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macos-26-arm64 (20261112) Image Update

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[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[macOS] Azure DevOps macOS 14 Intel runners extended through November 23, 2026
[macOS] The default OpenSSL version will be updated from 3 to 4 on macOS 26 and Xcode 27
[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] macOS 14 Sonoma retirement: GitHub Actions and ADO arm64 on November 2; ADO Intel on November 23

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 26

  • OS Version: macOS 26.7.2 (25G332)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 25.6.0
  • Image Version: 20261112.0504.1

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261112.0504.1)
Language and Runtime .NET Core SDK 11.0.100
Utilities OpenSSL (openssl@3) 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026) - available on '/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/bin/openssl'
Cached Tools Python 3.15.2

Deleted ➖

Category Tool name Previous (20261102.0473.1)
Utilities OpenSSL (openssl@4) 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026) - available on '/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@4/bin/openssl'

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261102.0473.1) Current (20261112.0504.1)
Language and Runtime .NET Core SDK 8.0.427, 9.0.320, 10.0.403 8.0.428, 9.0.321, 10.0.404
Node.js 24.22.2 24.22.3
Package Management Bundler 4.0.23 4.0.24
Homebrew 7.0.11 7.0.13
Pipx 1.18.11 1.18.16
RubyGems 4.0.23 4.0.24
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) 2026 (build from commit 177e817512)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Utilities bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
OpenSSL 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026) 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026)
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.1
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Bicep CLI 0.48.1 0.49.2
CodeQL Action Bundle 2.27.3 2.27.4
SwiftFormat 0.64.5 0.64.6
Xcodes 2.1.0 2.2.0
Browsers Google Chrome 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.79
Google Chrome for Testing 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.78
ChromeDriver 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.78
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
Selenium server 4.51.0 4.52.0
Cached Tools Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.2 22.23.5, 24.22.3
Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.32+101 JAVA_HOME_11_arm64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_arm64

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xcode-27-arm64 (20261112) Image Update

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[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[macOS] Azure DevOps macOS 14 Intel runners extended through November 23, 2026
[macOS] The default OpenSSL version will be updated from 3 to 4 on macOS 26 and Xcode 27
[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] macOS 14 Sonoma retirement: GitHub Actions and ADO arm64 on November 2; ADO Intel on November 23

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 27

  • OS Version: macOS 27.2 (26B123)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 27.2.0
  • Image Version: 20261112.0361.1

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261112.0361.1)
Language and Runtime .NET Core SDK 11.0.100
Utilities OpenSSL (openssl@3) 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026) - available on '/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/bin/openssl'
Cached Tools Python 3.15.2

Xcode

Version Build Path Symlinks
27.3 (beta) 27C5020n /Applications/Xcode_27.3_beta.app /Applications/Xcode_27.3.0.app
/Applications/Xcode_27.3.app

Xcode > Installed SDKs

SDK SDK Name Xcode Version
macOS 27.3 macosx27.3 27.3
iOS 27.3 iphoneos27.3 27.3
Simulator - iOS 27.3 iphonesimulator27.3 27.3
tvOS 27.3 appletvos27.3 27.3
Simulator - tvOS 27.3 appletvsimulator27.3 27.3
watchOS 27.3 watchos27.3 27.3
Simulator - watchOS 27.3 watchsimulator27.3 27.3
visionOS 27.3 xros27.3 27.3
Simulator - visionOS 27.3 xrsimulator27.3 27.3
DriverKit 27.3 driverkit27.3 27.3

Deleted ➖

Category Tool name Previous (20261104.0337.1)
Utilities OpenSSL (openssl@4) 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026) - available on '/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@4/bin/openssl'

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261104.0337.1) Current (20261112.0361.1)
OS Version macOS 27.0.1 (26A434) macOS 27.2 (26B123)
Kernel Version Darwin 27.0.0 Darwin 27.2.0
Language and Runtime .NET Core SDK 8.0.427, 9.0.320, 10.0.403 8.0.428, 9.0.321, 10.0.404
Node.js 24.22.2 24.22.3
Package Management Bundler 4.0.23 4.0.24
Homebrew 7.0.12 7.0.13
Pipx 1.18.11 1.18.16
RubyGems 4.0.23 4.0.24
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit 8450b13265) 2026 (build from commit 177e817512)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Utilities bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
OpenSSL 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 3.5.9 29 Sep 2026) 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026 (Library: OpenSSL 4.1.0 23 Oct 2026)
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.1
Bicep CLI 0.48.1 0.49.2
SwiftFormat 0.64.5 0.64.6
Xcodes 2.1.0 2.2.0
Browsers Safari 27.0.1 (22625.1.29.11.28) 27.2 (22625.2.8.11.9)
SafariDriver 27.0.1 (22625.1.29.11.28) 27.2 (22625.2.8.11.9)
Google Chrome 157.0.8103.39 157.0.8103.79
Google Chrome for Testing 157.0.8103.38 157.0.8103.78
ChromeDriver 157.0.8103.38 157.0.8103.78
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0.1 160.0
Cached Tools Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.2 22.23.5, 24.22.3
Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.32+101 JAVA_HOME_11_arm64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_arm64

