Update GitHub Actions (release/v0.4) (major) - abandoned

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change	Pending
actions/checkout	action	major	v4.2.2 → v6.0.2
actions/checkout	action	major	v4 → v6
actions/create-github-app-token	action	major	v1 → v2
actions/download-artifact	action	major	v4.1.9 → v7.0.0	v8.0.0
actions/setup-go	action	major	v5.3.0 → v6.2.0	v6.3.0
actions/upload-artifact	action	major	v4.6.1 → v6.0.0	v7.0.0

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Release Notes

actions/checkout (actions/checkout)

v6.0.2

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• Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @​ericsciple in #​2356

v6.0.1

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• Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf by @​ericsciple in #​2327

v6.0.0

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• Persist creds to a separate file by @​ericsciple in #​2286
• Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @​salmanmkc in #​2248

v5.0.1

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• Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @​ericsciple in #​2301

v5.0.0

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• Update actions checkout to use node 24 by @​salmanmkc in #​2226

v4.3.1

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• Port v6 cleanup to v4 by @​ericsciple in #​2305

v4.3.0

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• docs: update README.md by @​motss in #​1971
• Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by @​mouismail in #​1977
• Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by @​benwells in #​2043
• Adjust positioning of user email note and permissions heading by @​joshmgross in #​2044
• Update README.md by @​nebuk89 in #​2194
• Update CODEOWNERS for actions by @​TingluoHuang in #​2224
• Update package dependencies by @​salmanmkc in #​2236

actions/create-github-app-token (actions/create-github-app-token)

v2

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actions/download-artifact (actions/download-artifact)

v7.0.0

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v7 - What's new

[!IMPORTANT]
actions/download-artifact@​v7 now runs on Node.js 24 (runs.using: node24) and requires a minimum Actions Runner version of 2.327.1. If you are using self-hosted runners, ensure they are updated before upgrading.

Node.js 24

This release updates the runtime to Node.js 24. v6 had preliminary support for Node 24, however this action was by default still running on Node.js 20. Now this action by default will run on Node.js 24.

What's Changed

• Update GHES guidance to include reference to Node 20 version by @​patrikpolyak in #​440
• Download Artifact Node24 support by @​salmanmkc in #​415
• fix: update @​actions/artifact to fix Node.js 24 punycode deprecation by @​salmanmkc in #​451
• prepare release v7.0.0 for Node.js 24 support by @​salmanmkc in #​452

New Contributors

• @​patrikpolyak made their first contribution in #​440
• @​salmanmkc made their first contribution in #​415

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v6.0.0...v7.0.0

v6.0.0

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What's Changed

BREAKING CHANGE: this update supports Node v24.x. This is not a breaking change per-se but we're treating it as such.

• Update README for download-artifact v5 changes by @​yacaovsnc in #​417
• Update README with artifact extraction details by @​yacaovsnc in #​424
• Readme: spell out the first use of GHES by @​danwkennedy in #​431
• Bump @actions/artifact to v4.0.0
• Prepare v6.0.0 by @​danwkennedy in #​438

New Contributors

• @​danwkennedy made their first contribution in #​431

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v5...v6.0.0

v5.0.0

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What's Changed

• Update README.md by @​nebuk89 in #​407
• BREAKING fix: inconsistent path behavior for single artifact downloads by ID by @​GrantBirki in #​416

v5.0.0

🚨 Breaking Change

This release fixes an inconsistency in path behavior for single artifact downloads by ID. If you're downloading single artifacts by ID, the output path may change.

What Changed

Previously, single artifact downloads behaved differently depending on how you specified the artifact:

• By name: name: my-artifact → extracted to path/ (direct)
• By ID: artifact-ids: 12345 → extracted to path/my-artifact/ (nested)

Now both methods are consistent:

• By name: name: my-artifact → extracted to path/ (unchanged)
• By ID: artifact-ids: 12345 → extracted to path/ (fixed - now direct)

Migration Guide

✅ No Action Needed If:

• You download artifacts by name
• You download multiple artifacts by ID
• You already use merge-multiple: true as a workaround

⚠️ Action Required If:

You download single artifacts by ID and your workflows expect the nested directory structure.

