CI improvements

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           PACKAGE_TGZ: ${{ env.PACKAGE_TGZ }}
 
       - name: Upload tested tarball
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: npm-package
           path: ${{ env.PACKAGE_TGZ }}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download tested tarball
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: npm-package
 

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
 
 jobs:
-  linuxNode22:
-    name: '[Linux] Node 22: Lint, Formatting, Unit & packaging tests'
+  lint:
+    name: '[Linux] Node 24: Formatting, lint & package smoke test'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.npm
-          key: npm-no-lock-v1-${{ runner.os }}-node22-${{ hashFiles('package.json') }}
+          key: npm-no-lock-v1-${{ runner.os }}-node24-${{ hashFiles('package.json') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            npm-no-lock-v1-${{ runner.os }}-node22-
+            npm-no-lock-v1-${{ runner.os }}-node24-
 
       - name: Install Node.js and npm
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22.x
+          node-version: 24.x
           package-manager-cache: false
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -49,15 +49,39 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate lint rules
         run: npm run lint:updated
 
-      - name: Unit tests
-        run: npm test
-
       - name: Verify package contents
         run: npm pack --dry-run
 
       - name: Packed install smoke test
         run: node ./scripts/ci/pack-smoke.js
 
+  linuxNode22:
+    name: '[Linux] Node 22: Unit tests'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Restore npm cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: npm-no-lock-v1-${{ runner.os }}-node22-${{ hashFiles('package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            npm-no-lock-v1-${{ runner.os }}-node22-
+
+      - name: Install Node.js and npm
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: 22.x
+          package-manager-cache: false
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install --package-lock=false
+
+      - name: Unit tests
+        run: npm test
+
   windowsNode22:
     name: '[Windows] Node 22: Unit tests'
     runs-on: windows-latest