Ensure bump PR required checks are always triggered

Author: anand-testcompare

.github/workflows/check.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   push:
     branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read

.github/workflows/publish-package.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 permissions:
+  actions: write
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
   packages: write
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: resolve-merge-context
     permissions:
+      actions: write
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
       packages: write
@@ -316,3 +318,22 @@ jobs:
             - Next stable version prepared: `${{ steps.meta.outputs.next_stable_version }}`
           add-paths: |
             package.json
+
+      - name: Trigger required checks for bump PR
+        if: steps.meta.outputs.create_bump_pr == 'true'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          BUMP_BRANCH: ci/version-bump-${{ steps.meta.outputs.next_stable_version }}
+          BUMP_TITLE: chore: bump package version to ${{ steps.meta.outputs.next_stable_version }}
+        run: |
+          gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            "repos/${REPO}/actions/workflows/check.yml/dispatches" \
+            -f ref="${BUMP_BRANCH}"
+
+          gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            "repos/${REPO}/actions/workflows/validate-pr-title.yml/dispatches" \
+            -f ref="${BUMP_BRANCH}" \
+            -F inputs[pr_title]="${BUMP_TITLE}"

.github/workflows/validate-pr-title.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: ValidatePrTitle
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr_title:
+        description: "Pull request title to validate"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: read
@@ -14,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Validate pull request title
         env:
-          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.title || inputs.pr_title }}
         run: |
           title="${PR_TITLE}"
           if [ -z "${title// /}" ]; then

RELEASE.md

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ Workflow: `.github/workflows/publish-package.yml`
 ## Required Repository Configuration
 
 - GitHub Actions:
-  - `GITHUB_TOKEN` must keep `contents:write`, `pull-requests:write`, `packages:write` permissions in `publish-package.yml`.
+  - `GITHUB_TOKEN` must keep `actions:write`, `contents:write`, `pull-requests:write`, `packages:write` permissions in `publish-package.yml`.
 - Optional token:
   - `GH_PAT` can be set to let `create-pull-request` use a PAT instead of `GITHUB_TOKEN`.
+  - If `GH_PAT` is not available, publish automation dispatches `Check` and `ValidatePrTitle` workflows directly on the bump branch so required checks still attach to the bump PR head commit.
 - Branch governance:
   - Keep required checks enforced for PRs into `main`:
     - `Check`