Skip to content

chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 8#212

Open
dependabot[bot] wants to merge 1 commit intomainfrom
dependabot/github_actions/actions/download-artifact-8
Open

chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 8#212
dependabot[bot] wants to merge 1 commit intomainfrom
dependabot/github_actions/actions/download-artifact-8

Conversation

@dependabot
Copy link
Contributor

@dependabot dependabot bot commented on behalf of github Mar 2, 2026

Bumps actions/download-artifact from 4 to 8.

Release notes

Sourced from actions/download-artifact's releases.

v8.0.0

v8 - What's new

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 false.

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

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v7...v8.0.0

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

New Contributors

Full Changelog: actions/download-artifact@v6.0.0...v7.0.0

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.

... (truncated)

Commits
  • 70fc10c Merge pull request #461 from actions/danwkennedy/digest-mismatch-behavior
  • f258da9 Add change docs
  • ccc058e Fix linting issues
  • bd7976b Add a setting to specify what to do on hash mismatch and default it to error
  • ac21fcf Merge pull request #460 from actions/danwkennedy/download-no-unzip
  • 15999bf Add note about package bumps
  • 974686e Bump the version to v8 and add release notes
  • fbe48b1 Update test names to make it clearer what they do
  • 96bf374 One more test fix
  • b8c4819 Fix skip decompress test
  • Additional commits viewable in compare view

Dependabot compatibility score

Dependabot will resolve any conflicts with this PR as long as you don't alter it yourself. You can also trigger a rebase manually by commenting @dependabot rebase.


Dependabot commands and options

You can trigger Dependabot actions by commenting on this PR:

  • @dependabot rebase will rebase this PR
  • @dependabot recreate will recreate this PR, overwriting any edits that have been made to it
  • @dependabot show <dependency name> ignore conditions will show all of the ignore conditions of the specified dependency
  • @dependabot ignore this major version will close this PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for this major version (unless you reopen the PR or upgrade to it yourself)
  • @dependabot ignore this minor version will close this PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for this minor version (unless you reopen the PR or upgrade to it yourself)
  • @dependabot ignore this dependency will close this PR and stop Dependabot creating any more for this dependency (unless you reopen the PR or upgrade to it yourself)

Greptile Summary

This PR upgrades actions/download-artifact from v4 to v8 in the security scanning workflow. The upgrade introduces several improvements including Node.js 24 support, enforced digest verification (defaults to error on mismatch for better security), and better handling of direct downloads. The change is backward compatible with the existing upload-artifact@v4 usage throughout the workflow.

Confidence Score: 4/5

  • Safe to merge with minimal risk - standard dependency update with backward compatibility
  • Major version bump (4 to 8) introduces security improvements via enforced digest checks. Compatible with existing upload-artifact@v4 usage. Requires GitHub Actions runner 2.327.1+ for Node.js 24, which is satisfied by ubuntu-latest. Testing recommended to verify artifact downloads work correctly with new digest validation.
  • No files require special attention - straightforward version bump

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
.github/workflows/security-scan.yml Updates actions/download-artifact from v4 to v8, introducing Node.js 24 support and enforced digest checks for improved security

Last reviewed commit: a9aa5b4

Bumps [actions/download-artifact](https://github.com/actions/download-artifact) from 4 to 8.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases)
- [Commits](actions/download-artifact@v4...v8)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/download-artifact
  dependency-version: '8'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
@dependabot dependabot bot added dependencies Pull requests that update a dependency file github_actions Pull requests that update GitHub Actions code labels Mar 2, 2026
Copy link

@greptile-apps greptile-apps bot left a comment

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

1 file reviewed, no comments

Edit Code Review Agent Settings | Greptile

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

dependencies Pull requests that update a dependency file github_actions Pull requests that update GitHub Actions code

Projects

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

0 participants