Bump actions/github-script from 8 to 9 in the github group#76
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Bumps the github group with 1 update: [actions/github-script](https://github.com/actions/github-script). Updates `actions/github-script` from 8 to 9 - [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/github-script/releases) - [Commits](actions/github-script@v8...v9) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: actions/github-script dependency-version: '9' dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-major dependency-group: github ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
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Dependency Update Review
Package: actions/github-script v8 → v9
Semver risk: Major
Dependency type: GitHub Actions (CI tooling)
CI status: Passing (8/8 runs)
Changelog Analysis
Sources consulted:
- Release notes in PR body (v9.0.0)
- Compare v8...v9
Breaking changes (from release notes):
require('@actions/github')no longer works —@actions/githubv9 is ESM-onlyconst getOctokit = .../let getOctokit = ...in scripts will throwSyntaxError—getOctokitis now an injected parameter- Scripts accessing
@actions/githubinternals beyondgithub/octokitmay need updates
New features:
getOctokitfactory function injected into script context for multi-token workflowsACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_IDappended to user-agent for request tracing
Security fixes: None noted.
Compatibility Assessment
Checked all 10 workflow files for the three breaking change patterns:
require('@actions/github')— not used in any workflow scriptconst getOctokit/let getOctokitdeclarations — not used in any workflow script- Non-standard
@actions/githubinternals — not used
The diff is version tag bumps only (@v8 → @v9); no script content was modified. Project is not affected by any breaking changes.
- Project uses affected APIs: no
- Peer dependency changes: n/a (GitHub Actions, not npm)
- Code changes required: no
- Prior failed attempts: no maintainer comments flagging concerns
Recommendation
APPROVE — Major bump, but none of the three v9 breaking changes apply to this project's workflow scripts, and CI is clean.
@rtibblesbot's comments are generated by an LLM, and should be evaluated accordingly
How was this generated?
Reviewed the pull request diff checking for:
- Correctness: bugs, edge cases, undocumented behavior, resource leaks, hardcoded values
- Design: unnecessary complexity, naming, readability, comment accuracy, redundant state
- Architecture: duplicated concerns, minimal interfaces, composition over inheritance
- Testing: behavior-based assertions, mocks only at hard boundaries, accurate coverage
- Completeness: missing dependencies, unupdated usages, i18n, accessibility, security
- Principles: DRY (same reason to change), SRP, Rule of Three (no premature abstraction)
- Checked CI status and linked issue acceptance criteria
- For UI changes: inspected screenshots for layout, visual completeness, and consistency
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Bumps the github group with 1 update: actions/github-script.
Updates
actions/github-scriptfrom 8 to 9Release notes
Sourced from actions/github-script's releases.
Commits
3a2844bMerge pull request #700 from actions/salmanmkc/expose-getoctokit + prepare re...ca10bbdfix: use@octokit/core/types import for v7 compatibility86e48e2merge: incorporate main branch changesc108472chore: rebuild dist for v9 upgrade and getOctokit factoryafff112Merge pull request #712 from actions/salmanmkc/deployment-false + fix user-ag...ff8117eci: fix user-agent test to handle orchestration ID81c6b78ci: use deployment: false to suppress deployment noise from integration tests3953cafdocs: update README examples from@v8to@v9, add getOctokit docs and v9 brea...c17d55bci: add getOctokit integration test joba047196test: add getOctokit integration tests via callAsyncFunctionDependabot will resolve any conflicts with this PR as long as you don't alter it yourself. You can also trigger a rebase manually by commenting
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