Persist creds to a separate file

Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements (#2248 )
* Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements * Update
2025-10-18 22:09:21 +08:00 · 2025-10-17 19:00:01 +00:00 · 2025-08-13 13:57:25 +01:00 · 2025-08-11 13:35:28 +01:00 · 2025-08-11 11:52:51 +01:00 · 2025-08-11 11:30:37 +01:00
22 changed files with 1161 additions and 442 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
-      - name: Set Node.js 20.x
+      - name: Set Node.js 24.x
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
-          node-version: 20.x
+          node-version: 24.x
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
-          node-version: 20.x
+          node-version: 24.x
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run build
@@ -302,12 +302,15 @@ jobs:
      # Clone this repo
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
        with:
          path: actions-checkout
      # Basic checkout using git
      - name: Checkout basic
        id: checkout
-        uses: ./
+        uses: ./actions-checkout
        with:
          path: cloned-using-local-action
          ref: test-data/v2/basic
      # Verify output
@@ -325,7 +328,3 @@ jobs:
            echo "Expected commit to be 82f71901cf8c021332310dcc8cdba84c4193ff5d"
            exit 1
          fi
      # needed to make checkout post cleanup succeed
      - name: Fix Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
--- a/.github/workflows/update-main-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-main-version.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
        type: choice
        description: The major version to update
        options:
          - v5
          - v4
          - v3
          - v2
--- a/.licenses/npm/@octokit/endpoint.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/@octokit/endpoint.dep.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: "@octokit/endpoint"
-version: 9.0.5
+version: 9.0.6
 type: npm
 summary: Turns REST API endpoints into generic request options
-homepage: 
+homepage:
 license: mit
 licenses:
 - sources: LICENSE
--- a/.licenses/npm/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.dep.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest"
-version: 9.2.1
+version: 9.2.2
 type: npm
 summary: Octokit plugin to paginate REST API endpoint responses
-homepage: 
+homepage:
 license: mit
 licenses:
 - sources: LICENSE
--- a/.licenses/npm/@octokit/request-error.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/@octokit/request-error.dep.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: "@octokit/request-error"
-version: 5.1.0
+version: 5.1.1
 type: npm
 summary: Error class for Octokit request errors
-homepage: 
+homepage:
 license: mit
 licenses:
 - sources: LICENSE
--- a/.licenses/npm/@octokit/request.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/@octokit/request.dep.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 name: "@octokit/request"
-version: 8.4.0
+version: 8.4.1
 type: npm
 summary: Send parameterized requests to GitHub's APIs with sensible defaults in browsers
  and Node
-homepage: 
+homepage:
 license: mit
 licenses:
 - sources: LICENSE
--- a/.licenses/npm/undici.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/undici.dep.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: undici
-version: 5.28.4
+version: 5.29.0
 type: npm
 summary: An HTTP/1.1 client, written from scratch for Node.js
 homepage: https://undici.nodejs.org
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 ## V5.0.0
 * Update actions checkout to use node 24 by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2226
 ## V4.3.0
 * docs: update README.md by @motss in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1971
 * Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by @mouismail in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1977
 * Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by @benwells in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2043
 * Adjust positioning of user email note and permissions heading by @joshmgross in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2044
 * Update README.md by @nebuk89 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2194
 * Update CODEOWNERS for actions by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2224
 * Update package dependencies by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2236
 ## v4.2.2
 * `url-helper.ts` now leverages well-known environment variables by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1941
 * Expand unit test coverage for `isGhes` by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1946
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-* @actions/actions-launch
+* @actions/actions-runtime
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 [![Build and Test](https://github.com/actions/checkout/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/checkout/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 # Checkout V5
 ## What's new
 - Updated to the node24 runtime
  - This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of [v2.327.1](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.327.1) to run.
 # Checkout V4
 This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it.
@@ -10,6 +18,24 @@ The auth token is persisted in the local git config. This enables your scripts t
 When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to download the files.
 ### Note
 Thank you for your interest in this GitHub action, however, right now we are not taking contributions. 
 We continue to focus our resources on strategic areas that help our customers be successful while making developers' lives easier. While GitHub Actions remains a key part of this vision, we are allocating resources towards other areas of Actions and are not taking contributions to this repository at this time. The GitHub public roadmap is the best place to follow along for any updates on features we’re working on and what stage they’re in.
 We are taking the following steps to better direct requests related to GitHub Actions, including:
 1. We will be directing questions and support requests to our [Community Discussions area](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/categories/actions)
 2. High Priority bugs can be reported through Community Discussions or you can report these to our support team https://support.github.com/contact/bug-report.
