Github action suddenly no longer working

[vincejv]

Github tag action suddenly stopped working without changing anything in my workflow, and logs are not showing anything useful except error reference update failed. However my other repos using this action still continues to work.

Link to the action that failed: https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/actions/runs/3264804877/jobs/5366063522
Error: Error: Reference update failed

Workflow:

name: Maven Central deployment

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

env:
  SONAR_PROJECT_KEY: vincejv_fpi-framework

jobs:

  pre_job:
    name: Duplicate checks
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'docs-update(') }} # skip for commits containing 'docs-update('
    outputs:
      should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
      paths_result: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.paths_result }}
    steps:
      - name: Skip duplicate actions
        id: skip_check
        uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v5
        with:
          concurrent_skipping: outdated_runs
          cancel_others: true

  versioning:
    name: Versioning
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: pre_job
    if: needs.pre_job.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
    outputs:
      new_tag: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
      changelog: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Bump version and push tag
        id: tag_version
        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.0
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

  code_quality_checks:

Debug logs:

##[debug]steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag='v1.0.145'
Changelog is ### [1.0.145](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/compare/v1.0.144...v1.0.145) (2022-10-17)


### Bug Fixes

* **pom.xml:** additional maven pom metadata ([7c16f66](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/commit/7c16f6683bcc1e7c7d137b2a2b74bdd9e6b50340))
* **versioning:** fix versioning workflow error, duplicated tag ([64063f7](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/commit/64063f[79](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/actions/runs/3264804877/jobs/5366063522#step:3:80)d89b043729933a9869668bf6f0a1f162))

.

::set-output name=changelog::### [1.0.145](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/compare/v1.0.144...v1.0.145) (2022-10-17)%0A%0A%0A### Bug Fixes%0A%0A* **pom.xml:** additional maven pom metadata ([7c16f66](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/commit/7c16f6683bcc1e7c7d137b2a2b74bdd9e6b50340))%0A* **versioning:** fix versioning workflow error, duplicated tag ([64063f7](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/commit/64063f79d89b043729933a9869668bf6f0a1f162))%0A%0A
Warning: The `set-output` command is deprecated and will be disabled soon. Please upgrade to using Environment Files. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-11-github-actions-deprecating-save-state-and-set-output-commands/
##[debug]steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog='### [1.0.145](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/compare/v1.0.144...v1.0.145) (2022-10-17)
##[debug]
##[debug]
##[debug]### Bug Fixes
##[debug]
##[debug]* **pom.xml:** additional maven pom metadata ([7c16f66](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/commit/7c16f66[83](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/actions/runs/3264804877/jobs/5366063522#step:3:84)bcc1e7c7d137b2a2b74bdd9e6b50340))
##[debug]* **versioning:** fix versioning workflow error, duplicated tag ([64063f7](https://github.com/vincejv/fpi-framework/commit/64063f79d89b043729933a9869668bf6f0a1f162))
##[debug]
##[debug]'
##[debug]Creating annotated tag.
##[debug]Pushing new tag to the repo.
Error: Reference update failed
##[debug]Node Action run completed with exit code 1
##[debug]Finishing: Bump version and push tag

[vincejv]

Sorry, I figured out I change the repository settings and enabled protected tags. Will find a way to make it work with protected tags enabled, closing this issue.