Before v5 (nested structure):

- uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
  with:
    artifact-ids: 12345
    path: dist

# Files were in: dist/my-artifact/

Where my-artifact is the name of the artifact you previously uploaded

To maintain old behavior (if needed):

- uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
  with:
    artifact-ids: 12345
    path: dist/my-artifact  # Explicitly specify the nested path

New Contributors

• @​nebuk89 made their first contribution in #​407

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v4...v5.0.0

v4.3.0

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What's Changed

• feat: implement new artifact-ids input by @​GrantBirki in #​401
• Fix workflow example for downloading by artifact ID by @​joshmgross in #​402
• Prep for v4.3.0 release by @​robherley in #​404

New Contributors

• @​GrantBirki made their first contribution in #​401

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v4.2.1...v4.3.0

v4.2.1

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What's Changed

• Add unit tests by @​GhadimiR in #​392
• Fix bug introduced in 4.2.0 by @​GhadimiR in #​391

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v4.2.0...v4.2.1

v4.2.0

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What's Changed

• Update README.md by @​lkfortuna in #​384
• Bump artifact version, do digest check by @​GhadimiR in #​383

New Contributors

• @​lkfortuna made their first contribution in #​384
• @​GhadimiR made their first contribution in #​383

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.9...v4.2.0

actions/setup-go (actions/setup-go)

v6.2.0

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What's Changed

Enhancements

• Example for restore-only cache in documentation by @​aparnajyothi-y in #​696
• Update Node.js version in action.yml by @​ccoVeille in #​691
• Documentation update of actions/checkout by @​deining in #​683

Dependency updates

• Upgrade js-yaml from 3.14.1 to 3.14.2 by @​dependabot in #​682
• Upgrade @​actions/cache to v5 by @​salmanmkc in #​695
• Upgrade actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @​dependabot in #​686
• Upgrade qs from 6.14.0 to 6.14.1 by @​dependabot in #​703

New Contributors

• @​ccoVeille made their first contribution in #​691
• @​deining made their first contribution in #​683

Full Changelog: actions/setup-go@v6...v6.2.0

v6.1.0

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What's Changed

Enhancements

• Fall back to downloading from go.dev/dl instead of storage.googleapis.com/golang by @​nicholasngai in #​665
• Add support for .tool-versions file and update workflow by @​priya-kinthali in #​673
• Add comprehensive breaking changes documentation for v6 by @​mahabaleshwars in #​674

Dependency updates

• Upgrade eslint-config-prettier from 10.0.1 to 10.1.8 and document breaking changes in v6 by @​dependabot in #​617
• Upgrade actions/publish-action from 0.3.0 to 0.4.0 by @​dependabot in #​641
• Upgrade semver and @​types/semver by @​dependabot in #​652

New Contributors

• @​nicholasngai made their first contribution in #​665
• @​priya-kinthali made their first contribution in #​673
• @​mahabaleshwars made their first contribution in #​674

Full Changelog: actions/setup-go@v6...v6.1.0

v6.0.0

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What's Changed

Breaking Changes

• Improve toolchain handling to ensure more reliable and consistent toolchain selection and management by @​matthewhughes934 in #​460
• Upgrade Nodejs runtime from node20 to node 24 by @​salmanmkc in #​624

Make sure your runner is on version v2.327.1 or later to ensure compatibility with this release. See Release Notes

Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade @​types/jest from 29.5.12 to 29.5.14 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​589
• Upgrade @​actions/tool-cache from 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​591
• Upgrade @​typescript-eslint/parser from 8.31.1 to 8.35.1 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​590
• Upgrade undici from 5.28.5 to 5.29.0 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​594
• Upgrade typescript from 5.4.2 to 5.8.3 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​538
• Upgrade eslint-plugin-jest from 28.11.0 to 29.0.1 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​603
• Upgrade form-data to bring in fix for critical vulnerability by @​matthewhughes934 in #​618
• Upgrade actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​631

