Update actions/setup-java action to v6 (1.20.1-legacy) by neoforged-renovate[bot] · Pull Request #424 · neoforged/MDK

neoforged-renovate · 2026-08-24T16:02:13Z

This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
actions/setup-java	action	major	`v4` → `v6`

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actions/setup-java (actions/setup-java)

`v6.0.1`

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Fix failing GitHub Actions job for temurin 17 by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1259
Fix Temurin EA E2E signature verification by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1260
Fix Alpine GPG verification failures and support multiple keys by @brunoborges in #1262
Fix import-safe checks when scripts are run from a path with symlinks by @otaconix in #1265
Avoid macOS GPG socket overflow on long runner paths by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1266
Complete v6 release highlights in README by @brunoborges in #1254
Group and slow routine Dependabot updates by @brunoborges in #1255
chore(deps-dev): update eslint and globals by @dependabot[bot] in #1256

New Contributors

@otaconix made their first contribution in #1265

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v6.0.0...v6.0.1

`v6.0.0`

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dist: Migrate from Zulu Discovery API to Azul Metadata API by @jameswald in #1010
feat: add .mvn/extensions.xml to Maven cache key pattern by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1041
Migrate to ESM and upgrade dependencies by @priyagupta108 in #1078
Map Zulu x86 architecture to i686 for Azul Metadata API by @brunoborges in #1079
Rename jdkFile input to jdk-file with deprecated alias by @brunoborges in #1083
Infer distribution from asdf .tool-versions vendor prefix by @brunoborges in #1084
Add Maven compiler problem matcher for javac diagnostics by @brunoborges in #1086
feat: expose cache-primary-key output (#597) by @brunoborges in #1088
docs: clarify V6 ESM migration is not a user-facing breaking change by @brunoborges in #1090
Support multi-field Java versions like 18.0.1.1 by @brunoborges in #1092
docs: document seeding the Maven cache for plugin dependencies by @brunoborges in #1094
docs: clarify Maven cache paths and key hash inputs by @brunoborges in #1096
Support pinning java-version as "latest" by @brunoborges in #1093
chore(deps-dev): bump eslint from 10.6.0 to 10.7.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1101
chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-n from 18.2.1 to 18.2.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1103
chore(deps-dev): bump prettier from 3.9.4 to 3.9.5 by @dependabot[bot] in #1105
chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #1106
chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 26.1.0 to 26.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1104
dist: Cover Tencent Kona JDK 25 by @johnshajiang in #1108
chore(deps-dev): bump typescript from 6.0.3 to 7.0.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1102
Preserve Maven toolchains across repeated setup-java runs (#1099) by @brunoborges in #1111
dist: Support Liberica NIK (#878) by @asm0dey in #1112
Fix template injection (zizmor alert #118) in e2e-versions.yml by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1114
Fix template injection in e2e-versions.yml (zizmor alert #122) by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1120
Disable persisted checkout credentials in e2e workflow by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1115
feat: Update recommended configuration for GPG signing by @wetneb in #608
Cache Maven and Gradle wrapper distributions separately from the dependency cache by @brunoborges in #1097
Consolidate cache-dependency-path e2e workflow and add maven/sbt coverage by @brunoborges in #1124
Use gpg.passphraseEnvName instead of the deprecated gpg.passphrase server by @brunoborges in #1123
Extract repeated directory-check assertions into check-dir.sh helper by @brunoborges in #1127
Consolidate duplicate jobs in e2e-versions workflow by @brunoborges in #1125
Use YAML anchors to reduce boilerplate in e2e-versions workflow by @brunoborges in #1126
Updated msft json for now by @jmjaffe37 in #1129
Document missing action inputs in README by @brunoborges in #1130
chore(deps): bump @actions/cache to 6.2.0 by @philip-gai in #1128
Add an option to disable Java problem matchers by @brunoborges in #1133
docs: update setup-java examples by @HarithaVattikuti in #1131
Clarify credential environment variable inputs by @brunoborges in #1134
chore(deps-dev): bump @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 8.63.0 to 8.64.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1135
chore(deps): bump actions/setup-python from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #1143
chore(deps): bump fast-xml-parser from 5.9.3 to 5.10.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1142
chore(deps-dev): bump @typescript-eslint/parser from 8.64.0 to 8.65.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1138
chore(deps-dev): bump lint-staged from 17.0.8 to 17.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1136
