Error, semantic release failing to get the github_token using github actions

[Abeinevincent]

Current behavior

I keep on getting the error, SemanticReleaseError: No GitHub token specified. when I push to github,

Expected behavior

I expect github actions to automatically pick up the GITHUB_TOKEN without explicitly specifying it in the repository secrets

semantic-release version

"semantic-release": "^21.0.1"

CI environment

Github Actions

Plugins used

No response

semantic-release configuration

Link to repo: https://github.com/Abeinevincent/semanticreleasecwv

CI logs

semanticreleasecwv@0.0.0-development semantic-release
semantic-release

[9:46:00 AM] [semantic-release] › ℹ Running semantic-release version 21.0.1
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "@semantic-release/npm"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "analyzeCommits" from "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "generateNotes" from "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "prepare" from "@semantic-release/npm"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "publish" from "@semantic-release/npm"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "publish" from "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "addChannel" from "@semantic-release/npm"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "addChannel" from "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "success" from "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:01 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Loaded plugin "fail" from "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:03 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Run automated release from branch master on repository https://github.com/Abeinevincent/semanticreleasecwv.git
[9:46:03 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Allowed to push to the Git repository
[9:46:03 AM] [semantic-release] › ℹ Start step "verifyConditions" of plugin "@semantic-release/npm"
[9:46:03 AM] [semantic-release] [@semantic-release/npm] › ℹ Verify authentication for registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
[9:46:03 AM] [semantic-release] [@semantic-release/npm] › ℹ Wrote NPM_TOKEN to /tmp/951fd6193fd9dd613a2c13865058cee8/.npmrc
abeinevincent
[9:46:04 AM] [semantic-release] › ✔ Completed step "verifyConditions" of plugin "@semantic-release/npm"
[9:46:04 AM] [semantic-release] › ℹ Start step "verifyConditions" of plugin "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:04 AM] [semantic-release] [@semantic-release/github] › ℹ Verify GitHub authentication (https://api.github.com)
[9:46:04 AM] [semantic-release] › ✘ Failed step "verifyConditions" of plugin "@semantic-release/github"
[9:46:04 AM] [semantic-release] › ✘ An error occurred while running semantic-release: AggregateError:
SemanticReleaseError: No GitHub token specified.
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/get-error.js:6:10)
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/verify.js:97:17)
at verifyConditions (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/index.js:27:9)
at validator (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/normalize.js:36:30)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:38:42
at next (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/p-reduce/index.js:16:10)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/verify.js:101:11)
at verifyConditions (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/index.js:27:9)
at validator (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/normalize.js:36:30)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:38:42
at next (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/p-reduce/index.js:16:10)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) {
pluginName: '@semantic-release/github'
}
AggregateError:
AggregateError:
SemanticReleaseError: No GitHub token specified.
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/get-error.js:6:10)
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/verify.js:97:17)
at verifyConditions (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/index.js:27:9)
at validator (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/normalize.js:36:30)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:38:42
at next (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/p-reduce/index.js:16:10)
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/verify.js:101:11)
at verifyConditions (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/index.js:27:9)
at validator (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/normalize.js:36:30)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:38:42
at next (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/p-reduce/index.js:16:10)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:55:13
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at async pluginsConfigAccumulator. [as verifyConditions] (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/index.js:87:11)
at async run (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/index.js:106:3)
at async Module.default (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/index.js:275:22)
at async default (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/cli.js:55:5) {
errors: [
AggregateError:
SemanticReleaseError: No GitHub token specified.
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/get-error.js:6:10)
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/verify.js:97:17)
at verifyConditions (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/index.js:27:9)
at validator (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/normalize.js:36:30)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:38:42
at next (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/p-reduce/index.js:16:10)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at module.exports (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/lib/verify.js:101:11)
at verifyConditions (/home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/@semantic-release/github/index.js:27:9)
at validator (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/normalize.js:36:30)
at file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/pipeline.js:38:42
at next (file:///home/runner/work/semanticreleasecwv/semanticreleasecwv/node_modules/p-reduce/index.js:16:10)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) {
pluginName: '@semantic-release/github'
}
]
}
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

[travi]

I expect github actions to automatically pick up the GITHUB_TOKEN without explicitly specifying it in the repository secrets

it isnt clear to me what you are asking semantic-release to do differently. semantic-release does not control how github actions behave, but simply executes within that context. while actions do automatically provide a GITHUB_TOKEN within secrets, that is not made available to the execution environment without your workflow being configured to provide it somehow.

the current version of you workflow provides the token to the environment as semantic-release expects it. what is it that you are asking to be changed?

[R3ven6eR]

Thanks