From bb253577aa4aeb726f1912469d53b9be9958d8a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Bost <kitokeboo@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:34:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fail release-note generation when GitHub API fails

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 64f73aeceb..1ad5363463 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate Release Notes
         run: |
           $response = gh api --method POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" /repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/generate-notes -f tag_name='v${{ inputs.milestone }}'
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+              throw "Failed to generate release notes (gh exit code $LASTEXITCODE)."
+          }
           $json = $response | ConvertFrom-Json
           $releaseNotes = $json.body
           $contributors = "${{ steps.get-contribs.outputs.contributors }}"