 3. Security Issues should be handled as per our [security.md](security.md)
 We will still provide security updates for this project and fix major breaking changes during this time.
 You are welcome to still raise bugs in this repo.
 # What's new
 Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/latest) for the latest release notes.
@@ -18,7 +44,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 <!-- start usage -->
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    # Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout
    # Default: ${{ github.repository }}
@@ -131,24 +157,33 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 # Scenarios
- [Fetch only the root files](#Fetch-only-the-root-files)
+- [Checkout V5](#checkout-v5)
- [Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder](#Fetch-only-the-root-files-and-github-and-src-folder)
+  - [What's new](#whats-new)
- [Fetch only a single file](#Fetch-only-a-single-file)
+- [Checkout V4](#checkout-v4)
- [Fetch all history for all tags and branches](#Fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches)
+    - [Note](#note)
- [Checkout a different branch](#Checkout-a-different-branch)
+- [What's new](#whats-new-1)
- [Checkout HEAD^](#Checkout-HEAD)
+- [Usage](#usage)
- [Checkout multiple repos (side by side)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-side-by-side)
+- [Scenarios](#scenarios)
- [Checkout multiple repos (nested)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-nested)
+  - [Fetch only the root files](#fetch-only-the-root-files)
- [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
+  - [Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder](#fetch-only-the-root-files-and-github-and-src-folder)
- [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#Checkout-pull-request-HEAD-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
+  - [Fetch only a single file](#fetch-only-a-single-file)
- [Checkout pull request on closed event](#Checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
+  - [Fetch all history for all tags and branches](#fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches)
- [Push a commit using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
+  - [Checkout a different branch](#checkout-a-different-branch)
- [Push a commit to a PR using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-to-a-PR-using-the-built-in-token)
+  - [Checkout HEAD^](#checkout-head)
  - [Checkout multiple repos (side by side)](#checkout-multiple-repos-side-by-side)
  - [Checkout multiple repos (nested)](#checkout-multiple-repos-nested)
  - [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#checkout-multiple-repos-private)
  - [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#checkout-pull-request-head-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
  - [Checkout pull request on closed event](#checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
  - [Push a commit using the built-in token](#push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
  - [Push a commit to a PR using the built-in token](#push-a-commit-to-a-pr-using-the-built-in-token)
 - [Recommended permissions](#recommended-permissions)
 - [License](#license)
 ## Fetch only the root files
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    sparse-checkout: .
 ```
@@ -156,7 +191,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    sparse-checkout: |
      .github
@@ -166,7 +201,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only a single file
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    sparse-checkout: |
      README.md
@@ -176,7 +211,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch all history for all tags and branches
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    fetch-depth: 0
 ```
@@ -184,7 +219,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout a different branch
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    ref: my-branch
 ```
@@ -192,7 +227,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout HEAD^
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    fetch-depth: 2
 - run: git checkout HEAD^
@@ -202,12 +237,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    path: main
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    repository: my-org/my-tools
    path: my-tools
@@ -218,10 +253,10 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  uses: actions/checkout@v5
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    repository: my-org/my-tools
    path: my-tools
@@ -232,12 +267,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    path: main
 - name: Checkout private tools
-  uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    repository: my-org/my-private-tools
    token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} # `GH_PAT` is a secret that contains your PAT
@@ -250,7 +285,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit
 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ```
@@ -266,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 ```
 ## Push a commit using the built-in token
@@ -277,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
      - run: |
          date > generated.txt
          # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
@@ -299,7 +334,7 @@ jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
      - run: |
--- a/test/git-auth-helper.test.ts
+++ b/test/git-auth-helper.test.ts
@@ -86,16 +86,29 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
    // Act
    await authHelper.configureAuth()
-    // Assert config
+    // Assert config - check that .git/config contains includeIf entries
-    const configContent = (
+    const localConfigContent = (
      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
    ).toString()
    expect(
      localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')
    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
    // Assert credentials config file contains the actual credentials
    const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
    )
    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
    const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
    const credentialsContent = (
      await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
    ).toString()
    const basicCredential = Buffer.from(
      `x-access-token:${settings.authToken}`,
      'utf8'
    ).toString('base64')
    expect(
-      configContent.indexOf(
+      credentialsContent.indexOf(
        `http.${expectedServerUrl}/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
      )
    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -120,7 +133,7 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
