HELP: Action failing to publish release asset with: `Error: Resource not accessible by integration`

[jim-junior]

I am trying to use this action to publish a release asset but it fails with this error

Found release 0.0.3 (with id=193949952)
⚠️ Unexpected error fetching GitHub release for tag refs/tags/0.0.3: HttpError: Resource not accessible by integration - https://docs.github.com/rest/releases/releases#update-a-release
Error: Resource not accessible by integration - https://docs.github.com/rest/releases/releases#update-a-release

I have used an exact copy of the workflow file before and it has been working but today i tried and it failed to run.

I have no idea why the error is occurring

To rebuild the error:

• Repository: https://github.com/jim-junior/eda
• Workflow File: https://github.com/jim-junior/eda/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yml
• Failing Action: https://github.com/jim-junior/eda/actions/runs/12694376957/job/35384018948

[Julienraptor01]

i got the same exact issue
maybe GitHub has change the default permissions of the default token ?
https://github.com/Julienraptor01/planeteerunstucker/actions/runs/12728727134/job/35479659229

[jim-junior]

i got the same exact issue maybe GitHub has change the default permissions of the default token ? https://github.com/Julienraptor01/planeteerunstucker/actions/runs/12728727134/job/35479659229

That is most likely the reason, changed my token with a new custom one and it worked.
Its actually stated in the GitHub Docs

[Julienraptor01]

i got the same exact issue maybe GitHub has change the default permissions of the default token ? https://github.com/Julienraptor01/planeteerunstucker/actions/runs/12728727134/job/35479659229

That is most likely the reason, changed my token with a new custom one and it worked. Its actually stated in the GitHub Docs

i actually forgot to post my second comment, but i investigated the issue and it's indeed a change of default permissions
if you go in the repo settings, by default the permissions are now on restricted
you shouldn't use a custom token by default, the default token is fine, but you should use the scoped permissions system like this : https://github.com/Julienraptor01/planeteerunstucker/blob/5f765b3ef444fa2015de17298c9a7fbcca33ce6f/.github/workflows/build.yml#L3-L4

name: build
on: [ push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch ]
+ permissions:
+   contents: write
jobs:
  build:
[...]

old default permissions option (click to expand)

new default permissions option (click to expand)

[spamegg1]

I have the same issue.

• I have permissions: contents: write set,
• I also have the new "Read repository contents and packages permissions" set in the new Workflow Settings...
• but I still get the same error!

Here's the workflow file:

name: Release LaTeX document and source
on:
  pull_request:
    types:
      - closed

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  if_merged:
    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Set up Git repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Compile LaTeX document
        uses: xu-cheng/latex-action@v3
        with:
          working_directory: src
          root_file: Epp.tex
          latexmk_shell_escape: true
      - name: Release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.1.0
        with:
          tag_name: "v1.0.${{ github.run_number }}"
          make_latest: true
          generate_release_notes: true
          preserve_order: true
          files: src/Epp.pdf
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

It's funny because

• it works if I close a pull request that I made myself, but
• it doesn't work if I close a pull request made by someone else.

I guess I need a newer version of action-gh-release?

EDIT Updating the version fixes the issue.