artifacts:when ignored when defined in default section

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Summary

artifacts:when ignored when defined in default: section, according to the doc: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#artifactswhen

Keyword type: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job or in the default section.

it should work

Steps to reproduce

default:
  image: alpine:latest
  artifacts:
    when: always
    
test_fail:
  stage: build
  artifacts:
    paths:
      - a.txt
  script:
    - touch a.txt
    - exit 1  # fail

the a.txt will not be uploaded

Example Project

both using commit a10c1d34

• code: https://gitlab.com/hanxifu/test-ci/-/blob/a10c1d34448e745130e64b2cf3b16ae73ea3401c/.gitlab-ci.yml
• job: https://gitlab.com/hanxifu/test-ci/-/jobs/6107806234

What is the current bug behavior?

artifact not been uploaded

What is the expected correct behavior?

artifact should be uploaded