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Windows Server 2025 (20261111) Image Update

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@github-actions github-actions released this 12 Nov 18:25
Announcements
[Windows] D: drive will use ReFS instead of NTFS on Windows images from November 30, 2026
[Windows 11 Arm64] Actions workspace will move to D: drive on November 30, 2026
[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Windows] The windows-11-arm image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

  • OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 33822
  • Image Version: 20261111.331.1

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261111.331.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404, 11.0.100
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.34, 9.0.23, 10.0.15, 11.0.0
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.34, 9.0.23, 10.0.15, 11.0.0
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.34, 9.0.23, 10.0.15, 11.0.0

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Category Tool name Previous (20261101.318.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.318.1) Current (20261111.331.1)
OS Version 10.0.26100 Build 33674 10.0.26100 Build 33822
Windows Subsystem for Linux (Default, WSLv2) 3.0.3.0 3.0.5.0
Language and Runtime Node 22.23.4 22.23.5
Package Management Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
NuGet 7.9.0.83 8.0.0.137
pip 26.2.2 (python 3.12) 26.3 (python 3.12)
Pipx 1.18.11 1.18.16
Vcpkg (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) (build from commit 177e817512)
Project Management Gradle 9.8 9.9
Tools 7zip 26.05 26.06
Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
CodeQL Action Bundle 2.27.3 2.27.4
Docker-wincred 0.9.12 0.9.13
Git 2.56.0.windows.4 2.56.1.windows.1
Pulumi 3.273.0 3.274.1
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.79
Chrome Driver 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.78
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge Driver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
Database tools MongoDB Shell (mongosh) 2.14.1 2.14.2
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules
AWSPowershell 5.0.327 5.0.333

Java

Version Environment Variable
8.0.504+1 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.32+101 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
17.0.20+101 (default) JAVA_HOME_17_X64
8.0.512+9 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
17.0.21+9 (default) JAVA_HOME_17_X64

Databases > MongoDB

Version ServiceName ServiceStatus ServiceStartType
7.0.45.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled
7.0.48.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37827.9 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37906.3 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 17.14.37827.9
microsoft.net.runtime.android 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot.net8 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.android.net8 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.ios 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling.net8 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.sdk.emscripten 9.0.15.2005
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.8.0 17.14.37824.5
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.9.0 17.14.37824.5
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK 17.14.37824.5
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.26100 17.14.37827.9
runtimes.ios 9.0.2226.52218
runtimes.maccatalyst 9.0.2226.52218
wasm.tools 9.0.2226.52218
Windows Software Development Kit ~~10.1.26100...
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Windows Server 2022 (20261112) Image Update

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@github-actions github-actions released this 12 Nov 17:10
Announcements
[Windows] D: drive will use ReFS instead of NTFS on Windows images from November 30, 2026
[Windows 11 Arm64] Actions workspace will move to D: drive on November 30, 2026
[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Windows] The windows-11-arm image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2022

  • OS Version: 10.0.20348 Build 5870
  • Image Version: 20261112.366.7

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Category Tool name Current (20261112.366.7)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404, 11.0.100
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.34, 9.0.23, 10.0.15, 11.0.0
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.34, 9.0.23, 10.0.15, 11.0.0
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.34, 9.0.23, 10.0.15, 11.0.0

Deleted ➖

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.353.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.33, 9.0.22, 10.0.14

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.353.1) Current (20261112.366.7)
OS Version 10.0.20348 Build 5773 10.0.20348 Build 5870
Language and Runtime Node 22.23.4 22.23.5
Package Management Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
NuGet 7.9.0.83 8.0.0.137
pip 26.2.2 (python 3.12) 26.3 (python 3.12)
Pipx 1.18.11 1.18.16
Vcpkg (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) (build from commit 177e817512)
Project Management Gradle 9.8 9.9
Tools 7zip 26.05 26.06
Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
CodeQL Action Bundle 2.27.3 2.27.4
Docker-wincred 0.9.12 0.9.13
Git 2.56.0.windows.4 2.56.1.windows.1
Pulumi 3.273.0 3.274.1
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.5.2 3.5.3
AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Rust Tools >
Packages
cargo-audit 0.22.2 0.23.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.79
Chrome Driver 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.78
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge Driver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
Database tools MongoDB Shell (mongosh) 2.14.1 2.14.2
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules
AWSPowershell 5.0.327 5.0.333

