make reproducibility mandatory

Author: MoeMahhouk

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -80,3 +80,33 @@ jobs:
           go mod tidy
           git update-index -q --really-refresh
           git diff-index HEAD
+          
+  reproducibility-test:
+  name: Test Reproducible Builds
+  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.24'
+        cache: true
+
+    - name: Set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH for reproducible builds
+      run: echo "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git log -1 --format=%ct)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Test reproducible builds
+      run: |
+        # Install GoReleaser
+        go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2@latest
+        
+        # Run reproducibility test
+        make package-test-reproducible
+        
+        echo "✅ Reproducibility test passed"
+      env:
+        SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH: ${{ env.SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH }}

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -10,8 +10,38 @@ permissions:
   packages: write
 
 jobs:
+  reproducibility-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24'
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH for reproducible builds
+        run: echo "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git log -1 --format=%ct)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Test reproducible builds
+        run: |
+          # Install GoReleaser
+          go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2@latest
+          
+          # Run reproducibility test
+          make package-test-reproducible
+          
+          echo "✅ Reproducibility test passed"
+        env:
+          SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH: ${{ env.SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH }}
+
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: reproducibility-test  # Only run if reproducibility test passes
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -102,34 +132,3 @@ jobs:
             echo "❌ No AMD64 .deb file found for testing"
             exit 1
           fi
-
-  reproducibility-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release
-    if: always()
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.24'
-          cache: true
-
-      - name: Set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH for reproducible builds
-        run: echo "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git log -1 --format=%ct)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Test reproducible builds
-        run: |
-          # Install GoReleaser
-          go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2@latest
-          
-          # Run reproducibility test
-          make package-test-reproducible
-          
-          echo "✅ Reproducibility test passed"
-        env:
-          SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH: ${{ env.SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH }}