edited

on:
  release:
    types: [published, edited]

jobs:
  fail_test:
    name: "Test"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 10
    steps:
      - name: Build
        id: build
        run: echo "Build"

I tried editing pre-release and latest release (non-drafts) and it's never triggering this workflow.
It only works for published event type.

[sebaaaz]

hi, is there any update about this?

[itsjusth]

I am also experiencing an issue with the "edited" trigger in Pull Requests. The user is meant to edit the PR body to add a link to the Work Item number in Azure DevOps. When they save that edit, I expect the workflow to be triggered. Instead, the user must trigger the flow manually.

name: 'Description contains AB# with a valid work item id'
on: # rebuild any PRs for main branch changes
  workflow_call:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, reopened, edited]
    branches:
      - master
      - main
      - 'release/**'
      - 'hotfix/**'
jobs:
  create-edit-comment:
    name: AzDOWorkItemRequired
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: my-org-name/.github/actions/azure-boards-pr-check@master

[melong0124]

Hi, I'm experiencing the same issue — editing a published release via both the GitHub UI and gh release edit CLI does not trigger the release: edited workflow at all. No run appears in the Actions tab, confirming the webhook is never delivered. Is there any update on a fix?