Upgrading CI Workflows: From Node 20 to Node 22 and Actions v5/v6

Upgrading CI Workflows: From Node 20 to Node 22 and Actions v5/v6 TL;DR: I upgraded the CI workflows for the content-automation repository from Node 20 to Node 22 and Actions v5/v6, addressing compatibility issues and improving performance. Key changes included updating upload-artifact from v5 to v7 and implementing retry with backoff. The Problem The CI workflows for the content-automation repository were using Node 20 internally, despite the configuration specifying Node 20. This discrepancy caused compatibility issues with newer versions of the GitHub Actions. Specifically, the upload-artifact action was still on version 5, which was internally targeting Node 20. What I Tried First Initially, I attempted to update the upload-artifact action to version 7, which supports Node 22. However, this change alone did not resolve the issue, as other actions like checkout and setup-python were still on older versions. The Implementation To address the compatibility issues, I updated the following actions: upload-artifact from v5 to v7 checkout to v5 setup-python to v6 Here are the specific code changes: // .github/workflows/main.yml steps: - name: Checkout code uses: actions/checkout@v5 - name: Setup Python uses: actions/setup-python@v6 - name: Upload artifact uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7 Additionally, I implemented a retry mechanism with backoff for the CI workflows: // .github/workflows/main.yml steps : - name : Retry with backoff run : | for i in {1..3}; do if ./script.sh; then break else echo "Retry $i failed, backing off..." sleep $((i * 2)) fi done Key Takeaway The key takeaway from this experience is the importance of keeping CI workflows up-to-date with the latest versions of GitHub Actions. This not only ensures compatibility but also improves performance and reliability. What's Next Next, I plan to monitor the CI workflows for any issues and continue to optimize the retry mechanism for better performance. I will also explore other ways to improve the reliabili