goreleaser workflow (cyclops-ui/cyclops)

The goreleaser workflow from cyclops-ui/cyclops, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the goreleaser workflow from the cyclops-ui/cyclops repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

The workflow

name: goreleaser

on:
  workflow_run:
    workflows: [cyclops-CI]
    types:
      - completed

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  goreleaser:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
      - name: Run GoReleaser
        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
        with:
          distribution: goreleaser
          version: latest
          args: release --clean
          workdir: ./cyctl
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: goreleaser
 
on:
  workflow_run:
    workflows: [cyclops-CI]
    types:
      - completed
 
permissions:
  contents: write
 
jobs:
  goreleaser:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
      - name: Run GoReleaser
        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
        with:
          distribution: goreleaser
          version: latest
          args: release --clean
          workdir: ./cyctl
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 

What changed

• Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
• Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

1 third-party action is referenced by a movable tag. Pin it to the commit SHA (Latchkey resolves and applies this automatically) so a repointed tag cannot change what runs.

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow