From 5dc3f967435d3fd7321ab28674de2988b5e1eed5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: affaan-m <124439313+affaan-m@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:59:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] test(release): fail when the asynchronous check queue cannot
 complete

Preserve contributor history while applying the exact reviewed current-main repair.

Source-PR: https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/pull/3195
Source-Parent: f36b5d1fda114eabe75b13ea4a318d0c98580371
Review-Manifest-SHA256: ac156e1ed28f771f5ddb00913804dbdc79d96c13dc2090bc86f10e0fec7f5636
---
 tests/ci/release-packed-artifact-workflow.test.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/ci/release-packed-artifact-workflow.test.js b/tests/ci/release-packed-artifact-workflow.test.js
index fd6082d13..fd17a7d72 100644
--- a/tests/ci/release-packed-artifact-workflow.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/release-packed-artifact-workflow.test.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const {
 } = require('../../scripts/ci/verify-release-gates.js');
 const lifecycleRunnerSource = load('tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.js');
 
+// A pending Promise alone does not keep Node alive. Only a completed queue
+// may report success, including when a deadline regression leaves it unsettled.
+process.exitCode = 1;
 let passed = 0;
 let failed = 0;
 let pendingTests = Promise.resolve();