.github/workflows/publish-image.yml

@@ -25,33 +25,7 @@ permissions:
   packages: write
 
 jobs:
-  # The `.runtime-version` file is the push-mode cascade signal post-
-  # 2026-05-06: when molecule-core/publish-runtime.yml ships a new
-  # version to PyPI, it does NOT call repository_dispatch (Gitea 1.22.6
-  # has no such endpoint — empirically verified molecule-core#20).
-  # Instead it git-pushes an updated `.runtime-version` to each template,
-  # which trips this workflow's `on: push: branches: [main]` trigger.
-  # This job reads that file and forwards the version to the reusable
-  # build workflow.
-  resolve-version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 2
-    outputs:
-      version: ${{ steps.read.outputs.version }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - id: read
-        run: |
-          if [ -f .runtime-version ]; then
-            v="$(head -n1 .runtime-version | tr -d '[:space:]')"
-            echo "version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "resolved runtime version: $v"
-          else
-            echo "no .runtime-version file present — falling through to Dockerfile default"
-          fi
-
   publish:
-    needs: resolve-version
     uses: Molecule-AI/molecule-ci/.github/workflows/publish-template-image.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
     with:
@@ -59,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
       # version PyPI just published. Forwarded as a docker --build-arg
       # so the cache key changes per-version and pip install resolves
       # freshly. Empty on push/PR — falls back to requirements.txt pin.
-      runtime_version: ${{ github.event.client_payload.runtime_version || inputs.runtime_version || needs.resolve-version.outputs.version || '' }}
+      runtime_version: ${{ github.event.client_payload.runtime_version || inputs.runtime_version || '' }}

.runtime-version

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.1.129