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https://entire.io/gh/jdx/mise-action/trails/47

Workflows that publish a release shouldn't restore a cache, and the README didn't say so. A release job can restore caches written on the default branch, so a lower-trust workflow that can write there (one triggered by pull_request_target, workflow_run or issue_comment that runs untrusted code) can put files of an attacker's choosing into the release.

This adds a "Release workflows" section under Cache Configuration. It tells users to set cache: false, or GitHub's cache-mode: none on the workflow or job, in release jobs:

- uses: jdx/mise-action@v5
  with:
    cache: false

Docs only; no code or dist/ change.

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README-only security guidance; no code or workflow behavior changes in this diff.

Overview
Adds a Release workflows subsection under Cache Configuration warning that jobs that publish release artifacts should not restore the mise tool cache.

It explains the supply-chain risk: release jobs can read default-branch caches, so lower-trust workflows (pull_request_target, workflow_run, issue_comment) could poison cached tools that end up in a release. It recommends disabling caching in those jobs via cache: false on jdx/mise-action (with a v5 example) or workflow/job-level cache-mode: none, noting the action respects the latter for restore and save.

Docs only — no runtime or dist/ changes in this PR.

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• Documentation
  • Added guidance for release workflows on avoiding cache restoration when publishing artifacts, with examples for disabling caching.

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📝 Walkthrough

README.md adds guidance for release workflows that publish artifacts. It recommends disabling cache use and describes two configuration options.

Changes: Release workflow cache guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Document release cache settings README.md	The README advises release workflows not to restore caches. It describes cache: false and cache-mode: none, which skips cache restore and save.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Change: Other

Suggested reviewers: zeitlinger

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d6c6d

The release guidance overstates the ordinary pull-request threat. Qualify the example before relying on it; the broader recommendation to disable release caching remains conservative.

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Confidence Score: 5/5

[Low impact] This documentation-only PR appears safe to merge.

Summary

Adds a “Release workflows” section to README.md.

• Release jobs now have clear guidance for skipping cache restores.

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Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 157: Update the README cache warning to state that the risk requires a
lower-trust workflow with write access to a cache scope readable by the release
workflow, and clarify that an ordinary `pull_request` workflow’s merge-ref cache
is not restorable by a base-branch release workflow. Keep the existing
recommendation to disable cache restoration in release jobs.

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