node20 support for JavaScript actions

[MikeMcC399]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

GitHub Actions > Creating actions > Metadata syntax

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

• Please provide an update on issue https://github.com/github/docs/issues/27673 which was moved to a private repo.

On the GitHub Actions > Creating actions > Metadata syntax page, the section runs.using for JavaScript actions lists only:

• Use node16 for Node.js v16.

Node.js 16 however entered end-of-life on Sep 11, 2023 and no newer Node.js version is listed as supported.

• On the other hand actions/runner@2.308.0 added support for node20 from PR Add node20 to runner actions/runner#2732.
• actions/runner/releases shows v2.309.0 as the current version so there is no obvious barrier to listing node20 under runs.using for JavaScript actions.

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[MikeMcC399]

Can you please also give feedback on which versions of GitHub node20 is already available? I know that it is available on "Free, Pro, & Team" although it is undocumented.

I don't know if it can be expected to be available under Enterprise Cloud, Enterprise Server and GitHub AE.

This is important to know for providers of JavaScript GitHub actions which may be used in different GitHub versions.

[cmwilson21]

Thanks for checking in! I'll surface this again with the team and I'll add this extra note for the team's consideration, as well! 👍

[Meroje]

Should we expect it to be supported starting from the to-be-announced 3.11 (which could be months from now) or will there be some form of backport to supported Enterprise server version seeing as so much of the ecosystem is jumping on this upgrade ?

[MikeMcC399]

@Meroje

I guess that you are referring to Enterprise Server 3.11? Are you currently running Enterprise Server 3.10 (or an earlier version) and using self-hosted runners? If so, can you say which version of the GitHub actions/runner/releases you have installed? My understanding is that this gets automatically updated, however I don't have any personal experience of this.

On GitHub-hosted runners the log shows something like this, with a runner version of 2.309.0:

[Meroje]

On GitHub-hosted runners the log shows something like this, with a runner version of 2.309.0

Thanks for making me check again there was indeed a missed upgrade, node20 is now accepted on our GHES 3.8 / Runner 2.309 stack.

[MikeMcC399]

@cmwilson21

Thanks for checking in! I'll surface this again with the team and I'll add this extra note for the team's consideration, as well! 👍

Thank you! Can you give any indication about when a change to the documentation for this issue might be published?

[cmwilson21]

@MikeMcC399 I believe this has been merged now so the content should be updated. I'm going to go ahead and close this issue now. Thanks for the follow up! ✨

[MikeMcC399]

@cmwilson21

I believe this has been merged now so the content should be updated

I'm a little confused, as I see no change on https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#runsusing-for-javascript-actions. Is there perhaps some delay between merging and publication?

[MikeMcC399]

@cmwilson21

Please ignore the previous post (which I have hidden as outdated) as the publication has now come through. 👍🏻