Java

Version Environment Variable
8.0.504+1 (default) JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.32+101 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
17.0.20+101 JAVA_HOME_17_X64
8.0.512+9 (default) JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
17.0.21+9 JAVA_HOME_17_X64

Databases > MongoDB

Version ServiceName ServiceStatus ServiceStartType
7.0.45.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled
7.0.48.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37827.9 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37906.3 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 17.14.37827.9
microsoft.net.runtime.android 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot.net8 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.android.net8 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.ios 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling.net8 9.0.2226.52218
microsoft.net.sdk.emscripten 9.0.15.2005
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.8.0 17.14.37824.5
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.9.0 17.14.37824.5
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK 17.14.37824.5
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.26100 17.14.37827.9
runtimes.ios 9.0.2226.52218
runtimes.maccatalyst 9.0.2226.52218
wasm.tools ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 (20261111) Image Update

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[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Ubuntu] ubuntu-latest label will use Ubuntu 26.04 in November 2026
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 are now generally available
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 22.04

  • OS Version: 22.04.5 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 6.8.0-1070-azure
  • Image Version: 20261111.360.2
  • Systemd version: 249.11-0ubuntu3.23

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Category Tool name Current (20261111.360.2)
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 11.0.100

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.347.1) Current (20261111.360.2)
Language and Runtime Node.js 22.23.4 22.23.5
Package Management Homebrew 7.0.11 7.0.13
Vcpkg (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) (build from commit b58529e333)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Tools Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Bicep 0.48.1 0.49.2
CodeQL Action Bundle 2.27.3 2.27.4
Docker-Buildx 0.38.1 0.39.0
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
Heroku 11.12.1 11.13.0
nvm 0.40.8 0.41.0
Pulumi 3.273.0 3.274.1
Terraform 1.17.1 1.17.2
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.5.2 3.5.3
AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.1
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Google Cloud CLI 591.0.0 593.0.0
Netlify CLI 27.16.1 27.17.0
OpenShift CLI 4.22.19 5.0.1
Vercel CLI 65.9.0 65.14.0
PHP Tools Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Rust Tools >
Packages
Cargo audit 0.22.2 0.23.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 156.0.8078.79 157.0.8103.78
ChromeDriver 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.78
Chromium 156.0.8078.0 157.0.8103.0
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404
Databases >
MySQL
MySQL 8.0.46-0ubuntu0.22.04.4 8.0.46-0ubuntu0.22.04.5
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
8.0.504+1 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.32+1 (default) JAVA_HOME_11_X64
8.0.512+9 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.33+10 (default) JAVA_HOME_11_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.7
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.8

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macos-15-arm64 (20261112) Image Update

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[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[macOS] Azure DevOps macOS 14 Intel runners extended through November 23, 2026
[macOS] The default OpenSSL version will be updated from 3 to 4 on macOS 26 and Xcode 27
[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] macOS 14 Sonoma retirement: GitHub Actions and ADO arm64 on November 2; ADO Intel on November 23

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 15

  • OS Version: macOS 15.8.2 (24H232)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 24.6.0
  • Image Version: 20261112.0539.3

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261112.0539.3)
Language and Runtime .NET Core SDK 11.0.100
Cached Tools Python 3.15.2

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261104.0514.1) Current (20261112.0539.3)
Language and Runtime .NET Core SDK 8.0.427, 9.0.320, 10.0.403 8.0.428, 9.0.321, 10.0.404
Node.js 22.23.4 22.23.5
Package Management Bundler 4.0.23 4.0.24
Homebrew 7.0.12 7.0.13
Pipx 1.18.12 1.18.16
RubyGems 4.0.23 4.0.24
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit eef0ef7bf4) 2026 (build from commit 177e817512)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Utilities bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.1
Bicep CLI 0.48.1 0.49.2
SwiftFormat 0.64.5 0.64.6
Xcodes 2.1.0 2.2.0
Browsers Google Chrome 157.0.8103.39 157.0.8103.79
Google Chrome for Testing 157.0.8103.38 157.0.8103.78
ChromeDriver 157.0.8103.38 157.0.8103.78
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0.1 160.0
Cached Tools Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.2 22.23.5, 24.22.3
Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.32+101 JAVA_HOME_11_arm64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_arm64

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.

