build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)

Metadata

Project: snapcraft
Number: #6323
Type: pull request
State: merged
Author: renovate[bot]
Labels: PR: Dependencies
Created: 2026-07-04 03:40 AM UTC
Updated: 2026-07-15 12:02 AM UTC
Closed: 2026-07-15 12:02 AM UTC

Current evaluation

Renovate PR #6323 merged into snapcraft main, bumping actions/checkout v5/v6→v7 and actions/download-artifact v5→v8 across 7 workflow files (+20/-20); approved by 2 reviewers.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: The pull request is in state 'merged' with 2 approvals and the CI matrix mostly green, so the CI action version bumps it proposed are now on main. Repo file/commit lookup was unavailable (no pinned SHA for snapcraft), so the merge is evidenced by the PR state itself rather than a cited commit.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

No scores available.

Issue body

This PR contains the following updates: | Package | Type | Update | Change | |---|---|---|---| | [actions/checkout](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout) | action | major | `v6` → `v7` | | [actions/checkout](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout) | action | major | `v5` → `v7` | | [actions/download-artifact](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact) | action | major | `v5` → `v8` | --- ### Release Notes <details> <summary>actions/checkout (actions/checkout)</summary> ### [`v7.0.0`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md#v700) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.0) - Block checking out fork PR for pull\_request\_target and workflow\_run by [@aiqiaoy](https://redirect.github.com/aiqiaoy) in [#2454](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2454) - Bump actions/publish-immutable-action from 0.0.3 to 0.0.4 in the minor-actions-dependencies group across 1 directory by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2458](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2458) - Bump flatted from 3.3.1 to 3.4.2 by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2460](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2460) - Bump js-yaml from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2461](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2461) - Bump [@actions/core](https://redirect.github.com/actions/core) and [@actions/tool-cache](https://redirect.github.com/actions/tool-cache) and Remove uuid by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2459](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2459) - upgrade module to esm and update dependencies by [@aiqiaoy](https://redirect.github.com/aiqiaoy) in [#2463](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2463) - Bump the minor-npm-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2462](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2462) ### [`v7`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md#v700) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v6.0.3...v7.0.0) - Block checking out fork PR for pull\_request\_target and workflow\_run by [@aiqiaoy](https://redirect.github.com/aiqiaoy) in [#2454](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2454) - Bump actions/publish-immutable-action from 0.0.3 to 0.0.4 in the minor-actions-dependencies group across 1 directory by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2458](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2458) - Bump flatted from 3.3.1 to 3.4.2 by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2460](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2460) - Bump js-yaml from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2461](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2461) - Bump [@actions/core](https://redirect.github.com/actions/core) and [@actions/tool-cache](https://redirect.github.com/actions/tool-cache) and Remove uuid by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2459](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2459) - upgrade module to esm and update dependencies by [@aiqiaoy](https://redirect.github.com/aiqiaoy) in [#2463](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2463) - Bump the minor-npm-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by [@dependabot](https://redirect.github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#2462](https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2462) </details> <details> <summary>actions/download-artifact (actions/download-artifact)</summary> ### [`v8.0.1`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v8.0.1) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v8...v8.0.1) #### What's Changed - Support for CJK characters in the artifact name by [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) in [#471](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/471) - Add a regression test for artifact name + content-type mismatches by [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) in [#472](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/472) **Full Changelog**: <https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v8...v8.0.1> ### [`v8.0.0`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v8.0.0) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v8...v8) #### v8 - What's new > \[!IMPORTANT] > actions/download-artifact\@v8 has been migrated to an ESM module. This should be transparent to the caller but forks might need to make significant changes. > \[!IMPORTANT] > Hash mismatches will now error by default. Users can override this behavior with a setting change (see below). ##### Direct downloads To support direct uploads in `actions/upload-artifact`, the action will no longer attempt to unzip all downloaded files. Instead, the action checks the `Content-Type` header ahead of unzipping and skips non-zipped files. Callers wishing to download a zipped file as-is can also set the new `skip-decompress` parameter to `true`. ##### Enforced checks (breaking) A previous release introduced digest checks on the download. If a download hash didn't match the expected hash from the server, the action would log a warning. Callers can now configure the behavior on mismatch with the `digest-mismatch` parameter. To be secure by default, we are now defaulting the behavior to `error` which will fail the workflow run. ##### ESM To support new versions of the @actions/\* packages, we've upgraded the package to ESM. #### What's Changed - Don't attempt to un-zip non-zipped downloads by [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) in [#460](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/460) - Add a setting to specify what to do on hash mismatch and default it to `error` by [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) in [#461](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/461) **Full Changelog**: <https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v7...v8.0.0> ### [`v8`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v7.0.0...v8) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v7.0.0...v8) ### [`v7.0.0`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v7.0.0) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.0) #### v7 - What's new > \[!IMPORTANT] > actions/download-artifact\@v7 now runs on Node.js 24 (`runs.using: node24`) and requires a minimum Actions Runner version of 2.327.1. If you are using self-hosted runners, ensure they are updated before upgrading. ##### Node.js 24 This release updates the runtime to Node.js 24. v6 had preliminary support for Node 24, however this action was by default still running on Node.js 20. Now this action by default will run on Node.js 24. #### What's Changed - Update GHES guidance to include reference to Node 20 version by [@patrikpolyak](https://redirect.github.com/patrikpolyak) in [#440](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/440) - Download Artifact Node24 support by [@salmanmkc](https://redirect.github.com/salmanmkc) in [#415](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/415) - fix: update [@actions/artifact](https://redirect.github.com/actions/artifact) to fix Node.js 24 punycode deprecation by [@salmanmkc](https://redirect.github.com/salmanmkc) in [#451](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/451) - prepare release v7.0.0 for Node.js 24 support by [@salmanmkc](https://redirect.github.com/salmanmkc) in [#452](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/452) #### New Contributors - [@patrikpolyak](https://redirect.github.com/patrikpolyak) made their first contribution in [#440](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/440) - [@salmanmkc](https://redirect.github.com/salmanmkc) made their first contribution in [#415](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/415) **Full Changelog**: <https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v6.0.0...v7.0.0> ### [`v7`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v6.0.0...v7.0.0) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v6.0.0...v7.0.0) ### [`v6.0.0`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v6.0.0) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.0) #### What's Changed **BREAKING CHANGE:** this update supports Node `v24.x`. This is not a breaking change per-se but we're treating it as such. - Update README for download-artifact v5 changes by [@yacaovsnc](https://redirect.github.com/yacaovsnc) in [#417](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/417) - Update README with artifact extraction details by [@yacaovsnc](https://redirect.github.com/yacaovsnc) in [#424](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/424) - Readme: spell out the first use of GHES by [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) in [#431](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/431) - Bump `@actions/artifact` to `v4.0.0` - Prepare `v6.0.0` by [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) in [#438](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/438) #### New Contributors - [@danwkennedy](https://redirect.github.com/danwkennedy) made their first contribution in [#431](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/431) **Full Changelog**: <https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v5...v6.0.0> ### [`v6`](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v5.0.0...v6.0.0) [Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/actions/download-artifact/compare/v5.0.0...v6.0.0) </details> --- ### Configuration 📅 **Schedule**: (in timezone Etc/UTC) - Branch creation - "every weekend" - Automerge - At any time (no schedule defined) 🚦 **Automerge**: Enabled. ♻ **Rebasing**: Whenever PR is behind base branch, or you tick the rebase/retry checkbox. 👻 **Immortal**: This PR will be recreated if closed unmerged. 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Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-10-03 01:59 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Renovate PR #6323 merged into snapcraft main, bumping actions/checkout v5/v6→v7 and actions/download-artifact v5→v8 across 7 workflow files (+20/-20); approved by 2 reviewers.
2026-09-25 09:31 AM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Merged canonical/snapcraft#6323 into main via Renovate, upgrading actions/checkout v5/v6 to v7 and actions/download-artifact v5 to v8.
2026-07-23 02:02 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Merged automated dependency updates via Renovate. Upgraded actions/checkout to v7 and actions/download-artifact to v8. Approved by reviewers and merged to main despite some failing integration tests.
2026-07-13 06:31 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 10 Complexity: 20 Confidence: 85	keep open	Updates GitHub Actions checkout to v7 and download-artifact to v8. Generated by Renovate with automerge enabled. Currently open and awaiting CI checks.
2026-07-04 04:08 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 0 Complexity: 10 Confidence: 90	needs review	Updates GitHub Actions checkout to v7 and download-artifact to v8. Generated by Renovate with automerge enabled. Awaiting CI validation and standard merge process.

