Dependency & Maintenance update & Node v24 requirement

.github/workflows/melinda-node-tests-and-publish.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Melinda node tests
 
-name: Melinda-node-tests
+name: Melinda-node-tests-and-publish
 
 on: push
 
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [22.x, 24.x]
+        node-version: [24.x, 26.x]
         # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout the code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v7
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         cache: 'npm'
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ jobs:
   njsscan:
     name: Njsscan-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: node:22
+    container: node:24
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout the code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: nodejsscan scan
       id: njsscan
       uses: ajinabraham/njsscan-action@master
@@ -51,31 +51,23 @@ jobs:
   license-scan:
     name: License compliance check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: node:22
+    container: node:24
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: mikaelvesavuori/license-compliance-action@v1
         with:
           exclude_pattern: /^@natlibfi/
 
   publish:
     name: Npm publishing
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: node:22
+    container: node:24
     needs: [build-node-versions, njsscan]
     if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      # Setup .npmrc file to publish to npm
-      - name: Prepare node for publish
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: '22.x'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-      - name: Update npm
-        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Clean install
         run: npm ci
       # Publish stable release with --tag latest