ci: force build output

[ci build]

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
+      - name: Check for [ci build] in commit message
+        run: |
+          if git log -1 --pretty=format:"%B" | grep "\[ci build\]" ; then
+            echo "force-build=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "force-build=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
 
   test:
     needs: [lint]
@@ -63,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
           # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/852
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: "3.7"
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -87,9 +93,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pytest -v --benchmark-disable -n auto
 
+  # NOTE: build step only runs on tag builds or when the commit message contains
+  # "[ci build]" for testing
   build:
-    needs: [test]
-    if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci build]') }}
+    # needs: [lint, test]
+    needs: [lint]
+    if: "startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || needs.lint.outputs.force-build == 'true'"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels-${{ runner.os }}
           path: dist
 
+  # NOTE: release step only runs on tag builds
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest