githubnext / githubnext/gh-aw-cao
[dependabot:release-train-updater] Review bundle: SHA-pin floating Actions tags in gh-aw-threat-detection CI workflows
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Description
### Target repository
`github/gh-aw-threat-detection` (analyzed via read-only checkout; this run operates in `review` mode, so no PR was opened directly against the target repo)
### Summary
Found 6 editable workflow files in the target repo using mutable version tags for common GitHub Actions, while other workflows in the same repo already pin the identical action versions by full commit SHA. This is a low-risk supply-chain hardening opportunity: no version changes, just closing the floating-tag gap.
- `.github/workflows/ci.yml` (10 refs)
- `.github/workflows/create-release-tag.yml` (2 refs)
- `.github/workflows/promote-release.yml` (1 ref)
- `.github/workflows/publish-main.yml` (2 refs)
- `.github/workflows/release.yml` (5 refs)
- `.github/workflows/replay-detection.yml` (3 refs)
Replaced tags → existing repo-standard SHA pins (same released versions):
- `actions/checkout@v4` → `actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1`
- `actions/setup-go@v5` → `actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0`
- `actions/upload-artifact@v4` → `actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1`
- `actions/download-artifact@v4` → `actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1`
### Validation
- All 6 edited YAML files parsed successfully with `yaml.safe_load`.
- Confirmed via grep that no floating tags for these 4 actions remain in `.github/workflows/*.yml` (excluding generated `*.lock.yml`).
- No live GitHub Actions execution was performed in this sandbox (no credentials/CI trigger available here); recommend running CI on the resulting PR branch as final confirmation.
### Risk assessment
- Scope: CI/build/release tooling only; no application code, Go dependencies, or `go.sum` changes (repo has no `go.sum`).
- Risk: low. Confidence: high. Smart-Dependabot-Merge-Candidate: yes (non-major, no functional change, SHAs already trusted elsewhere in the same repo).
### Artifact
A full review bundle (`summary.md`, `changed-files.txt`, `changes.patch`, `validation.txt`) has been published as a workflow artifact for a maintainer to apply directly to `github/gh-aw-threat-detection` as a pull request.
### Control Plane
- Correlation ID: 33823664296-27
- Central repo: githubnext/gh-aw-cao
- Run URL: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-cao/actions/runs/33823664296
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Add this agentic workflow to your repo
To install this agentic workflow, run
```
gh aw add githubnext/gh-aw-cao/.github/workflows/dependabot-release-train-updater.md@main
```
> - [x] expires on Sep 18, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the six listed files under .github/workflows/ in github/gh-aw-threat-detection and compare their action references with existing SHA-pinned workflows. Replace only the four named floating tags, then parse the YAML files and grep for remaining floating tags, excluding generated *.lock.yml files. Done means no such floating tags remain; run CI on the resulting branch for final confirmation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops, release
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100