| name | github-actions-version-upgrades |
| description | Older action versions trigger deprecation warnings and will eventually break: |
GitHub Actions Version Upgrades
The Problem
Older action versions trigger deprecation warnings and will eventually break:
- uses: actions/checkout@vOLD
- uses: actions/setup-node@vOLD
with:
node-version: '<24'
The Solution
Proactively use current versions:
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
with:
node-version: '24'
Version Reference
| Action | Current | Node.js Runtime |
|---|
| actions/checkout | v6 | Node 24 |
| actions/setup-node | v6 | Node 24 |
| actions/upload-artifact | latest Node 24-compatible major | Node 24 |
| actions/download-artifact | latest Node 24-compatible major | Node 24 |
| actions/cache | latest Node 24-compatible major | Node 24 |
| actions/github-script | latest Node 24-compatible major | Node 24 |
Migration Script
sed -i 's/actions\/checkout@v[0-5]/actions\/checkout@v6/g' .github/workflows/*.yml
sed -i 's/actions\/setup-node@v[0-5]/actions\/setup-node@v6/g' .github/workflows/*.yml
sed -i 's/actions\/upload-artifact@v[0-3]/actions\/upload-artifact@v4/g' .github/workflows/*.yml
sed -i 's/actions\/download-artifact@v[0-3]/actions\/download-artifact@v4/g' .github/workflows/*.yml
Node.js Version Matrix
strategy:
matrix:
node-version: ['24']
node-version: '24'
Verification
grep -rn 'actions/.*@v[0-3]' .github/workflows/
When to Apply
- New repository setup
- Quarterly maintenance
- When seeing deprecation warnings
- Before Node.js version EOL dates
Tags
github-actions ci-cd maintenance node