New Contributors

• @​matthewhughes934 made their first contribution in #​618
• @​salmanmkc made their first contribution in #​624

Full Changelog: actions/setup-go@v5...v6.0.0

v5.6.0

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What's Changed

• Fall back to downloading from go.dev/dl instead of storage.googleapis.com/golang by @​aparnajyothi-y in #​689

Full Changelog: actions/setup-go@v5...v5.6.0

v5.5.0

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What's Changed

Bug fixes:

• Update self-hosted environment validation by @​priyagupta108 in #​556
• Add manifest validation and improve error handling by @​priyagupta108 in #​586
• Update template link by @​jsoref in #​527

Dependency updates:

• Upgrade @​action/cache from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3 by @​aparnajyothi-y in #​574
• Upgrade @​actions/glob from 0.4.0 to 0.5.0 by @​dependabot in #​573
• Upgrade ts-jest from 29.1.2 to 29.3.2 by @​dependabot in #​582
• Upgrade eslint-plugin-jest from 27.9.0 to 28.11.0 by @​dependabot in #​537

New Contributors

• @​jsoref made their first contribution in #​527

Full Changelog: actions/setup-go@v5...v5.5.0

v5.4.0

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What's Changed

Dependency updates :

• Upgrade semver from 7.6.0 to 7.6.3 by @​dependabot in #​535
• Upgrade eslint-config-prettier from 8.10.0 to 10.0.1 by @​dependabot in #​536
• Upgrade @​action/cache from 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 by @​aparnajyothi-y in #​568
• Upgrade undici from 5.28.4 to 5.28.5 by @​dependabot in #​541

New Contributors

• @​aparnajyothi-y made their first contribution in #​568

Full Changelog: actions/setup-go@v5...v5.4.0

actions/upload-artifact (actions/upload-artifact)

v6.0.0

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v6 - What's new

[!IMPORTANT]
actions/upload-artifact@​v6 now runs on Node.js 24 (runs.using: node24) and requires a minimum Actions Runner version of 2.327.1. If you are using self-hosted runners, ensure they are updated before upgrading.

Node.js 24

This release updates the runtime to Node.js 24. v5 had preliminary support for Node.js 24, however this action was by default still running on Node.js 20. Now this action by default will run on Node.js 24.

What's Changed

• Upload Artifact Node 24 support by @​salmanmkc in #​719
• fix: update @​actions/artifact for Node.js 24 punycode deprecation by @​salmanmkc in #​744
• prepare release v6.0.0 for Node.js 24 support by @​salmanmkc in #​745

Full Changelog: actions/upload-artifact@v5.0.0...v6.0.0

v5.0.0

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What's Changed

BREAKING CHANGE: this update supports Node v24.x. This is not a breaking change per-se but we're treating it as such.

• Update README.md by @​GhadimiR in #​681
• Update README.md by @​nebuk89 in #​712
• Readme: spell out the first use of GHES by @​danwkennedy in #​727
• Update GHES guidance to include reference to Node 20 version by @​patrikpolyak in #​725
• Bump @actions/artifact to v4.0.0
• Prepare v5.0.0 by @​danwkennedy in #​734

New Contributors

• @​GhadimiR made their first contribution in #​681
• @​nebuk89 made their first contribution in #​712
• @​danwkennedy made their first contribution in #​727
• @​patrikpolyak made their first contribution in #​725

Full Changelog: actions/upload-artifact@v4...v5.0.0

v4.6.2

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What's Changed

• Update to use artifact 2.3.2 package & prepare for new upload-artifact release by @​salmanmkc in #​685

New Contributors

• @​salmanmkc made their first contribution in #​685

Full Changelog: actions/upload-artifact@v4...v4.6.2

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