Specify the path to git

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: black --check .
 
-      env:
-        EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
-        REF: ${{ github.ref }}
-        ACTION: ${{ github.event.action }}
-        MERGED: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged }}
-
 
   release:
     needs: [test]
@@ -56,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+    - run: which git
+
     - uses: brettcannon/release-often@master
       with:
         changelog-path: CHANGES.md

Dockerfile

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ COPY poetry.lock .
 RUN python -m pip install poetry
 RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
 RUN poetry install --no-interaction --no-ansi --no-dev
+# Suppress warnings from pip via  pep517 trying to cache wheels
+RUN chmod 0666 /github/home/.cache/pip
 
 ADD release_often .
 

release_often/__main__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import os
 import pathlib
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -56,13 +57,18 @@ def build():
 
 
 def commit(new_version):
+    os.chdir(actions.workspace())
     subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "config", "--local", "user.email", "action@github.com"], check=True
+        ["/usr/bin/git", "config", "--local", "user.email", "action@github.com"],
+        check=True,
     )
     subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "config", "--local", "user.name", "GitHub Action"], check=True
+        ["/usr/bin/git", "config", "--local", "user.name", "GitHub Action"], check=True
+    )
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["/usr/bin/git", "commit", "-a", "-m", f"Updates for v{new_version}"],
+        check=True,
     )
-    subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-a", "-m", f"Updates for v{new_version}"])
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":