[actions] Update GitHub Actions versions - 2026-04-02

[github-actions]

GitHub Actions Updates - 2026-04-02

This PR updates GitHub Actions versions in .github/aw/actions-lock.json to their latest compatible releases, along with the corresponding workflow source files.

📦 Actions Updated (full list)

Actions Updated

• actions/download-artifact: v4 → v8.0.1
• actions/upload-artifact: v4 → v7
• docker/login-action: v4 → v4.1.0
• github/gh-aw-actions/setup: v0.65.2 → v0.65.6
• github/stale-repos: v9.0.6 → v9.0.7
• super-linter/super-linter: v8.5.0 → v8.6.0

Files Changed

• .github/aw/actions-lock.json — updated action SHA pins
• .github/workflows/release.md — docker/login-action v4 → v4.1.0
• .github/workflows/shared/apm.md — upload-artifact v4 → v7, download-artifact v4 → v8.0.1
• .github/workflows/stale-repo-identifier.md — stale-repos v9.0.6 → v9.0.7
• .github/workflows/super-linter.md — super-linter v8.5.0 → v8.6.0

Summary

• Total actions updated: 6
• Update command: gh aw update
• Workflow lock files: Not included (will be regenerated on next compile)

Notes

• All action updates respect semantic versioning and maintain compatibility
• Actions are pinned to commit SHAs for security
• Workflow .lock.yml files are excluded from this PR and will be regenerated during the next compilation

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Note

This was originally intended as a pull request, but the git push operation failed.

Workflow Run: View run details and download patch artifact

The patch file is available in the agent artifact in the workflow run linked above.

To create a pull request with the changes:

# Download the artifact from the workflow run
gh run download 23921555924 -n agent -D /tmp/agent-23921555924

# Create a new branch
git checkout -b actions/update-2026-04-02-793d2321c0583ebf

# Apply the patch (--3way handles cross-repo patches where files may already exist)
git am --3way /tmp/agent-23921555924/aw-actions-update-2026-04-02.patch

# Push the branch to origin
git push origin actions/update-2026-04-02-793d2321c0583ebf

# Create the pull request
gh pr create --title '[actions] Update GitHub Actions versions - 2026-04-02' --base main --head actions/update-2026-04-02-793d2321c0583ebf --repo github/gh-aw

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From a98d5e3c08ac1c65b2f70d17b2faf0197d9d38e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]" <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 20:58:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: update GitHub Actions versions - 2026-04-02

- actions/download-artifact: v4 to v8.0.1
- actions/upload-artifact: v4 to v7
- docker/login-action: v4 to v4.1.0
- github/gh-aw-actions/setup: v0.65.2 to v0.65.6
- github/stale-repos: v9.0.6 to v9.0.7
- super-linter/super-linter: v8.5.0 to v8.6.0

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/aw/actions-lock.json               | 34 ++++++++--------------
 .github/workflows/release.md               |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/shared/apm.md            |  4 +--
 .github/workflows/stale-repo-identifier.md |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/super-linter.md          |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/aw/actions-lock.json b/.github/aw/actions-lock.json
index a4d78b7..b9eb8f9 100644
--- a/.github/aw/actions-lock.json
+++ b/.github/aw/actions-lock.json
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@
       "version": "v3",
       "sha": "f8d387b68d61c58ab83c6c016672934102569859"
     },
-    "actions/download-artifact@v4": {
-      "repo": "actions/download-artifact",
-      "version": "v4",
-      "sha": "d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093"
-    },
     "actions/download-artifact@v8.0.1": {
       "repo": "actions/download-artifact",
       "version": "v8.0.1",
@@ -98,11 +93,6 @@
       "version": "v6.2.0",
       "sha": "a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405"
     },
-    "actions/upload-artifact@v4": {
-      "repo": "actions/upload-artifact",
-      "version": "v4",
-      "sha": "ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02"
-    },
     "actions/upload-artifact@v7": {
       "repo": "actions/upload-artifact",
       "version": "v7",
@@ -133,10 +123,10 @@
       "version": "v7",
       "sha": "d08e5c354a6adb9ed34480a06d141179aa583294"
     },
-    "docker/login-action@v4":
... (truncated)