diff options
| author | eric sciple <ericsciple@users.noreply.github.com> | 2025-12-01 20:08:49 -0600 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2025-12-01 20:08:49 -0600 |
| commit | 030adaf98b69f496593a6a141dcc92333b657b77 (patch) | |
| tree | ad465d042551250f6046bf395f5ef4e8dce345b8 | |
| parent | 14ac173bcffd0a72b08b5c47ca0799029f862682 (diff) | |
Clarify v6 README (#2328)v6.0.1
| -rw-r--r-- | CHANGELOG.md | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 5 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 25befb7..6d5a6f3 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ # Changelog -## V6.0.0 +## v6.0.0 * Persist creds to a separate file by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2286 * Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2248 -## V5.0.1 +## v5.0.1 * Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2301 -## V5.0.0 +## v5.0.0 * Update actions checkout to use node 24 by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2226 -## V4.3.1 +## v4.3.1 * Port v6 cleanup to v4 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2305 -## V4.3.0 +## v4.3.0 * docs: update README.md by @motss in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1971 * Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by @mouismail in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1977 * Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by @benwells in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2043 @@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ ## What's new -- Updated `persist-credentials` to store the credentials under `$RUNNER_TEMP` instead of directly in the local git config. - - This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of [v2.329.0](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.329.0) to access the persisted credentials for [Docker container action](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/use-containerized-services/create-a-docker-container-action) scenarios. +- Improved credential security: `persist-credentials` now stores credentials in a separate file under `$RUNNER_TEMP` instead of directly in `.git/config` +- No workflow changes required — `git fetch`, `git push`, etc. continue to work automatically +- Running authenticated git commands from a [Docker container action](https://docs.github.com/actions/sharing-automations/creating-actions/creating-a-docker-container-action) requires Actions Runner [v2.329.0](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.329.0) or later # Checkout v5 |