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  • tf_apply 0.4.0 locks each Terraform state on its own: the concurrency group is
    core-gha-tf-apply-<repo>-<env>-<root>-<workspace>, so a feature-workspace deploy can't replace a
    waiting dev deploy, and the prefix can't match a caller's group. terraform apply waits up to
    5 minutes (-lock-timeout=5m) for a state lock held by a CI plan instead of failing.
  • deploy_thru_prod 0.5.0 calls tf_apply directly and keys its group by repository, roots and
    workspace. Check names lose one level: Apply Dev / Terraform Apply / Terraform Apply becomes
    Apply Dev / Terraform Apply.
  • deploy_environment is deprecated (README and changelog notice, no release). It only passed
    inputs through to tf_apply; callers switch the uses: line and keep with: and secrets:.

Both groups stay latest-wins rather than queue: max: a newer commit includes the older changes.
Runs of earlier tf_apply versions use the old group name, so upgrade every caller in a repo
together. Terraform's state lock still stops two applies to the same state.

Testing

  • New TESTS/tf_apply.unit.test.js checks the lock keys, the lock timeout and the direct
    tf_apply calls.
  • npm run check passes when other sessions' worktrees under .claude/ are excluded.

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  • Updates
    • Terraform deployments now run through the updated apply workflow, which waits up to five minutes for a state lock.
    • Deployment concurrency is scoped by repository, environment, Terraform root, and workspace. Different states can proceed independently, while newer pending runs replace older pending runs.
    • The production deployment workflow now applies these concurrency rules across development, staging, and production.
  • Documentation
    • The previous environment deployment workflow is marked deprecated, with guidance to use the Terraform apply workflow instead.

deploy_thru_prod calls tf_apply directly. tf_apply's concurrency group
covers repository, environment, root and workspace, with a core-gha
prefix, and apply waits up to 5 minutes for a state lock.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@sarasvoss sarasvoss added v:wf/tf_apply/0.4.0 Release workflows/tf_apply/0.4.0 v:wf/deploy_thru_prod/0.5.0 Release workflows/deploy_thru_prod/0.5.0 labels Nov 12, 2026
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The following tags will be created on main after merge

🏷️ workflows/tf_apply/0.4.0
🏷️ workflows/deploy_thru_prod/0.5.0

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The reusable Terraform apply workflow now scopes concurrency by repository, environment, root, and workspace, and waits up to five minutes for state locks. The production deployment workflow calls tf_apply for dev, stage, and prod, with concurrency keyed by repository, roots, and workspace. Documentation marks deploy_environment deprecated.

Changes: Terraform workflow updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
tf_apply concurrency and state locking
.github/workflows/tf_apply.yml, .github/workflows/READMES/tf_apply.md, .github/workflows/CHANGELOGS/tf_apply.md
Concurrency now uses the repository, environment, Terraform root, and workspace. terraform apply uses -lock-timeout=5m. The README and changelog describe the updated concurrency and lock timeout.
Production deployment integration
.github/workflows/deploy_thru_prod.yml, .github/workflows/TESTS/tf_apply.unit.test.js, .github/workflows/READMES/deploy_thru_prod.md, .github/workflows/CHANGELOGS/deploy_thru_prod.md, .github/workflows/READMES/deploy_environment.md, .github/workflows/CHANGELOGS/deploy_environment.md
The production workflow calls tf_apply for each environment and groups runs by repository, Terraform roots, and workspace. Tests cover the workflow calls and concurrency settings. Documentation describes the workflow update and marks deploy_environment deprecated.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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Suggested reviewers: theowldude, leetann

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to fcb0e

This change lets deployment chains with different Terraform roots run in parallel. If those chains share downstream states, an older commit can be applied over a newer deployment. Release creation can also fail after production has been applied, and callers who migrate separately can see transient lock failures. Resolve the chain-ordering concern before merging, and add the small tag and migration-note fixes.

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The title names the two main changes: deprecating the deploy_environment workflow and locking tf_apply runs per Terraform state. The raw summary and objectives show both are present: deploy_environment is marked deprecated in README and changelog, and tf_apply gets a concurrency group keyed by repository, environment, root, and workspace plus a five-minute state-lock timeout. The title is concise and specific, and it does not describe anything absent from the changeset.

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Review comments at @.github/workflows/deploy_thru_prod.yml:
- Line 43: Update the workflow-level concurrency group so deployment chains
targeting the same Terraform state serialize even when their Terraform roots
differ. Preserve repository-wide chain serialization unless the workflow can
reliably enforce that concurrent chains use disjoint states; do not rely on the
per-apply `tf_apply` groups to order entire chains.
- Line 43: Update the Set-Release-Tag step to include github.run_id in the
generated release tag, preserving the existing timestamp format and ensuring
each workflow run receives a unique tag.