    'inject https://github.com as github server url'
  it(configureAuth_AcceptsGitHubServerUrlSetToGHEC, async () => {
    await testAuthHeader(
-      configureAuth_AcceptsGitHubServerUrl,
+      configureAuth_AcceptsGitHubServerUrlSetToGHEC,
      'https://github.com'
    )
  })
@@ -141,12 +154,17 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
      // Act
      await authHelper.configureAuth()
-      // Assert config
+      // Assert config - check credentials config file (not local .git/config)
-      const configContent = (
+      const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-        await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
+        f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
      )
      expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
      const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
      const credentialsContent = (
        await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
      ).toString()
      expect(
-        configContent.indexOf(
+        credentialsContent.indexOf(
          `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION`
        )
      ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -251,13 +269,16 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
      expectedSshCommand
    )
-    // Asserty git config
+    // Assert git config
    const gitConfigLines = (await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath))
      .toString()
      .split('\n')
      .filter(x => x)
-    expect(gitConfigLines).toHaveLength(1)
+    // Should have includeIf entries pointing to credentials file
-    expect(gitConfigLines[0]).toMatch(/^http\./)
+    expect(gitConfigLines.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
    expect(
      gitConfigLines.some(line => line.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:') >= 0)
    ).toBeTruthy()
  })
  const configureAuth_setsSshCommandWhenPersistCredentialsTrue =
@@ -419,8 +440,20 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
    expect(
      configContent.indexOf('value-from-global-config')
    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
    // Global config should have include.path pointing to credentials file
    expect(configContent.indexOf('include.path')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
    // Check credentials in the separate config file
    const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
    )
    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
    const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
    const credentialsContent = (
      await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
    ).toString()
    expect(
-      configContent.indexOf(
+      credentialsContent.indexOf(
        `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
      )
    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -463,8 +496,20 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
      const configContent = (
        await fs.promises.readFile(path.join(git.env['HOME'], '.gitconfig'))
      ).toString()
      // Global config should have include.path pointing to credentials file
      expect(configContent.indexOf('include.path')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
      // Check credentials in the separate config file
      const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
        f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
      )
      expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
      const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
      const credentialsContent = (
        await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
      ).toString()
      expect(
-        configContent.indexOf(
+        credentialsContent.indexOf(
          `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
        )
      ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -550,15 +595,15 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
      await authHelper.configureSubmoduleAuth()
      // Assert
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+      // Should configure insteadOf (2 calls for two values)
      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(
        /unset-all.*insteadOf/
      )
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(/http.*extraheader/)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(
      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[2][0]).toMatch(
        /url.*insteadOf.*git@github.com:/
      )
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[3][0]).toMatch(
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[2][0]).toMatch(
        /url.*insteadOf.*org-123456@github.com:/
      )
    }
@@ -589,12 +634,12 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
      await authHelper.configureSubmoduleAuth()
      // Assert
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+      // Should configure sshCommand (1 call)
      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(
        /unset-all.*insteadOf/
      )
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(/http.*extraheader/)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(/core\.sshCommand/)
      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[2][0]).toMatch(/core\.sshCommand/)
    }
  )
@@ -660,19 +705,35 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
    await setup(removeAuth_removesToken)
    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
    await authHelper.configureAuth()
-    let gitConfigContent = (
+
    // Sanity check - verify includeIf entries exist in local config
    let localConfigContent = (
      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
    ).toString()
-    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('http.')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0) // sanity check
+    expect(
      localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')
    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
    // Sanity check - verify credentials file exists
    let credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
    )
    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
    // Act
    await authHelper.removeAuth()
-    // Assert git config
+    // Assert includeIf entries removed from local git config
-    gitConfigContent = (
+    localConfigContent = (
      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
    ).toString()
-    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('http.')).toBeLessThan(0)
+    expect(localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')).toBeLessThan(0)
