node-integration.yml workflow uses deprecated actions based on node16 & node20 #9834

Situation

If the GitHub Actions .github/workflows/node-integration.yml workflow "nodejs integration" is run, it outputs multiple deprecation warnings, for example:

generate matrix
Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/github-script@v6. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

build nodejs@nightly [email protected]
Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/upload-artifact@v4. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

citgm - [email protected]
Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/cache@v3, actions/download-artifact@v4. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

The actions causing warnings are defined with runs.using either node16 or node20. Both of these are deprecated and correspond to end-of-life Node.js versions.

Suggestion

Update action usage in scripts/template-oss/node-integration-yml.hbs to latest versions with runs.using node24:

Other

• The workflow .github/workflows/node-integration.yml was mentioned by @JamieMagee in Plans for npm 12 nodejs/Release#1161 as prerequisite for promoting npm 12 to Node.js.

• After seeing tests fail for npm packages that derive from archived (therefore unsupported) GitHub repos, I also raised Archived (unsupported) packages - JSONStream, leveldown & q etc. nodejs/citgm#1113 with a view to removing these packages from citgm tests.