Self-repo action references; ACTIONS_CACHE_MODE env var; GITHUB_ARTIFACTS files
v2.336.0
3 features3 enhancements5 fixesThis release3 featuresNew capabilities3 enhancementsImprovements to existing features5 fixesBug fixesAI-tallied from the release notes
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What's Changed
- Canceled background steps should not impact job result by @lokesh755 in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4482
- Report actions archive size in telemetry. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4509
- Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4511
- Update Docker to v29.6.0 and Buildx to v0.35.0 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4516
- chore: update Node versions by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4519
- chore: update Node versions by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4530
- feat: enhance telemetry for action download resolution and failures by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4536
- Update Docker version to 29.6.1 by @AllanGuigou in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4539
- feat: add self-repository action reference syntax by @nodeselector in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4457
- Update dotnet sdk to latest version @8.0.422 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4504
- Link config.sh and installdependencies.sh in docs by @Wuodan in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4526
- Add support for $GITHUB_ARTIFACTS environment files by @bdehamer in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4527
- feat: expose effective cache-mode to steps via ACTIONS_CACHE_MODE by @philip-gai in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4538
- Setup Job: announce when running with locked dependencies by @nodeselector in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4546
- Setup Job: reword locked-dependencies log line to use lockfile language by @nodeselector in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4550
- Wait for worker to finish during cancel by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4553
- do not cap migrated setting retry is exception is session conflict by @aiqiaoy in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4557
- Allow checking DNS with api.gihub.com. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4547
- Exit ephemeral runners on broker acknowledge job-not-found by @rentziass in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4540
- Cleanup session files on get message or session deleted error by @nikola-jokic in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4551
- Recreate session on RunnerSessionInvalid from broker by @luketomlinson in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4556
New Contributors
- @Wuodan made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4526
- @bdehamer made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4527
- @philip-gai made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4538
Full Changelog: https://github.com/actions/runner/compare/v2.335.0...v2.336.0
Note: Actions Runner follows a progressive release policy, so the latest release might not be available to your enterprise, organization, or repository yet. To confirm which version of the Actions Runner you should expect, please view the download instructions for your enterprise, organization, or repository. See https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners
Windows x64
We recommend configuring the runner in a root folder of the Windows drive (e.g. "C:\actions-runner"). This will help avoid issues related to service identity folder permissions and long file path restrictions on Windows.
The following snipped needs to be run on powershell:
# Create a folder under the drive root
mkdir \actions-runner ; cd \actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-win-x64-2.336.0.zip -OutFile actions-runner-win-x64-2.336.0.zip
# Extract the installer
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem ;
[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory("$PWD\actions-runner-win-x64-2.336.0.zip", "$PWD")Windows arm64
We recommend configuring the runner in a root folder of the Windows drive (e.g. "C:\actions-runner"). This will help avoid issues related to service identity folder permissions and long file path restrictions on Windows.
The following snipped needs to be run on powershell:
# Create a folder under the drive root
mkdir \actions-runner ; cd \actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-win-arm64-2.336.0.zip -OutFile actions-runner-win-arm64-2.336.0.zip
# Extract the installer
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem ;
[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory("$PWD\actions-runner-win-arm64-2.336.0.zip", "$PWD")OSX x64
# Create a folder
mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-osx-x64-2.336.0.tar.gz
# Extract the installer
tar xzf ./actions-runner-osx-x64-2.336.0.tar.gzOSX arm64 (Apple silicon)
# Create a folder
mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-osx-arm64-2.336.0.tar.gz
# Extract the installer
tar xzf ./actions-runner-osx-arm64-2.336.0.tar.gzLinux x64
# Create a folder
mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.336.0.tar.gz
# Extract the installer
tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-x64-2.336.0.tar.gzLinux arm64
# Create a folder
mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.336.0.tar.gz
# Extract the installer
tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-arm64-2.336.0.tar.gzLinux arm
# Create a folder
mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner
# Download the latest runner package
curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.336.0/actions-runner-linux-arm-2.336.0.tar.gz
# Extract the installer
tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-arm-2.336.0.tar.gzUsing your self hosted runner
For additional details about configuring, running, or shutting down the runner please check out our product docs.
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Fetched July 21, 2026
