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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"PR creation does not trigger workflow","articleBody":"**Describe the bug**\r\n\r\nI want to automate the creation of a PR to release a Python package with a \"release_pr\" workflow triggered by the push of the underlying branch, as follows (full workflow: [release_pr.yml](https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/blob/master/.github/workflows/release_pr.yml)):\r\n\r\n```\r\nname: release_pr\r\n\r\non:\r\n  push:  # When pushing a release branch\r\n    branches:\r\n    # Release branch formats:\r\n    # release_M.N.U - targets a default branch (master for M.N.0, stable_M.N otherwise)\r\n    # release_M.N.0_BRANCH - targets the specified branch\r\n    - release_*\r\n\r\njobs:\r\n  release_pr:\r\n    name: Create the release PR\r\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\r\n    steps:\r\n\r\n    . . .\r\n\r\n    - name: Create PR on Github for the pushed release branch\r\n      uses: actions/github-script@v7\r\n      with:\r\n        script: |\r\n          github.rest.pulls.create({\r\n            owner: context.repo.owner,\r\n            repo: context.repo.repo,\r\n            title: \"Release ${{ steps.set-version.outputs.result }}\",\r\n            body: \"Merging this PR will trigger the publishing to PyPI.\",\r\n            head: \"${{ github.ref_name }}\",\r\n            base: \"${{ steps.set-target-branch.outputs.result }}\",\r\n          });\r\n      env:\r\n        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\r\n```\r\n\r\nThe PR gets created successfully by this workflow, e.g.: https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/pull/1641\r\n\r\nThere is a second workflow \"test\" that is set to trigger when a PR is created. However, that second workflow is not actually triggered when the PR is created using actions/github-script (but it is triggered when manually creating a PR).\r\n\r\nThe trigger section of the \"test\" workflow is as follows (full workflow: [test.yml](https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/blob/master/.github/workflows/test.yml))\r\n\r\n```\r\nname: test\r\n\r\non:\r\n  schedule:\r\n    # The schedule event always (and only) runs on the master branch.\r\n    - # cron (in UTC): minute hour day_of_month month day_of_week\r\n      cron: '00 22 * * SAT'\r\n  pull_request:  # When creating a PR targeting these branches\r\n    branches:\r\n    - master\r\n    - stable_*\r\n  push:  # When merging a PR targeting these branches (direct push is disabled)\r\n    branches:\r\n    - master\r\n    - stable_*\r\n\r\njobs:\r\n  . . .\r\n```\r\n\r\nSince the created release PR targets either the \"master\" or \"stable_M.N\" branch, the \"pull_request\" trigger should trigger when a PR is created through the actions/github-script code (just as it does when such a PR is created manually), but it is not actually triggered.\r\n\r\nDo you have an idea why the \"test\" workflow it is not triggered through the actions/github-script code?\r\n\r\nWhat is different in the way the actions/github-script code creates the PR compared to creating the PR manually, that would influence the subsequent triggering of actions?\r\n\r\n**To Reproduce**\r\nSteps to reproduce the behavior (requires push permissions to the repo):\r\n1. Clone the repo https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient locally \r\n2. Create a virtual Python environment using Python 3.8 or higher and have that env active\r\n3. Go to the main directory of the local repo clone\r\n3. Run \"make develop\" - this will install necessary Python packages\r\n4. Run \"VERSION=1.18.0 make release_branch\" - this will create a release branch and push that branch, which triggers the \"release_pr\" workflow.\r\n5. Look at the \"Actions\" tab to verify that the \"test\" workflow was not run.\r\n\r\n**Expected behavior**\r\n\r\nPR creation through the actions/github-script code should have the same Actions trigger behavior as creating a PR manually through the Github GUI.\r\n\r\n**Screenshots**\r\nN/A\r\n\r\n**Desktop (please complete the following information):**\r\n - OS: MacOS 14.6.1\r\n - Browser: Firefox\r\n \r\n**Smartphone (please complete the following information):**\r\nN/A\r\n\r\n**Additional context**\r\nN/A","author":{"url":"https://github.com/andy-maier","@type":"Person","name":"andy-maier"},"datePublished":"2024-09-04T08:42:23.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/484/github-script/issues/484"}