Review comments at @.github/workflows/READMES/deploy_environment.md:
- Around line 4-5: Update the migration note for the deploy_environment tag to
require upgrading every caller in a repository to tf_apply in the same change.
Add this guidance immediately after the instruction to switch the uses line,
noting that old-version runs do not wait for new-version runs and may fail on
the Terraform state lock; keep the existing with and secrets guidance unchanged.

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  • .github/workflows/CHANGELOGS/deploy_environment.md
  • .github/workflows/CHANGELOGS/deploy_thru_prod.md
  • .github/workflows/CHANGELOGS/tf_apply.md
  • .github/workflows/READMES/deploy_environment.md
  • .github/workflows/READMES/deploy_thru_prod.md
  • .github/workflows/READMES/tf_apply.md
  • .github/workflows/TESTS/tf_apply.unit.test.js
  • .github/workflows/deploy_thru_prod.yml
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# One deployment chain at a time per set of Terraform states. A newer pending run replaces an older
# pending one, since the newer commit includes its changes.
concurrency:
group: core-gha-deploy-thru-prod-${{ github.repository }}-${{ inputs.terraform-root-dev || 'terraform/dev' }}-${{ inputs.terraform-root-stage || 'terraform/stage' }}-${{ inputs.terraform-root-prod || 'terraform/prod' }}-${{ inputs.terraform-workspace }}

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Serialize deployment chains that share any Terraform state.

If two runs differ only in terraform-root-dev, this key permits both chains to run. An older run can wait for dev approval while a newer run completes stage and prod. When the older run resumes, it can apply its older commit to the same stage and prod states. The tf_apply groups prevent simultaneous applies, but do not preserve whole-chain ordering. Concurrency groups coordinate only runs with matching keys. (docs.github.com)

Retain repository-wide chain serialization unless the workflow can enforce that concurrently running chains have disjoint states.

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Review comment at @.github/workflows/deploy_thru_prod.yml at line 43:
Update the workflow-level concurrency group so deployment chains targeting the same Terraform state serialize even when their Terraform roots differ. Preserve repository-wide chain serialization unless the workflow can reliably enforce that concurrent chains use disjoint states; do not rely on the per-apply `tf_apply` groups to order entire chains.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Make release tags unique when parallel chains start in the same minute.

Set-Release-Tag builds the tag from date +'%Y.%m.%d-%H-%M'. This value has minute precision and no run identifier. The concurrency key lets chains with different Terraform roots run at the same time. If two such chains start in the same minute, they produce the same tag.

Each chain's CreateRelease job runs gh release create for that tag in the same repository. The second call can fail with a release with the same tag name already exists. This failure happens after that chain's DeployProd job has applied production. The workflow has no suffix or collision handling.

Production remains applied, but the release is not created and the run reports failure. Recovery requires rerunning the release step or creating the release manually.

Include github.run_id in the tag so that each run receives a unique tag.

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-        run: echo "release-tag=$(date +'%Y.%m.%d-%H-%M')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: echo "release-tag=$(date +'%Y.%m.%d-%H-%M')-${{ github.run_id }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
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Review comment at @.github/workflows/deploy_thru_prod.yml at line 43:
Update the Set-Release-Tag step to include github.run_id in the generated release tag, preserving the existing timestamp format and ensuring each workflow run receives a unique tag.

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Comment on lines +4 to +5
> takes the same inputs and secrets and only passes them to `tf_apply`, so switch the `uses:` line
> and keep the `with:` and `secrets:` blocks. Check names lose one level:

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Add the upgrade-together requirement to the migration note.

Callers that remain on the old deploy_environment tag run a tf_apply with a different concurrency group and no lock timeout. Runs on tf_apply 0.4.0 do not queue behind them. An old run can start while a new run holds the state lock, and then it fails on the lock instead of waiting. Terraform's state lock still prevents two applies from writing the same state at once, so the failure is a failed run that a rerun can recover.

Add this sentence to the migration note, after the instruction to switch the uses: line:

Upgrade every caller in a repository to tf_apply in the same change. Runs on the old version do not wait for runs on the new version, so an old run can fail on the Terraform state lock.

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Review comment at @.github/workflows/READMES/deploy_environment.md around lines 4 - 5:
Update the migration note for the deploy_environment tag to require upgrading every caller in a repository to tf_apply in the same change. Add this guidance immediately after the instruction to switch the uses line, noting that old-version runs do not wait for new-version runs and may fail on the Terraform state lock; keep the existing with and secrets guidance unchanged.

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