Update GitHub Artifact Actions to v6

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
actions/download-artifact	action	major	v4 → v6
actions/upload-artifact	action	major	v4 → v6

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Release Notes

actions/download-artifact (actions/download-artifact)

v6.0.0

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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 in #​417
• Update README with artifact extraction details by @​yacaovsnc in #​424
• Readme: spell out the first use of GHES by @​danwkennedy in #​431
• Bump @actions/artifact to v4.0.0
• Prepare v6.0.0 by @​danwkennedy in #​438

New Contributors

• @​danwkennedy made their first contribution in #​431

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v5...v6.0.0

v6

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v5.0.0

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What's Changed

• Update README.md by @​nebuk89 in #​407
• BREAKING fix: inconsistent path behavior for single artifact downloads by ID by @​GrantBirki in #​416

v5.0.0

🚨 Breaking Change

This release fixes an inconsistency in path behavior for single artifact downloads by ID. If you're downloading single artifacts by ID, the output path may change.

What Changed

Previously, single artifact downloads behaved differently depending on how you specified the artifact:

• By name: name: my-artifact → extracted to path/ (direct)
• By ID: artifact-ids: 12345 → extracted to path/my-artifact/ (nested)

Now both methods are consistent:

• By name: name: my-artifact → extracted to path/ (unchanged)
• By ID: artifact-ids: 12345 → extracted to path/ (fixed - now direct)

Migration Guide

✅ No Action Needed If:

• You download artifacts by name
• You download multiple artifacts by ID
• You already use merge-multiple: true as a workaround

⚠️ Action Required If:

You download single artifacts by ID and your workflows expect the nested directory structure.

Before v5 (nested structure):

- uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
  with:
    artifact-ids: 12345
    path: dist

# Files were in: dist/my-artifact/

Where my-artifact is the name of the artifact you previously uploaded

To maintain old behavior (if needed):

- uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
  with:
    artifact-ids: 12345
    path: dist/my-artifact  # Explicitly specify the nested path

New Contributors

• @​nebuk89 made their first contribution in #​407

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v4...v5.0.0

v5

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actions/upload-artifact (actions/upload-artifact)

v6.0.0

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v6 - What's new

[!IMPORTANT]
actions/upload-artifact@​v6 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. v5 had preliminary support for Node.js 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

• Upload Artifact Node 24 support by @​salmanmkc in #​719
• fix: update @​actions/artifact for Node.js 24 punycode deprecation by @​salmanmkc in #​744
• prepare release v6.0.0 for Node.js 24 support by @​salmanmkc in #​745

Full Changelog: actions/upload-artifact@v5.0.0...v6.0.0

v6

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v5.0.0

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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.md by @​GhadimiR in #​681
• Update README.md by @​nebuk89 in #​712
• Readme: spell out the first use of GHES by @​danwkennedy in #​727
• Update GHES guidance to include reference to Node 20 version by @​patrikpolyak in #​725
• Bump @actions/artifact to v4.0.0
• Prepare v5.0.0 by @​danwkennedy in #​734

New Contributors

• @​GhadimiR made their first contribution in #​681
• @​nebuk89 made their first contribution in #​712
• @​danwkennedy made their first contribution in #​727
• @​patrikpolyak made their first contribution in #​725

Full Changelog: actions/upload-artifact@v4...v5.0.0

v5

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