From 03bedb8dbc84daf812e8c4122fb7252f0b4c2492 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amy Galles <9685081+AmyLGalles@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:27:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix permissions for self-host build workflow (#385)

* give write permissions to github release step

* allow running from test branch

* allow running from test branch

* reverse troubleshooting steps

* allow running from test branch

* Update .github/workflows/release.yml

Co-authored-by: Vince Grassia <593223+vgrassia@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Vince Grassia <593223+vgrassia@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 56f097f..ee2f617 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Create GitHub Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: setup
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           _LATEST_SELF_HOST_VERSION: ${{ needs.setup.outputs._LATEST_SELF_HOST_VERSION }}
         run: |
-          git diff --unified=0 $_LATEST_SELF_HOST_VERSION main -- version.json >> diff.txt
+          git diff --unified=0 $_LATEST_SELF_HOST_VERSION $GITHUB_REF_NAME -- version.json >> diff.txt
 
           if grep -q "webVersion" diff.txt; then
             echo "WEB_VERSION_CHANGED=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT