v3.48.0

Move the prompt for required variables AFTER the if condition check.
This avoids asking the user for input when the task won't run anyway.

The order in RunTask() is now:
1. FastCompiledTask
2. Check required vars early (non-interactive mode only)
3. CompiledTask (resolve dynamic vars)
4. Check if condition → exit early if false
5. Prompt for missing vars (only if task will run)
6. Validate required vars

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## v3.48.0 - 2026-01-26
 
+- Fixed `if:` conditions when using to check dynamic variables. Also, skip
+  variable prompt if task would be skipped by `if:` (#2658, #2660 by @vmaerten).
 - Fixed `ROOT_TASKFILE` variable pointing to directory instead of the actual
   Taskfile path when no explicit `-t` flag is provided (#2635, #1706 by
   @trulede).

executor_test.go

@@ -1160,6 +1160,10 @@ func TestIf(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// For loop with if
 		{name: "if-in-for-loop", task: "if-in-for-loop", verbose: true},
+
+		// Task-level if with dynamic variable
+		{name: "task-if-dynamic-true", task: "task-if-dynamic-true"},
+		{name: "task-if-dynamic-false", task: "task-if-dynamic-false", verbose: true},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {

internal/version/version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.47.0
+3.48.0

task.go

@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call *Call) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Check required vars early (before template compilation) if we can't prompt.
+	// This gives a clear "missing required variables" error instead of a template error.
+	if !e.canPrompt() {
+		if err := e.areTaskRequiredVarsSet(t); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	t, err = e.CompiledTask(call)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Check if condition after CompiledTask so dynamic variables are resolved
 	if strings.TrimSpace(t.If) != "" {
 		if err := execext.RunCommand(ctx, &execext.RunCommandOptions{
 			Command: t.If,
@@ -159,7 +173,7 @@ func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call *Call) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Prompt for missing required vars (just-in-time for sequential task calls)
+	// Prompt for missing required vars after if check (avoid prompting if task won't run)
 	prompted, err := e.promptTaskVars(t, call)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -176,11 +190,6 @@ func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call *Call) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	t, err = e.CompiledTask(call)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := e.areTaskRequiredVarsAllowedValuesSet(t); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -365,22 +374,6 @@ func (e *Executor) runCommand(ctx context.Context, t *ast.Task, call *Call, i in
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Handle ask attached to command (y/n confirmation)
-	if cmd.Ask != "" && !e.Dry {
-		if e.AssumeYes {
-			e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Yellow, "task: [%s] %s [assuming yes]\n", t.Name(), cmd.Ask)
-		} else {
-			if err := e.Logger.Prompt(logger.Yellow, cmd.Ask, "n", "y", "yes"); errors.Is(err, logger.ErrNoTerminal) {
-				return &errors.TaskCancelledNoTerminalError{TaskName: call.Task}
-			} else if errors.Is(err, logger.ErrPromptCancelled) {
-				e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Yellow, "task: [%s] ask declined - skipped\n", t.Name())
-				return nil
-			} else if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	switch {
 	case cmd.Task != "":
 		reacquire := e.releaseConcurrencyLimit()

taskfile/ast/cmd.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type Cmd struct {
 	IgnoreError bool
 	Defer       bool
 	Platforms   []*Platform
-	Ask         string
 }
 
 func (c *Cmd) DeepCopy() *Cmd {
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ func (c *Cmd) DeepCopy() *Cmd {
 		IgnoreError: c.IgnoreError,
 		Defer:       c.Defer,
 		Platforms:   deepcopy.Slice(c.Platforms),
-		Ask:         c.Ask,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ func (c *Cmd) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 			IgnoreError bool `yaml:"ignore_error"`
 			Defer       *Defer
 			Platforms   []*Platform
-			Ask         string
 		}
 		if err := node.Decode(&cmdStruct); err != nil {
 			return errors.NewTaskfileDecodeError(err, node)
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ func (c *Cmd) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 			c.If = cmdStruct.If
 			c.Silent = cmdStruct.Silent
 			c.IgnoreError = cmdStruct.IgnoreError
-			c.Ask = cmdStruct.Ask
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -115,7 +111,6 @@ func (c *Cmd) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 			c.Shopt = cmdStruct.Shopt
 			c.IgnoreError = cmdStruct.IgnoreError
 			c.Platforms = cmdStruct.Platforms
-			c.Ask = cmdStruct.Ask
 			return nil
 		}
 

