How do I install the Github Actions Version Upgrades skill?

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What does the Github Actions Version Upgrades skill do?

Older action versions trigger deprecation warnings and will eventually break: It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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gabrielmoreira (@gabrielmoreira) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Github Actions Version Upgrades by gabrielmoreira

Name: Github Actions Version Upgrades
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

File contents

GitHub Actions Version Upgrades

The Problem

Older action versions trigger deprecation warnings and will eventually break:

# Deprecated - old action majors and pre-24 Node runners
- uses: actions/checkout@vOLD
- uses: actions/setup-node@vOLD
  with:
    node-version: '<24'

The Solution

Proactively use current versions:

# Current ACT baseline
- 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

# Update core actions to the Node 24-compatible majors
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']

# ACT baseline
node-version: '24'

Verification

# Check for old versions
grep -rn 'actions/.*@v[0-3]' .github/workflows/

# Should return nothing after upgrade

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

---name: github-actions-version-upgradesdescription: 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: ```yaml # Deprecated - old action majors and pre-24 Node runners - uses: actions/checkout@vOLD - uses: actions/setup-node@vOLD with: node-version: '<24' ``` ## The Solution Proactively use current versions: ```yaml # Current ACT baseline - 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 ```bash # Update core actions to the Node 24-compatible majors 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 ```yaml strategy: matrix: node-version: ['24'] # ACT baseline node-version: '24' ``` ## Verification ```bash # Check for old versions grep -rn 'actions/.*@v[0-3]' .github/workflows/ # Should return nothing after upgrade ``` ## 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`

Frequently asked questions

Github Actions Version Upgrades