chore(deps-dev): bump typescript from 6.0.3 to 7.0.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1137
chore(deps): fix npm audited vulnerabilities by @mhoffrog in #1140
Fix formatting issues in README.md by @brunoborges in #1144
Remediate npm audit findings and rebuild distributions by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1145
Set GRAALVM_HOME for GraalVM distributions by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1146
Add force-download option for reproducible JDK builds by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1148
Add OpenJDK distribution by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1147
Support Temurin JDKs with JMOD files by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1149
Document Java package compatibility by distribution by @brunoborges in #1152
Fix caching when wrapper distributions are absent by @brunoborges in #1151
Reject invalid boolean input values by @brunoborges in #1160
Fail on mismatched Maven toolchain ID counts by @brunoborges in #1161
Consolidate JDK metadata retry handling by @brunoborges in #1162
Add direct setup orchestration tests by @brunoborges in #1163
Harden java-package validation across distributions by @brunoborges in #1165
Verify JDK downloads with vendor checksums by @brunoborges in #1167
Reduce change-time Java E2E matrix by @brunoborges in #1170
Add read-only mode for dependency caching by @brunoborges in #1169
Test Temurin 25 on hosted runners by @brunoborges in #1172
Restore dependency and wrapper caches concurrently by @brunoborges in #1174
Add dependency cache path overrides by @brunoborges in #1175
Centralize OS/architecture capability validation by @brunoborges in #1178
Optimize Temurin tool-cache fast path with lazy loading by @brunoborges in #1179
Optimize Maven configuration warm path by @brunoborges in #1182
Fix macOS e2e workflow assertions by @brunoborges in #1184
Remove legacy Adopt distributions in v6 by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1185
chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #1190
Reimagine setup-java README by @brunoborges in #1192
Document deprecation of setup-java v1 through v4 by @brunoborges in #1198
Update setup-java README action from v6 to v5 by @brunoborges in #1199
Highlight major changes in setup-java v5 by @brunoborges in #1200
Highlight major changes in setup-java v6 by @brunoborges in #1203
chore(deps): bump brace-expansion from 5.0.8 to 5.0.9 by @dependabot[bot] in #1202
Add conditional JDK caching by @brunoborges in #1201
docs: fix README and advanced usage inconsistencies with actual behavior by @brunoborges in #1204
Move the extracted JDK into the tool-cache instead of copying it by @brunoborges in #1206
docs: drop benchmark numbers from the JDK caching section by @brunoborges in #1205
docs: correct the mvn-toolchain-id default in README and action.yml by @brunoborges in #1207
Cache resolved JDK releases to remove the vendor API from warm jobs by @brunoborges in #1208
Report concrete versions for floating Oracle JDK downloads by @jdubois in #1213
Import Maven signing keys into an isolated GPG home by @jdubois in #1214
Reuse the tool cache for floating versions the resolution cache identified by @brunoborges in #1219
Fix JetBrains Runtime release pagination by @jdubois in #1218
Fix JDK resolution cache platform identity by @jdubois in #1210
fix: select musl JDK artifacts on Alpine for Dragonwell, Corretto, Zulu and Liberica by @brunoborges in #1220
Fix SapMachine early-access filtering by @jdubois in #1217
Fix JetBrains GitHub token resolution by @jdubois in #1224
Include gradle.properties in Gradle cache key by @jdubois in #1225
Handle early dependency cache failures during Java setup by @jdubois in #1226
Fix js-yaml audit vulnerability by @brunoborges in #1228
Fix failing GitHub Actions job for graalvm 24-ea by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1227
Update setup-java for Microsoft's Build of OpenJDK: now pointing task to CDN that is always up-to-date by @jmjaffe37 in #1236
chore(deps-dev): bump globals from 17.8.0 to 17.9.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1233
chore(deps-dev): bump @types/semver from 7.7.1 to 7.8.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1229
chore(deps-dev): bump lint-staged from 17.2.0 to 17.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1231
chore(deps-dev): bump @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 8.65.0 to 8.67.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1232
Test JDK 26 installation from SDKMAN by @brunoborges in #1238
Add support for multiple Maven servers by @brunoborges in #1239
Add Maven dependency-resolution repositories by @brunoborges in #1240
Add Red Hat Build of OpenJDK support by @brunoborges in #1241
Fix Oracle macOS E2E version check by @brunoborges in #1243
ci: constrain cache e2e job modes by @philip-gai in #1244
Expose contributing guide to GitHub by @brunoborges in #1245
Set default signature verification for supported distributions by @johnoliver in #1246
chore(deps): combine open Dependabot npm updates by @brunoborges in #1252
Prepare documentation for v6 release by @brunoborges in #1253

