[chore] Fix the update-otel job #279

	name: 'Update contrib to the latest core source'
	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	# TODO: Remove before merging.
	pull_request:
	types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled ]
	branches:
	- main
	# TODO: Enable schedule once it's verified that the action works as expected.
	# schedule:
	# - cron: "27 21 * * *" # Run at an arbitrary time on weekdays.

	jobs:
	update-otel:
	runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
	if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'open-telemetry' }}
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	path: opentelemetry-collector-contrib
	- name: Pull the latest collector repo
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	path: opentelemetry-collector
	repository: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector
	- name: Update to latest opentelemetry-collector release and push
	run: \|
	cd opentelemetry-collector-contrib
	git config user.name opentelemetrybot
	git config user.email [email protected]
	make genotelcontribcol
	make update-otel
	git add .
	git commit -m "[chore] Update to latest opentelemetry-collector release"
	git push origin "opentelemetrybot/update-otel-$(date +%s)"
	gh pr create --title "[chore] Prepare release ${CANDIDATE_BETA}" --body "This PR updates the opentelemetry-collector dependency to the latest release"
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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