testdata/if/Taskfile.yml

@@ -158,3 +158,21 @@ tasks:
     if: '{{ eq .ENV "dev" }}'
     cmds:
       - echo "should not appear"
+
+  # Task-level if with dynamic variable (condition met)
+  task-if-dynamic-true:
+    vars:
+      ENABLE_FEATURE:
+        sh: 'echo "true"'
+    if: '{{ eq .ENABLE_FEATURE "true" }}'
+    cmds:
+      - echo "dynamic feature enabled"
+
+  # Task-level if with dynamic variable (condition not met)
+  task-if-dynamic-false:
+    vars:
+      ENABLE_FEATURE:
+        sh: 'echo "false"'
+    if: '{{ eq .ENABLE_FEATURE "true" }}'
+    cmds:
+      - echo "should not appear"

testdata/if/testdata/TestIf-task-if-dynamic-false.golden

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+task: dynamic variable: "echo \"false\"" result: "false"
+task: if condition not met - skipped: "task-if-dynamic-false"

testdata/if/testdata/TestIf-task-if-dynamic-true.golden

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dynamic feature enabled

website/src/docs/changelog.md

@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ outline: deep
 
 ::: v-pre
 
+## v3.48.0 - 2026-01-26
+
+- Fixed `if:` conditions when using to check dynamic variables. Also, skip
+  variable prompt if task would be skipped by `if:` (#2658, #2660 by @vmaerten).
+- Fixed `ROOT_TASKFILE` variable pointing to directory instead of the actual
+  Taskfile path when no explicit `-t` flag is provided (#2635, #1706 by
+  @trulede).
+- Included Taskfiles with `silent: true` now properly propagate silence to their
+  tasks, while still allowing individual tasks to override with `silent: false`
+  (#2640, #1319 by @trulede).
+- Added TLS certificate options for Remote Taskfiles: use `--cacert` for
+  self-signed certificates and `--cert`/`--cert-key` for mTLS authentication
+  (#2537, #2242 by @vmaerten).
+
 ## v3.47.0 - 2026-01-24
 
 - Fixed remote git Taskfiles: cloning now works without explicit ref, and

website/src/docs/reference/schema.md

@@ -741,8 +741,6 @@ tasks:
         platforms: [linux, darwin]
         set: [errexit]
         shopt: [globstar]
-        if: '[ "$CI" = "true" ]'
-        ask: "Run this command?"
 ```
 
 ### Task References
@@ -859,36 +857,6 @@ tasks:
         if: '[ "{{.ITEM}}" != "b" ]'
 ```
 
-### Command Confirmations
-
-Use `ask` to request user confirmation before executing a command. If the
-user declines (answers "n" or "no"), the command is skipped but the task
-continues.
-
-```yaml
-tasks:
-  deploy:
-    cmds:
-      - cmd: echo "Deploying to production..."
-        ask: "Deploy to production?"
-      - cmd: echo "Updating database..."
-        ask: "Run database migrations?"
-      - echo "Done!"  # No ask, always runs
-```
-
-| Flag | Behavior |
-|------|----------|
-| (none) | Asks user for y/n confirmation |
-| `--yes` | Auto-confirms all asks |
-| `--dry` | Shows commands without asking |
-
-:::note
-
-This is different from the task-level `prompt:` which cancels the entire task
-if declined. Command-level `ask:` only skips the individual command.
-
-:::
-
 ## Shell Options
 
 ### Set Options

website/src/public/schema.json

@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@
         "if": {
           "description": "A shell command to evaluate. If the exit code is non-zero, the command is skipped.",
           "type": "string"
-        },
-        "ask": {
-          "description": "A y/n confirmation shown before executing this task call. If declined, the task call is skipped.",
-          "type": "string"
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,
@@ -385,10 +381,6 @@
         "if": {
           "description": "A shell command to evaluate. If the exit code is non-zero, the command is skipped.",
           "type": "string"
-        },
-        "ask": {
-          "description": "A y/n confirmation shown before executing this command. If declined, the command is skipped.",
-          "type": "string"
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,