Upgrade GitHub Actions for Node 24 compatibility

[salmanmkc]

Warning

You may currently be seeing a warning like this in your workflow runs:

Node.js 20 actions are deprecated. The following actions are running on Node.js 20
and may not work as expected: actions/checkout@v3, actions/setup-python@v4.
Actions will be forced to run with Node.js 24 by default starting June 2nd, 2026.
Please check if updated versions of these actions are available that support Node.js 24.
To opt into Node.js 24 now, set the FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24=true environment
variable on the runner or in your workflow file. Once Node.js 24 becomes the default, you
can temporarily opt out by setting ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION=true.
For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

The exact actions listed will vary per workflow.

Upgrades GitHub Actions to versions that support Node 24, since Node 20 is reaching EOL in April 2026.

Changes

Action	Old Version(s)	New Version	Compare	Files
actions/checkout	v3	v6	Diff	main.yml
actions/setup-python	v4	v6	Diff	main.yml

Context

Per GitHub's announcement, Node 20 is being deprecated and runners will default to Node 24 starting June 2nd, 2026.

• Node 20 EOL: April 2026
• Node 24 becomes default: June 2nd, 2026

Release Notes

Release notes for actions/checkout

v4

Prepare release v4.3.0 (actions/checkout#2237)

v6.0.2

What's Changed

• Add orchestration_id to git user-agent when ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID is set by @TingluoHuang in Add orchestration_id to git user-agent when ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID is set actions/checkout#2355
• Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @ericsciple in Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags actions/checkout#2356

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6.0.1...v6.0.2

v6.0.1

What's Changed

• Update all references from v5 and v4 to v6 by @ericsciple in Update all references from v5 and v4 to v6 actions/checkout#2314
• Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf by @ericsciple in Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf actions/checkout#2327
• Clarify v6 README by @ericsciple in Clarify v6 README actions/checkout#2328

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6...v6.0.1

v6.0.0

What's Changed

• Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @salmanmkc in Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements actions/checkout#2248
• Persist creds to a separate file by @ericsciple in Persist creds to a separate file actions/checkout#2286
• v6-beta by @ericsciple in v6-beta actions/checkout#2298
• update readme/changelog for v6 by @ericsciple in update readme/changelog for v6 actions/checkout#2311

Full Changelog: https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5.0.

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v5.0.1

What's Changed

• Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @ericsciple in Port v6 cleanup to v5 actions/checkout#2301

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v5...v5.0.1

Release notes for actions/setup-python

v6.2.0

What's Changed

Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade dependencies to Node 24 compatible versions by @salmanmkc in Upgrade @actions dependencies to Node 24 compatible versions actions/setup-python#1259
• Upgrade urllib3 from 2.5.0 to 2.6.3 in /__tests__/data by @dependabot in Bump urllib3 from 2.5.0 to 2.6.0 in /__tests__/data actions/setup-python#1253 and Bump urllib3 from 2.6.0 to 2.6.3 in /__tests__/data actions/setup-python#1264

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

v6.1.0

What's Changed

Enhancements:

• Add support for pip-install input by @gowridurgad in Add support for pip-install input actions/setup-python#1201
• Add graalpy early-access and windows builds by @timfel in Add graalpy early-access and windows builds actions/setup-python#880

Dependency and Documentation updates:

• Enhanced wording and updated example usage for allow-prereleases by @yarikoptic in Improve wording and "fix example" (remove 3.13) on testing against pre-release actions/setup-python#979
• Upgrade urllib3 from 1.26.19 to 2.5.0 and document breaking ch

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v6.0.0

What's Changed

Breaking Changes

• Upgrade to node 24 by @salmanmkc in Upgrade to node 24 actions/setup-python#1164

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

Enhancements:

• Add support for pip-version by @priyagupta108 in Add support for pip-version  actions/setup-python#1129
• Enhance reading from .python-version by @krystof-k in https://githu

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v5.6.0

What's Changed

• Workflow updates related to Ubuntu 20.04 by @aparnajyothi-y in Remove Ubuntu 20.04 from workflows due to deprecation from 2025-04-15 actions/setup-python#1065
• Fix for Candidate Not Iterable Error by @aparnajyothi-y in Fix for Candidate Not Iterable Error actions/setup-python#1082
• Upgrade semver and @types/semver by @dependabot in Bump semver and @types/semver actions/setup-python#1091
• Upgrade prettier from 2.8.8 to 3.5.3 by @dependabot in Bump prettier from 2.8.8 to 3.5.3 actions/setup-python#1046
• Upgrade ts-jest from 29.1.2 to 29.3.2 b

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v4.9.1

What's Changed

• Add workflow file for publishing releases to immutable action package by @aparnajyothi-y in V4 - Add workflow file for publishing releases to immutable action package actions/setup-python#1084

Full Changelog: actions/setup-python@v4...v4.9.1

Notes

Worth running the workflows on a branch before merging to make sure everything still works.

[2bndy5]

Worth running the workflows on a branch before merging to make sure everything still works

You can do this from your fork by manually triggering the workflow from gh-cli or the web UI.

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Again, these upgrade PRs can be automated with dependabot.

[isaalialiisa0-sketch]

salmanmkc:upgrade-github-actions-node24