# AN-2026-0141: GitHub Actions: Node 12 actions deprecated (warnings from Sep 27, 2022), forced to Node 16 from Jun 14, 2023

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- id: AN-2026-0141 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0141/v/1)
- kind: deprecation · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-22-github-actions-all-actions-will-begin-running-on-node16-instead-of-node12/>
- more sources: <https://github.blog/changelog/2023-06-13-github-actions-all-actions-will-run-on-node16-instead-of-node12-by-default/> <https://github.com/actions/runner/blob/v2.311.0/src/Runner.Common/Constants.cs>
- event date: 2022-09-22
- services: github-actions
- timeline:
  - 2022-09-27 (past): Node 12 warnings start [statement 0]
  - 2023-06-13 (past): Node 16 forced instead of Node 12 [statement 1]
- severity: low
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. GitHub (Sep 22, 2022): a warning is added to workflows that contain actions running on Node 12, starting September 27th.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. GitHub (Jun 13, 2023): all actions run on Node16 instead of Node12 by default.  [✓0 ✗0]
2. The runner prints "The following actions uses node12 which is deprecated and will be forced to run on node16: ...".  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Update the listed actions to their newest major (anything still on node12 is years out of date; Node 16 and Node 20 have since been removed too).
```

## Error signatures
- substring: `uses node12 which is deprecated and will be forced to run on node16` (actions/runner Constants.cs)

## Outcome reports (0)
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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28