Un-ignore .github/ in release tarball to unblock Scorecard workflow checks#48
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…hecks Same root cause as the renovate.json export-ignore restored in PR #45: OpenSSF Scorecard scans the repo via GitHub's /tarball/ endpoint, which honors .gitattributes export-ignore. Excluding .github/ caused four checks (Dangerous-Workflow, Pinned-Dependencies, Token-Permissions, Packaging) to report "no workflows found" and skip with score -1 — rendered as "?" in the scorecard.dev viewer. Restoring .github/ to the tarball adds ~30-40 KB but unblocks Scorecard's validation of the workflow hardening that's already in place: SHA-pinned actions, least-privilege permissions blocks, no pull_request_target with checkout, env-hoisted user input. Projected score impact: 7.4 → ~8.7-9.0 after next scan, depending on how Packaging's heuristic evaluates our `gh release create`-based release workflow. Tracked upstream as ossf/scorecard#5069.
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May 22, 2026 18:07
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Trivy misconfiguration findings (HIGH + CRITICAL)✅ No HIGH or CRITICAL misconfigurations detected. |
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Summary
Same root cause as PR #45 (renovate.json un-ignore): Scorecard scans the tarball, which honors
.gitattributes export-ignore. Excluding.github/made four checks fail to find anything to evaluate.What this unblocks
?(-1)pull_request_target+ checkout, env-hoisted user input)?(-1)helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests?(-1)permissions:block?(-1)gh release create— heuristic may or may not recognize itProjected overall: 7.4 → ~8.7-9.0 after Tuesday's scan (Dangerous-Workflow is critical weight).
Test plan
.gitattributeschange validates: one line removed, replaced with explanatory comment blockscan,misconfig,lint)branch_protection_rule/push:maintriggers) shows the 4 checks reporting actual scores