From 06e1d551d244c58d45b2f63304ff5542f497c3f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maliming <malimings@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:27:33 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Handle git ls-remote error codes explicitly

---
 .github/scripts/update_dependency_changes.py | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_dependency_changes.py b/.github/scripts/update_dependency_changes.py
index 0f47d97d5f..9f39850084 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/update_dependency_changes.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_dependency_changes.py
@@ -32,7 +32,16 @@ def check_tag_exists(tag):
         capture_output=True,
         text=True,
     )
-    return result.returncode == 0
+    if result.returncode == 0:
+        return True
+    if result.returncode == 2:
+        return False
+
+    stderr = (result.stderr or "").strip()
+    raise RuntimeError(
+        f"Failed to check whether git tag '{tag}' exists on remote 'origin' "
+        f"(exit code {result.returncode}): {stderr or 'No error output provided.'}"
+    )
 
 
 def bump_patch_if_released(version, tag_exists_fn=None):