New Contributors

@jameswald made their first contribution in #1010
@asm0dey made their first contribution in #1112
@wetneb made their first contribution in #608
@philip-gai made their first contribution in #1128

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0...v6.0.0

`v6`

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`v5.7.0`

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What's Changed

Fix npm audit failures on releases/v5 by @brunoborges in #1154
Backport #1151: Fix missing wrapper cache distributions by @brunoborges in #1153
Deprecate legacy Adopt distributions in v5 by @brunoborges in #1186

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5.6.0...v5.7.0

`v5.6.0`

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Backport to v5: Add Maven compiler problem matcher for javac diagnostics by @brunoborges in #1087
feat: expose cache-primary-key output (#597) [v5 backport] by @brunoborges in #1089
dist: Cover Tencent Kona JDK 25 (#1108) [v5 backport] by @brunoborges in #1110
Backport #1111: Preserve Maven toolchains across repeated setup-java runs (#1099) by @brunoborges in #1113
Backport #1097/#1098 to v5: cache Maven and Gradle wrapper distributions separately by @brunoborges in #1122

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5...v5.6.0

`v5.5.0`

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What's Changed

chore: enforce pre-PR validation (aggregate scripts, git hooks, PR checklist) by @brunoborges in #1061
Bump github/codeql-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in #1069
Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #1068
Bump actions/setup-python from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #1067
Bump @typescript-eslint/parser from 8.61.1 to 8.62.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1062
feat: Add verify-signature plumbing and Temurin+Microsoft verification support by @johnoliver in #1060
Updated jetbrains test: https.request() now catches errors. This fixes leaking tests as well by @jmjaffe37 in #1070
Fix arm64 e2e workflow tests mislabeled as x64 by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1073
feat: suppress Maven transfer progress via MAVEN_ARGS by default (add show-download-progress input) by @brunoborges in #1053
feat: Disable interactiveMode in generated Maven settings.xml by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1052
Bump prettier from 3.6.2 to 3.9.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1066
chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-jest from 29.0.1 to 29.15.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #1074
fix: Maven Toolchains grows unexpectedly by @Okeanos in #534
dist: Support Tencent Kona JDK by @johnshajiang in #672
feat: Add set-default option by @gsmet in #1017
docs: document problem matcher (and how to disable it), Maven Wrapper caching, and generated interactiveMode by @brunoborges in #1075
feat: Add distribution detection support to .sdkmanrc file by @lukaszgyg in #975

New Contributors

@jmjaffe37 made their first contribution in #1070
@gsmet made their first contribution in #1017
@lukaszgyg made their first contribution in #975

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5...v5.5.0

`v5.4.0`

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Bump @typescript-eslint/parser from 8.48.0 to 8.61.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1021
Fix codeql workflow permissions by @jsoref in #993
fix CodeQL permissions by @gdams in #1025
fix: reject non-semver candidate versions in isVersionSatisfies by @sproctor in #1009
Bump @actions/cache to 5.1.0, handle cache write denied by @jasongin in #1026
Add Maven Wrapper cache feature by @mahabaleshwars in #1027
Spelling by @jsoref in #713
add link to advanced configuration for JetBrains by @robstoll in #850
docs(action): fix missing required or default fields by @kranthipoturaju in #1007
feat: add microsoft openjdk 17.0.18 by @al-kau in #1002
Update README.md - use "alert syntax for Markdown" for notes by @mhoffrog in #924
Bump undici from 6.24.1 to 6.27.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1033
Update contributor guide with emoji for clarity by @brunoborges in #1028
add javac problem matcher by @Trass3r in #562
Clarify README version syntax and migration guidance by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1038
Update undici artifacts to 6.27.0 (license cache + dist) by @brunoborges in #1040
docs: enhance custom jdk file installation by @stephanabel in #996
Templates for new Java distributions by @panticmilos in #429
Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #1032
Bump @types/node from 25.9.3 to 26.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1031
docs: replace non-existent HelloWorldApp references with java --version by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1043
docs: add JavaFX Maven project configuration instructions by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1044
docs: self-signed certificate / internal CA handling for GitHub Enterprise by @brunoborges in #1050
docs: document importing an internal CA into the installed JDK (cacerts) by @brunoborges in #1051
chore: Harden workflows: least-privilege permissions + zizmor integration by @brunoborges in #1039
dist: Add GraalVM Community distribution support by @brunoborges with @Copilot in #1042
docs: note jdkfile approach for Early Access / unreleased JDK builds by @brunoborges in #1058
dist: Apply Copilot review suggestions from PR #1042 (GraalVM Community) by @brunoborges in #1059