Update history

Date	Change
2026-07-15 12:02 AM UTC	updated

Related work

Related To: canonical/craft-application#1057 (confidence 62%)
Identical Renovate major GitHub Actions bump (download-artifact v6→v8) merged in a sibling Canonical project.
Related To: canonical/starbase#497 (confidence 55%)
Same Renovate main-branch GitHub Actions major update merged in the related craft-parts dependency.
Related To: canonical/debcraft#91 (confidence 45%)
Parallel Renovate PR doing the same download-artifact/upload-artifact major bumps across the Canonical org.

Related issues

Issue	Project	State	Summary	Similarity
#497 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	starbase	merged	Renovate PR #497 merged via commit 01a6030, bumping actions/download-artifact v7 to v8 and actions/upload-artifact v6 to v7 in CI workflows. Approved by 2 reviewers with all CI checks passing.	91%
#91 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	debcraft	merged	Renovate PR #91 merged into main, upgrading actions/download-artifact v7→v8 and actions/upload-artifact v6→v7.	90%
#67 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	debcraft	merged	Renovate PR canonical/debcraft#67 merged as 953d791, upgrading actions/download-artifact v6→v7 and actions/upload-artifact v5→v6 after all CI checks passed.	89%
#69 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-artifacts	merged	Renovate PR bumping actions/upload-artifact v6→v7 and actions/download-artifact v7→v8 in .github/workflows/release-publish.yaml was approved and merged via commit 89d025e; all test/lint checks passed (only typecheck-with-ty failed).	89%
#198 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-platforms	merged	Renovate PR merged (commit 3211ae8): bumped actions/download-artifact v6→v7, actions/upload-artifact v5→v6 and astral-sh/setup-uv v6→v7 across CI workflows; all checks passed with 2 approvals.	89%
#161 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-grammar	merged	Merged into main as df24140, upgrading actions/download-artifact from v6 to v7 and actions/upload-artifact from v5 to v6; all reported CI checks passed.	88%
#58 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-artifacts	merged	Merged Renovate PR #58 into main, updating actions/download-artifact v6→v7 and actions/upload-artifact v5→v6 in commit 464bf02.	88%
#1057 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-application	merged	Merged Renovate PR #1057 in commit 33607e21, updating actions/download-artifact v6→v8 and actions/upload-artifact v5→v7.	88%
#389 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-store	merged	Merged PR #389 in commit 4741edc, upgrading actions/checkout from v6 to v7 across three GitHub Actions workflow files.	88%
#151 build(deps): update github actions (main) (major)	craft-grammar	merged	Renovate PR merged as commit 49d40a5 ('build(deps): update github actions (#151)'): actions/download-artifact v5→v6, setup-node v5→v6, upload-artifact v4→v5 in release-publish workflow. Later bumped to v7/v8.	88%