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v7.0.0

What's Changed

• block checking out fork pr for pull_request_target and workflow_run by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2454
• Bump actions/publish-immutable-action from 0.0.3 to 0.0.4 in the minor-actions-dependencies group across 1 directory by @​dependabot[bot] in actions/checkout#2458
• Bump flatted from 3.3.1 to 3.4.2 by @​dependabot[bot] in actions/checkout#2460
• Bump js-yaml from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 by @​dependabot[bot] in actions/checkout#2461
• Bump @​actions/core and @​actions/tool-cache and Remove uuid by @​dependabot[bot] in actions/checkout#2459
• upgrade module to esm and update dependencies by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2463
• Bump the minor-npm-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @​dependabot[bot] in actions/checkout#2462
• getting ready for checkout v7 release by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2464
• update error wording by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2467

New Contributors

• @​aiqiaoy made their first contribution in actions/checkout#2454

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6.0.3...v7.0.0

v6.1.0

What's Changed

• [BREAKING] backport allow-unsafe-pr-checkout to v6 by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2500
• backport fixes to releases-v6 by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2527

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-18-safer-pull_request_target-defaults-for-github-actions-checkout/ for more details about this breaking change

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6.0.3...v6.1.0

v6.0.3

What's Changed

• Update changelog by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2357
• fix: expand merge commit SHA regex and add SHA-256 test cases by @​yaananth in actions/checkout#2414
• Fix checkout init for SHA-256 repositories by @​yaananth in actions/checkout#2439
• Update changelog for v6.0.3 by @​yaananth in actions/checkout#2446

New Contributors

• @​yaananth made their first contribution in actions/checkout#2414

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6...v6.0.3

v6.0.2

What's Changed

• Add orchestration_id to git user-agent when ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID is set by @​TingluoHuang in actions/checkout#2355
• Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2356

Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6.0.1...v6.0.2

v6.0.1

What's Changed

• Update all references from v5 and v4 to v6 by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2314
• Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2327
• Clarify v6 README by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2328

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Changelog

v7.0.1

• Skip running unsafe pr check if input is default by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2518
• Trim only ascii whitespace for branch by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2521
• Escape values passed to --unset by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2530
• Various dependency updates

v7.0.0

• Block checking out fork PR for pull_request_target and workflow_run by @​aiqiaoy in actions/checkout#2454
• Various dependency updates

v6.0.3

• Fix checkout init for SHA-256 repositories by @​yaananth in actions/checkout#2439
• fix: expand merge commit SHA regex and add SHA-256 test cases by @​yaananth in actions/checkout#2414

v6.0.2

• Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2356

v6.0.1

• Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2327

v6.0.0

• Persist creds to a separate file by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2286
• Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @​salmanmkc in actions/checkout#2248

v5.0.1

• Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2301

v5.0.0

• Update actions checkout to use node 24 by @​salmanmkc in actions/checkout#2226

v4.3.1

• Port v6 cleanup to v4 by @​ericsciple in actions/checkout#2305

v4.3.0

• docs: update README.md by @​motss in actions/checkout#1971
• Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by @​mouismail in actions/checkout#1977
• Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by @​benwells in actions/checkout#2043
• Adjust positioning of user email note and permissions heading by @​joshmgross in actions/checkout#2044
• Update README.md by @​nebuk89 in actions/checkout#2194
• Update CODEOWNERS for actions by @​TingluoHuang in actions/checkout#2224
• Update package dependencies by @​salmanmkc in actions/checkout#2236

v4.2.2

• url-helper.ts now leverages well-known environment variables by @​jww3 in actions/checkout#1941
• Expand unit test coverage for isGhes by @​jww3 in actions/checkout#1946

v4.2.1

• Check out other refs/* by commit if provided, fall back to ref by @​orhantoy in actions/checkout#1924

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• 3d3c42e prep v7.0.1 release (#2531)
• 2880268 escape values passed to --unset (#2530)
• 12cd223 trim only ascii whitespace for branch (#2521)
• 62661c4 skip running unsafe pr check if input is default (#2518)
• e8d4307 Bump the minor-actions-dependencies group with 2 updates (#2499)
• 631c942 eslint 9 (#2474)
• 4f1f4ae Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 7 (#2476)
• ba09753 Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 (#2488)
• b9e0990 Bump docker/login-action from 3.3.0 to 4.2.0 (#2479)
• e8cb398 Bump docker/build-push-action from 6.5.0 to 7.2.0 (#2478)
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