Fix sync-versions auth for private repo clones#4547
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caseydavenport merged 1 commit intotigera:masterfrom Mar 13, 2026
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Fix sync-versions auth for private repo clones#4547caseydavenport merged 1 commit intotigera:masterfrom
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actions/checkout injects an extraheader with the default GITHUB_TOKEN into the repo's local git config, which takes precedence over our credential helper. Since GITHUB_TOKEN only has access to tigera/operator, this was causing auth failures when cloning tigera/calico-private.
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Follows up on #4544 — turns out
actions/checkout@v4injects anhttp.<url>.extraheaderinto the repo's local git config containing the defaultGITHUB_TOKEN. This takes precedence over credential helpers at the protocol level, so ourcredential.helper storewithMARVIN_PATwas never actually being used for thecalico-privateclone. SinceGITHUB_TOKENonly has access totigera/operator, the clone fails with "Invalid username or token".Adding
persist-credentials: falseto the checkout step prevents it from injecting that extraheader, letting our credential helper handle auth instead.