From a9027bb9977f0c678ce96ba22dbace024b643f15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ayaz Salikhov <mathbunnyru@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 19:02:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ci: Make release always go into stable channel (#8469)

---
 .github/actions/release-info/action.yml |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/reusable-package.yml  | 15 ++++++++++++---
 package/README.md                       | 10 ++++++----
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/release-info/action.yml b/.github/actions/release-info/action.yml
index a3c233a387..a50e847651 100644
--- a/.github/actions/release-info/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/release-info/action.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Determine release channel and package release
       id: release_info
-      uses: XRPLF/actions/release-info@ebcf6cea14eee258697308a51fea55cad777581b
+      uses: XRPLF/actions/release-info@a9f2eeca6fb3980ba3a84cf68566f1c69ad30674
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-package.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-package.yml
index 13181978d5..91e1e5dbb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-package.yml
@@ -269,14 +269,23 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CONTEXT: image-context
       IMAGE: ${{ matrix.target == 'voidstar' && 'xrpld-voidstar' || 'xrplf/xrpld' }}:${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && github.ref_name || 'develop' }}
-      # Docker Hub is public, so a private build never reaches it;
-      # the Antithesis registry is not.
-      PUSH: ${{ inputs.publish && (matrix.target == 'voidstar' || github.event.repository.visibility == 'public') }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
+      - name: Determine release info
+        id: release_info
+        uses: ./.github/actions/release-info
+
+      # Docker Hub is public, so it only gets builds whose packages are public:
+      # those of a public codebase, and stable releases.
+      # The Antithesis registry is private, so it gets every build.
+      - name: Decide whether to push
+        env:
+          PUSH: ${{ inputs.publish && (matrix.target == 'voidstar' || github.event.repository.visibility == 'public' || steps.release_info.outputs.channel == 'stable') }}
+        run: echo "PUSH=${PUSH}" | tee -a "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+
       - name: Download package artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/package/README.md b/package/README.md
index 007e4a7dae..8ddbba049f 100644
--- a/package/README.md
+++ b/package/README.md
@@ -217,12 +217,13 @@ The `release-info` action decides the channel from the event, and
 | tag                      | `X.Y.Z-bN`         | `beta`    | `deb-beta`     | `rpm-beta-hosted`     |
 | tag, any other           | `xrpld --version`  | `custom`  | `deb-custom`   | `rpm-custom-hosted`   |
 | push to `develop`        | `0.0.0-dev+<hash>` | `develop` | `deb-develop`  | `rpm-develop-hosted`  |
-| tag, non-public codebase | _any_              | `private` | `deb-private`  | `rpm-private-hosted`  |
+| tag, non-public codebase | _any but `X.Y.Z`_  | `private` | `deb-private`  | `rpm-private-hosted`  |
 
 A variant is published to the same channel under its own name, so
 `xrpld-assert` never overwrites `xrpld`.
 
-Only a tag picks a release channel. Versions sort in row order, so moving to a
+Only a tag picks a release channel. A final release, `X.Y.Z`, goes to `stable`
+even from a non-public codebase. Versions sort in row order, so moving to a
 more mature channel never downgrades. A tag matching none of the release
 patterns, such as `X.Y.Z-hotfix1`, publishes to `custom`, which sits outside
 that order.
@@ -284,8 +285,9 @@ checks that the server starts in each image. A tag's images are tagged with the
 tag name, a develop image as `develop`. With `publish: true`:
 
 - `xrpld` is pushed to `xrplf/xrpld` on Docker Hub using the `DOCKERHUB_TOKEN`
-  secret, an organization access token for `xrplf`. Private builds are never
-  pushed there.
+  secret, an organization access token for `xrplf`. Builds of a non-public
+  codebase are pushed there only for `stable` releases, whose packages are
+  public too.
 - `voidstar` replaces `/usr/bin/xrpld` with the binary of the `voidstar` build
   config, adds `libvoidstar.so` and links the binary into `/symbols`, as
   Antithesis expects. It is pushed as `xrpld-voidstar` to the Antithesis