Changing node-version without changing action makes merging impossible (required job pending)

[tommyboylab]

Description: After bumping the node-version used by an action, I find that I'm unable to merge a PR with the changes as the previous action is marked as required but never finished (since it no longer exists)

Action version: v4

Platform:

• [ x ] Ubuntu
• [ ] macOS
• [ ] Windows

Runner type:

• [ x ] Hosted
• [ ] Self-hosted

Tools version: Node-version 16 -> 18, Bun 1.1.18+5a0b93523

Repro steps:

• Take a previous workflow and bump the node version of the runner
• Create PR to merge changes
• See that jobs pass, but old jobs with old node version are still present and marked as 'required'

Expected behavior: Bumping node version should not create duplicate jobs, should replace the old jobs.

Actual behavior: Bumping node version duplicates the jobs, marking old ones (which never run as they don't exist) as required so PR is unable to be merged.

[priyagupta108]

Hello @tommyboylab 👋 , Thank you for your report. We will investigate the issue and get back to you as soon as we have updates.

[KathiravanKrish]

Hi @tommyboylab,

When you bump the Node.js version in a GitHub Action and find that a required status check from a previous action is preventing you from merging, you can resolve this issue by updating the branch protection rules to reflect the new action. Here’s what you can do:

1. Update Branch Protection Rules:

• Go to your repository on GitHub.

• Click on Settings > Branches > Branch protection rules.

• Edit the relevant branch protection rule.

• Update the required status checks to match the new action names and remove the old ones.

2. Merge the PR:

• Once the branch protection rules are updated, the required status checks should reflect the new actions.

• Ensure the new actions are passing before attempting to merge the PR.

Additionally, please ensure that you do not include node-version: 16 in your workflow file.

For detailed steps on editing branch protection rules, you can refer to GitHub's documentation on configuring protected branches. This should resolve the issue and allow you to merge the PR.