this is better i think - still wip dont delete

.github/shared-actions/tag-versions/action.yaml

@@ -128,52 +128,26 @@ runs:
     - name: Commit version to AppState
       shell: bash
       working-directory: appState
+      if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' && github.event.workflow_run.run_attempt == 1 }}
       run: |
         git config user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
         git config user.email "${{ github.actor}}@users.noreply.github.com"
         git add .
-        if ! git diff --cached --exit-code; then
-          git commit -m "Update appVersion in AppState with ${{ inputs.current_tag }}"
-
-          MAX_RETRIES=5
-          RETRY_COUNT=0
-          PUSH_SUCCESS=false
-
-          while [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
-            # If a previous attempt left a rebase in-progress, abort it so we can retry cleanly.
-            git rebase --abort >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-            git fetch origin
-            if ! git rebase origin/master; then
-              echo "Rebase failed (likely due to parallel updates). Aborting rebase and retrying..."
-              git rebase --abort >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-              RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
-              if [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
-                sleep $((2 ** RETRY_COUNT))
-              fi
-              continue
-            fi
-
-            if git push origin master; then
-              PUSH_SUCCESS=true
-              echo "Successfully pushed to AppState repository"
-              break
-            else
-              RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
-              if [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
-                echo "Push failed, retrying ($RETRY_COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES)..."
-                sleep $((2 ** RETRY_COUNT))  # Exponential backoff: 2, 4, 8, 16 seconds
-              fi
-            fi
-          done
-
-          if [ "$PUSH_SUCCESS" = false ]; then
-            echo "Failed to push after $MAX_RETRIES attempts"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-        else
+        if git diff --cached --exit-code; then
           echo "No changes to commit"
+          exit 0
         fi
+        git commit -m "Update appVersion in AppState with ${{ inputs.current_tag }}"
+        for i in {1..4}; do
+          git fetch origin
+          if git rebase origin/master && git push origin master; then
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          git rebase --abort 2>/dev/null || true
+          sleep 2
+        done
+        echo "Failed to push after 4 attempts"
+        exit 1
 
     - name: Tag github repository with venv Tag
       working-directory: code