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`concurrency` with properties now causes "syntax error"

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

By making a trivial change to an existing `test_build.yaml`, GitHub Actions complains about a syntax error in the `concurrency` property. [code block] - I'm running in the github.com Actions environment, not my own. - If I re-order the properties it remains broken. - If I remove the properties from `concurrency` it works again. - I've validated that the yaml is valid yaml. So the error is confusing and unhelpful. Note: This exact yaml file has been working for months. The only change I made was to rename a job. Broken Example [code block] Working Example [code block]

Error Output

error in the `concurrency` property.

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Solution: `concurrency` with properties now causes "syntax error"

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+1 we've got the same issue on all of our repositories and all syntax issues are pointing at the concurrency property.

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    +1 we've got the same issue on all of our repositories and all syntax issues are

    +1 we've got the same issue on all of our repositories and all syntax issues are pointing at the concurrency property.

Validation

Resolved in actions/runner GitHub issue #1532. Community reactions: 1 upvotes.

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Alex Chen

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