use touch_and_save_journals

app/controllers/projects/settings/life_cycle_steps_controller.rb

@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ class Projects::Settings::LifeCycleStepsController < Projects::SettingsControlle
       unique_by: %i[project_id definition_id]
     )
 
-    @project.save_journals
+    @project.touch_and_save_journals
   end
 end

lib_static/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/acts/journalized/save_hooks.rb

@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ module Acts::Journalized
       end
     end
 
+    def touch_and_save_journals
+      update_column(:updated_at, Time.current)
+      save_journals
+    end
+
     def add_journal(user: User.current, notes: "", cause: CauseOfChange::NoCause.new)
       self.journal_user ||= user
       self.journal_notes ||= notes

modules/meeting/app/models/meeting/journalized.rb

@@ -54,10 +54,5 @@ module Meeting::Journalized
     register_journal_formatted_fields /agenda_items_\d+_duration_in_minutes/, formatter_key: :agenda_item_duration
     register_journal_formatted_fields "position", formatter_key: :agenda_item_position
     register_journal_formatted_fields /agenda_items_\d+_work_package_id/, formatter_key: :meeting_work_package_id
-
-    def touch_and_save_journals
-      update_column(:updated_at, Time.current)
-      save_journals
-    end
   end
 end

spec/models/projects/project_acts_as_journalized_spec.rb

@@ -364,6 +364,30 @@ RSpec.describe Project, "acts_as_journalized" do
         )
       end
     end
+
+    describe "when creating without touching project" do
+      let!(:project) do
+        Timecop.freeze(1.year.ago) do
+          create(:project)
+        end
+      end
+
+      before do
+        create(:project_gate, project_id: project.id)
+      end
+
+      it "fails when using save_journals" do
+        expect do
+          project.save_journals
+        end.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid)
+      end
+
+      it "succeeds when using touch_and_save_journals" do
+        expect do
+          project.touch_and_save_journals
+        end.to change { project.journals.count }.from(1).to(2)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "on project deletion" do