New Contributors

@jsoref made their first contribution in #993
@sproctor made their first contribution in #1009
@jasongin made their first contribution in #1026
@robstoll made their first contribution in #850
@kranthipoturaju made their first contribution in #1007
@al-kau made their first contribution in #1002
@mhoffrog made their first contribution in #924
@brunoborges made their first contribution in #1028
@Trass3r made their first contribution in #562
@stephanabel made their first contribution in #996

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5...v5.4.0

`v5.3.0`

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chore: update Java version to 25 in setup examples by @alaahong in #969
Bump minimatch from 3.1.2 to 3.1.5 by @dependabot[bot] in #984
Refactor error handling and improve test logging for installers by @chiranjib-swain in #989
chore: upgrade dependencies (@actions/core, cache, glob, http-client, tool-cache, xmlbuilder2) by @Copilot in #999
Add Oracle JDK 17 licensing limitation note by @mahabaleshwars in #1001
Update readme for ubuntu sudo java_home behavior by @mahabaleshwars in #1013
temurin: add support for Alpine Linux by @gdams in #674
fix: resolve npm audit vulnerabilities in fast-xml-builder and fast-xml-parser by @gdams in #1015
Bump @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 8.35.1 to 8.48.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #952
Bump eslint-config-prettier from 8.10.0 to 10.1.8 by @dependabot[bot] in #881
Bump picomatch, @types/jest, jest, jest-circus and ts-jest by @dependabot[bot] in #1016
Bump @types/node from 24.1.0 to 25.9.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #950
Implement pagination with link headers for Adoptium based apis by @johnoliver in #1014
Make the Adoptopenjdk package type look at the Temurin repo first for latest assets by @johnoliver in #522
Bump @vercel/ncc from 0.38.1 to 0.44.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1018

New Contributors

@alaahong made their first contribution in #969
@Copilot made their first contribution in #999
@johnoliver made their first contribution in #1014

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5...v5.3.0

`v5.2.0`

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Enhancement

Retry on HTTP 522 Connection timed out by @findepi in #964

Documentation Changes

Update gradle caching by @priya-kinthali in #972
Update checkout to v6 by @mahabaleshwars in #973

Dependency Updates

Upgrade @actions/cache to v5 by @salmanmkc in #968
Upgrade actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot in #961

New Contributors

@findepi made their first contribution in #964

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5...v5.2.0

`v5.1.0`

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New Features

Add support for .sdkmanrc file in java-version-file parameter by @guicamest in #736
Add support for Microsoft OpenJDK 25 builds by @the-mod in #927

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Update Regex to Support All ASDF Versions for the supported distributions in tool-versions File by @aparnajyothi-y in #767
Enhance error logging for network failures to include endpoint/IP details, add retry mechanism and update workflows to use macos-15-intel by @priya-kinthali in #946
Update SapMachine URLs by @RealCLanger in #955
Add GitHub Token Support for GraalVM and Refactor Code by @mahabaleshwars in #849

Documentation changes

Update documentation to use checkout and Java v5 by @lmvysakh in #903
Clarify JAVA_HOME and PATH setup in README by @chiranjib-swain in #841

Dependency updates

Upgrade prettier from 2.8.8 to 3.6.2 and document breaking changes in v5 by @dependabot in #873
Upgrade actions/publish-action from 0.3.0 to 0.4.0 by @dependabot in #912

New Contributors

@lmvysakh made their first contribution in #903
@chiranjib-swain made their first contribution in #841
@the-mod made their first contribution in #927
@priya-kinthali made their first contribution in #946
@guicamest made their first contribution in #736

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v5...v5.1.0

`v5.0.0`

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Breaking Changes

Upgrade to node 24 by @salmanmkc in #888

Make sure your runner is updated to this version or newer to use this release. v2.327.1 Release Notes

Dependency Upgrades

Upgrade Publish Immutable Action by @HarithaVattikuti in #798
Upgrade eslint-plugin-jest from 27.9.0 to 28.11.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #730
Upgrade undici from 5.28.5 to 5.29.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #833
Upgrade form-data to bring in fix for critical vulnerability by @gowridurgad in #887
Upgrade actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #896

Bug Fixes

Prevent default installation of JetBrains pre-releases by @priyagupta108 in #859
Improve Error Handling for Setup-Java Action to Help Debug Intermittent Failures by @gowridurgad in #848

New Contributors

@gowridurgad made their first contribution in #848
@salmanmkc made their first contribution in #888

Full Changelog: actions/setup-java@v4...v5.0.0

`v5`

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