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+name: Update VFS for Git
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [released, prereleased]
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write # required for Azure login via OIDC
+
+jobs:
+  update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    steps:
+      - name: Compute tag name
+        id: tag
+        run: echo "name=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Log into Azure
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+
+      - name: Retrieve token
+        id: token
+        run: |
+          az keyvault secret show \
+            --name ${{ secrets.VFSFORGIT_TOKEN_SECRET_NAME }} \
+            --vault-name ${{ secrets.AZURE_VAULT }} \
+            --query "value" -o tsv >token &&
+          sed s/^/::add-mask::/ <token &&
+          sed s/^/result=/ <token >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          rm token
+
+      # Pre-releases: trigger a VFS for Git build with the new Git version
+      - name: Trigger VFS for Git build
+        if: github.event.release.prerelease
+        env:
+          # GH_TOKEN overrides the GITHUB_TOKEN provided by the actions runner,
+          # so that `gh` commands use the VFS for Git repo token from Key Vault.
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.token.outputs.result }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}"
+          REPO="microsoft/VFSForGit"
+          WORKFLOW="build.yaml"
+          RUN_NAME="VFS for Git (microsoft/git: $TAG)"
+
+          gh workflow run "$WORKFLOW" \
+            --repo "$REPO" \
+            --field git_version="$TAG" \
+            --field run_name="$RUN_NAME"
+
+          # Poll until the dispatched run appears by its display title (timeout 30s)
+          RUN_URL=""
+          for i in $(seq 1 6); do
+            sleep 5
+            RUN_URL=$(gh run list \
+              --workflow="$WORKFLOW" \
+              --repo "$REPO" \
+              --json url,displayTitle \
+              --jq "[.[] | select(.displayTitle == \"$RUN_NAME\")] | .[0].url // empty")
+            if [ -n "$RUN_URL" ]; then
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -n "$RUN_URL" ]; then
+            echo "::notice::Triggered VFS for Git build with Git version $TAG: $RUN_URL"
+          else
+            echo "::warning::Triggered VFS for Git build with Git version $TAG but could not determine run URL"
+          fi
+
+      # Full releases: create a PR to bump the default GIT_VERSION
+      - name: Create VFS for Git version bump PR
+        if: ${{ !github.event.release.prerelease }}
+        env:
+          # GH_TOKEN overrides the GITHUB_TOKEN provided by the actions runner,
+          # so that `gh` commands use the VFS for Git repo token from Key Vault.
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.token.outputs.result }}
+        run: |
+          # Configure gh as the git credential helper and force HTTPS protocol
+          # so that git clone/push authenticate using GH_TOKEN.
+          gh auth setup-git
+          gh config set git_protocol https
+
+          TAG="${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}"
+          REPO="microsoft/VFSForGit"
+          BRANCH="automation/gitrelease-$TAG"
+          FILE=".github/workflows/build.yaml"
+
+          # Clone VFS for Git repo
+          gh repo clone "$REPO" vfsforgit -- --depth=1
+          cd vfsforgit
+
+          # Create new branch
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
+
+          # Update the GIT_VERSION default in build.yaml
+          sed -i "/GIT_VERSION/s/|| '[^']*' }}/|| '$TAG' }}/" "$FILE"
+
+          # Verify the change was made
+          if ! git diff --quiet "$FILE"; then
+            git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+            git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+            git add "$FILE"
+            git commit -m "Update default Microsoft Git version to $TAG"
+
+            # Push the new branch
+            git push origin "$BRANCH"
+
+            # Create the PR
+            WORKFLOW_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
+            RELEASE_URL="https://github.com/microsoft/git/releases/tag/$TAG"
+            PR_TITLE="Update default Microsoft Git version to $TAG"
+            PR_BODY=$(cat <<EOF
+            This PR was automatically created by the [microsoft/git release workflow]($WORKFLOW_URL)
+            to update the default Microsoft Git version to [\`$TAG\`]($RELEASE_URL).
+            EOF
+            )
+
+            PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
+              --repo "$REPO" \
+              --head "$BRANCH" \
+              --title "$PR_TITLE" \
+              --body "$PR_BODY")
+            echo "::notice::Created VFS for Git PR: $PR_URL"
+          else
+            echo "::warning::No changes detected in $FILE; GIT_VERSION may already be set to $TAG"
+          fi