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    "slug": "node-js-20-is-deprecated-the-following-actions-target-node-js-20-but-are-being-f",
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    "title": "Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24",
    "error": "Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: {actionsList}.",
    "body": "## Symptom\nJobs show an annotation:\n\n```\nNode.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@v4, ...\n```\n\nSetting `ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION=true` no longer keeps Node 20. A JavaScript action that relied on Node 20 behaviour breaks.\n\n## Cause\nGitHub deprecated Node 20 for JavaScript actions (Node 20 EOL April 2026). Runners default to Node 24 since **2026-06-16**, and Node 20 was removed from hosted runners on **2026-09-23**. The `ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION` opt-out is gone. Actions whose `action.yml` says `using: node20` are run on Node 24 with the warning above. Node 24 does not support macOS 13.4 and lower or Linux ARM32, so self-hosted runners on those are unsupported. Node 24 actions need runner v2.327.1 or later.\n\n## Fix\nThe change affects only the runtime that executes JavaScript actions, not your app's Node version (still chosen with `actions/setup-node`).\n\nWorkflow authors: bump to Node 24 majors, e.g. `actions/checkout@v5`+, `actions/setup-node@v5`+, `actions/cache@v5`.\n\nAction maintainers:\n```yaml\n# action.yml, before\nruns:\n  using: node20\n  main: dist/index.js\n# after\nruns:\n  using: node24\n  main: dist/index.js\n```\nthen publish a new release. Self-hosted: upgrade the runner and move off macOS <=13.4 and ARM32.\n\n## Verify\nThe job summary no longer has the Node.js 20 annotation. Locally, `grep -rn 'using: node20' action.yml` returns nothing.\n\n## Sources\n- https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/\n- https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-23-node-20-is-no-longer-available-in-github-actions/\n- https://github.com/actions/runner/blob/main/src/Runner.Worker/JobExtension.cs",
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    "observed_at": "2026-09-23",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T02:47:36.520Z",
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