#1983 Upgrade GitHub Actions for Node 24 compatibility

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: 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](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v4) Prepare release v4.3.0 (https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2237) ### [v6.0.2](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v6.0.2) ## What's Changed * Add orchestration_id to git user-agent when ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID is set by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2355 * Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2356 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v6.0.1...v6.0.2 ### [v6.0.1](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v6.0.1) ## What's Changed * Update all references from v5 and v4 to v6 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2314 * Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2327 * Clarify v6 README by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2328 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v6...v6.0.1 ### [v6.0.0](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v6.0.0) ## What's Changed * Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2248 * Persist creds to a separate file by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2286 * v6-beta by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2298 * update readme/changelog for v6 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2311 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5.0. *...truncated* ### [v5.0.1](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v5.0.1) ## What's Changed * Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2301 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5...v5.0.1

Release notes for actions/setup-python

### [v6.2.0](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases/tag/v6.2.0) ## What's Changed ### Dependency Upgrades * Upgrade dependencies to Node 24 compatible versions by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1259 * Upgrade urllib3 from 2.5.0 to 2.6.3 in `/__tests__/data` by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1253 and https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1264 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/setup-python/compare/v6...v6.2.0 ### [v6.1.0](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases/tag/v6.1.0) ## What's Changed ### Enhancements: * Add support for `pip-install` input by @gowridurgad in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1201 * Add graalpy early-access and windows builds by @timfel in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/880 ### Dependency and Documentation updates: * Enhanced wording and updated example usage for `allow-prereleases` by @yarikoptic in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/979 * Upgrade urllib3 from 1.26.19 to 2.5.0 and document breaking ch *...truncated* ### [v6.0.0](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases/tag/v6.0.0) ## What's Changed ### Breaking Changes * Upgrade to node 24 by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1164 Make sure your runner is on version v2.327.1 or later to ensure compatibility with this release. [See Release Notes](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.327.1) ### Enhancements: * Add support for `pip-version` by @priyagupta108 in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1129 * Enhance reading from .python-version by @krystof-k in https://githu *...truncated* ### [v5.6.0](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases/tag/v5.6.0) ## What's Changed * Workflow updates related to Ubuntu 20.04 by @aparnajyothi-y in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1065 * Fix for Candidate Not Iterable Error by @aparnajyothi-y in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1082 * Upgrade semver and @types/semver by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1091 * Upgrade prettier from 2.8.8 to 3.5.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1046 * Upgrade ts-jest from 29.1.2 to 29.3.2 b *...truncated* ### [v4.9.1](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases/tag/v4.9.1) ## What's Changed * Add workflow file for publishing releases to immutable action package by @aparnajyothi-y in https://github.com/actions/setup-python/pull/1084 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/setup-python/compare/v4...v4.9.1

Notes

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

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: 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.

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: isaalialiisa0-sketch

salmanmkc:upgrade-github-actions-node24