Ubuntu 26.04 (20261111) Image Update

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Announcements
[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Ubuntu] ubuntu-latest label will use Ubuntu 26.04 in November 2026
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 are now generally available
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 26.04

  • OS Version: 26.04.1 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1019-azure
  • Image Version: 20261111.196.1
  • Systemd version: 259.9-0ubuntu0.1

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261111.196.1)
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 11.0.100

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.186.1) Current (20261111.196.1)
Package Management Homebrew 7.0.11 7.0.13
Vcpkg (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) (build from commit 2ec0f1747d)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Tools Ansible 2.21.5 2.21.6
Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Bicep 0.48.1 0.49.2
CodeQL Action Bundle 2.27.3 2.27.4
Docker-Buildx 0.38.1 0.38.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
nvm 0.40.8 0.41.0
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Google Cloud CLI 591.0.0 593.0.0
PHP Tools Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 156.0.8078.79 157.0.8103.50
ChromeDriver 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.50
Chromium 156.0.8078.0 157.0.8103.0
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.32+1 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
bind9-dnsutils 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.4
bind9-dnsutils 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.5

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.

Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 (20261111) Image Update

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Announcements
[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Ubuntu] ubuntu-latest label will use Ubuntu 26.04 in November 2026
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 are now generally available
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 26.04

  • OS Version: 26.04.1 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1019-azure
  • Image Version: 20261111.184.1
  • Systemd version: 259.9-0ubuntu0.1

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261111.184.1)
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 11.0.100

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.174.1) Current (20261111.184.1)
Package Management Homebrew 7.0.11 7.0.13
Vcpkg (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) (build from commit 2ec0f1747d)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Tools Ansible 2.21.5 2.21.6
Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Docker-Buildx 0.38.1 0.38.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
nvm 0.40.8 0.41.0
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Google Cloud CLI 591.0.0 593.0.0
PHP Tools Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Browsers and Drivers Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.32+1 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
bind9-dnsutils 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.4
bind9-dnsutils 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.5

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.

Ubuntu 24.04 (20261111) Image Update

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Announcements
[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Ubuntu] ubuntu-latest label will use Ubuntu 26.04 in November 2026
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 are now generally available
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 24.04

  • OS Version: 24.04.5 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1017-azure
  • Image Version: 20261111.370.1
  • Systemd version: 255.4-1ubuntu8.18

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Current (20261111.370.1)
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 11.0.100

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.360.1) Current (20261111.370.1)
Package Management Homebrew 7.0.11 7.0.13
Vcpkg (build from commit 9a5dfef5d1) (build from commit 2ec0f1747d)
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Tools Ansible 2.21.5 2.21.6
Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Bicep 0.48.1 0.49.2
CodeQL Action Bundle 2.27.3 2.27.4
Docker-Buildx 0.38.1 0.38.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
nvm 0.40.8 0.41.0
Pulumi 3.273.0 3.274.1
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Google Cloud CLI 591.0.0 593.0.0
PHP Tools Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 156.0.8078.79 157.0.8103.50
ChromeDriver 156.0.8078.80 157.0.8103.50
Chromium 156.0.8078.0 157.0.8103.0
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 156.0.4314.58 157.0.4341.46
Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
8.0.504+1 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.32+1 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
8.0.512+9 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.8
libsqlite3-dev 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.8
sqlite3 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.8
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.9
libsqlite3-dev 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.9
sqlite3 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.9

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.

Ubuntu 24.04 Arm64 (20261111) Image Update

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Announcements
[Ubuntu, macOS, Windows] Go 1.24 will be removed from the tool-cache and the default Go version will be updated to 1.26 starting November 18, 2026
[Ubuntu] ubuntu-latest label will use Ubuntu 26.04 in November 2026
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 are now generally available
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 24.04

  • OS Version: 24.04.5 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1017-azure
  • Image Version: 20261111.182.1
  • Systemd version: 255.4-1ubuntu8.18

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category Tool name Current (20261111.182.1)
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 11.0.100

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20261101.172.1) Current (20261111.182.1)
Package Management Homebrew 7.0.11 7.0.13
Project Management Gradle 9.8.2 9.9.1
Tools Ansible 2.21.5 2.21.6
Bazel 9.3.1 9.3.2
Docker-Buildx 0.38.1 0.38.2
Git 2.56.0 2.56.1
nvm 0.40.8 0.41.0
Pulumi 3.273.0 3.274.1
yq 4.54.1 4.54.3
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.39.3 2.40.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.171.0 1.172.1
Azure CLI 2.91.0 2.92.0
Google Cloud CLI 591.0.0 593.0.0
PHP Tools Composer 2.11.1 2.11.2
Rust Tools Rustup 1.29.2 1.29.3
Browsers and Drivers Mozilla Firefox 159.0 160.0
.NET Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, 10.0.403 8.0.134, 8.0.428, 9.0.124, 9.0.321, 10.0.115, 10.0.404
Cached Tools Go 1.26.10 1.26.11
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.9 7.6.10

Java

Version Environment Variable
8.0.504+1 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.32+1 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
8.0.512+9 JAVA_HOME_8_X64
11.0.33+10 JAVA_HOME_11_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.8
libsqlite3-dev 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.8
sqlite3 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.8
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.9
libsqlite3-dev 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.9
sqlite3 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.9

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.