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19 releases

Date	Release	Product	Type
Sep 23	Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actionsunverified GitHub ActionsDeprecation	GitHub Actions	Deprecation
Sep 17	Ubuntu 26 generally available and latest migration GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Sep 17	Workflow execution protections in GitHub Actions generally available GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Sep 10	Control GitHub Actions cache access with cache-mode GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Sep 10	Xcode 27 runner image now runs on macOS 27 GitHub ActionsPreview	GitHub Actions	Preview
Sep 3	CodeQL 2.26.4 improves GitHub actions security detections GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Sep 3	GitHub Actions: Early September 2026 updates GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Aug 27	Actions retention will cover checks, workflow runs, and statuses GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Aug 20	Separate GitHub Actions path for GitHub Code Quality GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Aug 20	Windows 11 arm64 VS2026 image generally available GitHub ActionsGA	GitHub Actions	GA
Aug 19	CodeQL 2.26.3 improves GitHub Actions queries and JavaScript modeling GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jul 30	Reference same-repository actions with self-repository syntax GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jul 28	GitHub Actions holds potentially malicious workflows for approval GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jul 16	Xcode 27 runner image now in public preview GitHub ActionsPreview	GitHub Actions	Preview
Jul 8	setup-java v5.5.0: signature verification, Kona JDK, and Maven fixes GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jun 26	Read-only Actions cache for untrusted triggers GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jun 25	Actions steps can now be run in parallel GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update
Jun 25	Red Hat Enterprise Linux runner images are now in public preview GitHub ActionsPreview	GitHub Actions	Preview
Jun 25	More control over your GitHub-hosted runners GitHub ActionsUpdate	GitHub Actions	Update

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