Error: Parameter using node16 is not supported, use docker or node12 instead

[ogomozov-godaddy]

Update to commit a12a394 (March 01) via dependabot caused error in this action
I believe it is somehow related to actions\runner, which is likely throws this error and being used by actions\checkout
Here is our code for this action:

   - name: Checkout Current Repo
        uses: actions/checkout@a12a3943b4bdde767164f792f33f40b04645d846

Here is the log

Download action repository 'actions/checkout@a12a3943b4bdde767164f792f33f40b04645d846' (SHA:a12a3943b4bdde767164f792f33f40b04645d846)
Error: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values. (Parameter ''using: node16' is not supported, use 'docker' or 'node12' instead.')
   at GitHub.Runner.Worker.ActionManifestManager.ConvertRuns(IExecutionContext executionContext, TemplateContext templateContext, TemplateToken inputsToken, String fileRelativePath, MappingToken outputs)
   at GitHub.Runner.Worker.ActionManifestManager.Load(IExecutionContext executionContext, String manifestFile)
Error: Fail to load actions/checkout/a12a3943b4bdde767164f792f33f40b04645d846/action.yml

[thboop]

Hey @ogomozov-godaddy, are you running on GHES or dotcom? This sounds like an out of date runner version, please pin to the @v2 tag or the latest sha on that branch if you are unable to update your runner. We document the minimum runner version here.

[ogomozov-godaddy]

@thboop we run Enterprise, but it is under github.com. Idk, which code of actions\runners we use. We also use custom self hosted runners, idk if it matters

[hutson]

We encountered a similar issue within our GitHub Enterprise Server deployment (Which uses self-hosted runners).

We're currently running GitHub Enterprise Server 3.3, but our repositories are receiving automated PRs to update them to actions/checkout@3.

Those PRs fail because of the Node 16 error mentioned above.

At the moment we're waiting to upgrade to 3.4, which should resolve the issue.

[shubhamdeodia]

Having the same issue

[bitfrost]

Same, intermittent. Enterprise / github.com , self hosted runners

[rafael-leal-mccormack]

Also having this issue, are there any work arounds?

[IanKnighton]

Some time later...

I'm now seeing this issue on a handful of repos/workflows with self hosted runners.

Would be cool to know what the issue is.

[LevanArabuli]

Any updates on this?

[HiptJo]

+1

[minhchienwikipedia]

any update?

[felixmattsson]

+1

[HiptJo]

The issue solved itself in some way or another for me - i have no idea, how it has been solved

I did perform an docker version update at some point, but i don't know if that really solved it - or if it has been solved in any other way.

[krush-fwtv]

On self-hosted runners, as soon as I add an SSH key or known-hosts, this problem is showing up for me