.github/workflows/checkPullRequest.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ jobs:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js with GitHub Package Registry
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version: 20
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: 'cycjimmy'
 

.github/workflows/testRelease.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./

README.md

@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ GitHub Action for [Semantic Release][semantic-url].
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
 **IMPORTANT**: `GITHUB_TOKEN` does not have the required permissions to operate on protected branches.
-If you are using this action for protected branches, replace `GITHUB_TOKEN` with [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line). If using the `@semantic-release/git` plugin for protected branches, avoid persisting credentials as part of `actions/checkout@v5` by setting the parameter `persist-credentials: false`. This credential does not have the required permission to operate on protected branches.
+If you are using this action for protected branches, replace `GITHUB_TOKEN` with [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line). If using the `@semantic-release/git` plugin for protected branches, avoid persisting credentials as part of `actions/checkout@v4` by setting the parameter `persist-credentials: false`. This credential does not have the required permission to operate on protected branches.
 
 #### Private Packages
 
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ then make sure that you configure this in your `package.json` file:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       semantic_version: 19.0.5  # It is recommended to specify a version range
                                 # for semantic-release when using
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ steps:
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
-If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6` then [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) version [24.2.7](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v25.0.2) is used.
+If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4` then [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) version [21.1.1](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v21.1.1) is used.
 
 #### branches
 > {Optional Input Parameter} The branches on which releases should happen.<br>`branches` supports for **semantic-release above v16**.
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6` then
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       semantic_version: 16
       # you can set branches for semantic-release above v16.
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ See [configuration#branches](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-releas
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       semantic_version: 15.13.28
       # you can set branch for semantic-release older than v16.
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ Github Action Workflow:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       # You can specify specifying version range for the extra plugins if you prefer.
       extra_plugins: |
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ Release Config:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       dry_run: true
     env:
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ steps:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       ci: false
     env:
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ The action can be used with `extends` option to extend an existing [sharable con
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       # You can extend an existing shareable configuration.
       # And you can specify version range for the shareable configuration if you prefer.
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ This action run semantic release in the github provided workspace by default. Yo
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       # You can select another working directory like a subdirectory for example.
       working_directory: ./code
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ The default tag format on semantic-release is `v{version}`. You can override tha
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       tag_format: custom-v${version}
     env:
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Setting this to true will unset the `GITHUB_ACTIONS` environment variable. This
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Temporarily merge PR branch
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
     run: |
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ steps:
       git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
       git merge --no-ff origin/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} --message "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     with:
       unset_gha_env: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
       ci: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && false || '' }}
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ steps:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
     id: semantic   # Need an `id` for output variables
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

action.yml

@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ outputs:
   last_release_git_tag:
     description: 'The Git tag associated with the last release, if there was one.'
 runs:
-  using: 'node24'
+  using: 'node20'
   main: 'index.js'

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,48 +1,3 @@
-# [6.0.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.2...v6.0.0) (2025-11-17)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **deps:** update semantic-release to version 25 ([9246c0b](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/9246c0bd17405b1f20450501f39234912258bc50))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* **deps:** Update semantic-release to version 25
-
-## [5.0.2](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.1...v5.0.2) (2025-10-10)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* further fix of result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([451bf1f](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/451bf1fa96343272b4efadb5731fe2e25073d24f)), closes [#264](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/issues/264)
-
-## [5.0.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2025-10-09)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([4267eee](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/4267eee56034cc3ee6f2fef9bdc3cc125ca073db))
-
-# [5.0.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.2...v5.0.0) (2025-08-30)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* update node version on runner to 24 ([7869323](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/78693238b0cffcbd79484ca9c3f634c6d1e3978a))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* this action now runs using node 24
-
-## [4.2.2](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.1...v4.2.2) (2025-07-04)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **cleanupNpmrc.task.js:** Use @actions/io to remove .npmrc ([b7db0cb](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/b7db0cbbf5f42eb8fe027828c236fbc340b5429e))
-
 ## [4.2.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1) (2025-06-07)
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cycjimmy/semantic-release-action",
-  "version": "6.0.0",
+  "version": "4.2.1",
   "description": "GitHub Action for Semantic Release",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/core": "^2.0.0",
+    "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
-    "@actions/io": "^2.0.0",
     "@cycjimmy/awesome-js-funcs": "^4.0.9",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^25.0.2"
+    "semantic-release": "^24.2.5"
   }
 }

src/cleanupNpmrc.task.js

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-const io = require('@actions/io');
+const core = require('@actions/core');
+const exec = require('./_exec');
 
 /**
  * Clean up `.npmrc` file in the repo after releasing
  * @returns {Promise<never>}
  */
 module.exports = async () => {
-  await io.rmRF('.npmrc');
+  const {stdout, stderr} = await exec(`rm -f .npmrc`);
+  core.debug(stdout);
+
+  if (stderr) {
+    return Promise.reject(stderr);
+  }
 };

src/windUpJob.task.js

@@ -7,29 +7,23 @@ const outputs = require('./outputs.json');
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 module.exports = async (result) => {
-  const resolved = await result;
+  if (!result) {
-  if (!resolved) {
     core.debug('No release published.');
-    return;
+    return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  const {
+  const {lastRelease, commits, nextRelease, releases} = await result;
-    lastRelease = {},
-    commits = [],
-    nextRelease = {},
-    releases = [],
-  } = resolved;
 
-  if (lastRelease?.version) {
+  if (lastRelease.version) {
     core.debug(`The last release was "${lastRelease.version}".`);
     core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_version, lastRelease.version);
     core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_git_head, lastRelease.gitHead);
     core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_git_tag, lastRelease.gitTag);
   }
 
-  if (!nextRelease?.version) {
+  if (!nextRelease) {
     core.debug('No release published.');
-    return;
+    return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
   core.debug(`Published ${nextRelease.type} release version ${nextRelease.version} containing ${commits.length} commits.`);