From b19ec45fe554c335cb904d3d825e5170921cc88c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BusyCityGuy <55513323+BusyCityGuy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:03:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add a GitHub app to bypass branch protection on main

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 89cee96..86514ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -67,12 +67,21 @@ jobs:
     name: Preprocess release (update versions, copyright years)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [install-tools, get-version]
+    environment: Release Preprocessor
     permissions:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1.7.0
+        id: release-preprocessor-bot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.RELEASE_PREPROCESSOR_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PREPROCESSOR_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.release-preprocessor-bot-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: Restore installed items
         uses: actions/cache@v4.0.2