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Bumps actions/checkout from 4 to 6.

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v6.0.0

What's Changed

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v5.0.0...v6.0.0

v6-beta

What's Changed

Updated persist-credentials to store the credentials under $RUNNER_TEMP instead of directly in the local git config.

This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of v2.329.0 to access the persisted credentials for Docker container action scenarios.

v5.0.1

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Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v5...v5.0.1

v5.0.0

What's Changed

⚠️ Minimum Compatible Runner Version

v2.327.1
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Make sure your runner is updated to this version or newer to use this release.

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v4...v5.0.0

v4.3.1

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Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v4...v4.3.1

v4.3.0

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v6.0.0

v5.0.1

v5.0.0

v4.3.1

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v4.2.2

v4.2.1

v4.2.0

v4.1.7

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Greptile Summary

This PR bumps actions/checkout from v4 to v6 across 13 workflow files (30 total instances). The upgrade brings Node.js 24 support and changes how credentials are persisted (now stored under $RUNNER_TEMP instead of directly in git config).

Key changes:

  • All 30 instances of actions/checkout@v4 updated to @v6
  • No configuration changes needed - all uses are standard checkouts
  • Workflows use GitHub-hosted ubuntu-latest runners which support the new version
  • Git config usage in publish_docs.yaml remains compatible with v6's credential storage changes

Compatibility verified:

  • No custom persist-credentials configurations that would be affected
  • No self-hosted runners that might lack required runner version (v2.327.1+)
  • No Docker container actions requiring the newer v2.329.0 runner
  • Standard checkout patterns used throughout

Confidence Score: 5/5

  • Safe to merge - this is a straightforward dependency bump with no breaking changes for this codebase's usage patterns.
  • The upgrade is low-risk because: (1) all workflows use GitHub-hosted runners with automatic updates, (2) no custom credential configurations are used, (3) the changes are purely version number updates with no logic modifications, (4) the git config usage in publish_docs.yaml is compatible with v6's credential storage mechanism, and (5) Dependabot has verified compatibility.
  • No files require special attention - all changes are consistent and safe.

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.github/workflows/backend_checks.yml 5/5 Updated 11 instances of actions/checkout from v4 to v6. All uses are standard checkouts without custom credential configurations.
.github/workflows/publish_docker.yaml 5/5 Updated 1 instance of actions/checkout from v4 to v6 with fetch-depth: 0 for Docker image tagging.
.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml 5/5 Updated 1 instance of actions/checkout from v4 to v6 with fetch-depth: 0 for documentation publishing. Compatible with git config usage for mike deployment.
.github/workflows/publish_package.yaml 5/5 Updated 1 instance of actions/checkout from v4 to v6 with fetch-depth: 0 for PyPI package publishing.
.github/workflows/trigger_fidesplus_builds.yml 5/5 Updated 1 instance of actions/checkout from v4 to v6 with fetch-depth: 0 for commit info extraction and repository dispatch.

@dependabot dependabot bot force-pushed the dependabot/github_actions/actions/checkout-6 branch 2 times, most recently from 7f1a76b to e737450 Compare January 13, 2026 22:14
@dependabot dependabot bot force-pushed the dependabot/github_actions/actions/checkout-6 branch from e737450 to 4c97e34 Compare January 27, 2026 18:33
Bumps [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout) from 4 to 6.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](actions/checkout@v4...v6)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/checkout
  dependency-version: '6'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
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@dependabot dependabot bot force-pushed the dependabot/github_actions/actions/checkout-6 branch from 4c97e34 to aeca9c3 Compare February 1, 2026 16:12
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dependabot bot commented on behalf of github Apr 15, 2026

Superseded by #7933.

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