    // Assert credentials config file deleted
    credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
    )
    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(0)
  })
  const removeGlobalConfig_removesOverride =
@@ -701,6 +762,52 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
      }
    }
  })
  const testCredentialsConfigPath_matchesCredentialsConfigPaths =
    'testCredentialsConfigPath matches credentials config paths'
  it(testCredentialsConfigPath_matchesCredentialsConfigPaths, async () => {
    // Arrange
    await setup(testCredentialsConfigPath_matchesCredentialsConfigPaths)
    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
    // Get a real credentials config path
    const credentialsConfigPath = await (
      authHelper as any
    ).getCredentialsConfigPath()
    // Act & Assert
    expect(
      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(credentialsConfigPath)
    ).toBe(true)
    expect(
      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
        '/some/path/git-credentials-12345678-abcd-1234-5678-123456789012.config'
      )
    ).toBe(true)
    expect(
      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
        '/some/path/git-credentials-abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890.config'
      )
    ).toBe(true)
    // Test invalid paths
    expect(
      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
        '/some/path/other-config.config'
      )
    ).toBe(false)
    expect(
      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
        '/some/path/git-credentials-invalid.config'
      )
    ).toBe(false)
    expect(
      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
        '/some/path/git-credentials-.config'
      )
    ).toBe(false)
    expect((authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath('')).toBe(false)
  })
 })
 async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -715,6 +822,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
  await fs.promises.mkdir(tempHomedir, {recursive: true})
  process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] = runnerTemp
  process.env['HOME'] = tempHomedir
  process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'] = workspace
  // Create git config
  globalGitConfigPath = path.join(tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
@@ -733,10 +841,20 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
    checkout: jest.fn(),
    checkoutDetach: jest.fn(),
    config: jest.fn(
-      async (key: string, value: string, globalConfig?: boolean) => {
+      async (
-        const configPath = globalConfig
+        key: string,
-          ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
+        value: string,
-          : localGitConfigPath
+        globalConfig?: boolean,
        add?: boolean,
        configFile?: string
      ) => {
        const configPath =
          configFile ||
          (globalConfig
            ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
            : localGitConfigPath)
        // Ensure directory exists
        await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(configPath), {recursive: true})
        await fs.promises.appendFile(configPath, `\n${key} ${value}`)
      }
    ),
@@ -756,6 +874,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
    env: {},
    fetch: jest.fn(),
    getDefaultBranch: jest.fn(),
    getSubmoduleConfigPaths: jest.fn(async () => []),
    getWorkingDirectory: jest.fn(() => workspace),
    init: jest.fn(),
    isDetached: jest.fn(),
@@ -794,8 +913,57 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
        return true
      }
    ),
    tryConfigUnsetValue: jest.fn(
      async (
        key: string,
        value: string,
        globalConfig?: boolean
      ): Promise<boolean> => {
        const configPath = globalConfig
          ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
          : localGitConfigPath
        let content = await fs.promises.readFile(configPath)
        let lines = content
          .toString()
          .split('\n')
          .filter(x => x)
          .filter(x => !(x.startsWith(key) && x.includes(value)))
        await fs.promises.writeFile(configPath, lines.join('\n'))
        return true
      }
    ),
    tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection: jest.fn(),
    tryGetFetchUrl: jest.fn(),
    tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(
      async (key: string, globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<string[]> => {
        const configPath = globalConfig
          ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
          : localGitConfigPath
        const content = await fs.promises.readFile(configPath)
        const lines = content
          .toString()
          .split('\n')
          .filter(x => x && x.startsWith(key))
          .map(x => x.substring(key.length).trim())
        return lines
      }
    ),
    tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(
      async (pattern: string, globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<string[]> => {
        const configPath = globalConfig
          ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
          : localGitConfigPath
        const content = await fs.promises.readFile(configPath)
        const lines = content
          .toString()
          .split('\n')
          .filter(x => x)
        const keys = lines
          .filter(x => new RegExp(pattern).test(x.split(' ')[0]))
          .map(x => x.split(' ')[0])
        return [...new Set(keys)] // Remove duplicates
      }
    ),
    tryReset: jest.fn(),
    version: jest.fn()
  }
@@ -830,6 +998,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
 async function getActualSshKeyPath(): Promise<string> {
  let actualTempFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp))
    .filter(x => !x.startsWith('git-credentials-')) // Exclude credentials config file
    .sort()
    .map(x => path.join(runnerTemp, x))
  if (actualTempFiles.length === 0) {
@@ -843,6 +1012,7 @@ async function getActualSshKeyPath(): Promise<string> {
 async function getActualSshKnownHostsPath(): Promise<string> {
  let actualTempFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp))
    .filter(x => !x.startsWith('git-credentials-')) // Exclude credentials config file
    .sort()
    .map(x => path.join(runnerTemp, x))
  if (actualTempFiles.length === 0) {
--- a/test/git-directory-helper.test.ts
+++ b/test/git-directory-helper.test.ts
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
    configExists: jest.fn(),
    fetch: jest.fn(),
    getDefaultBranch: jest.fn(),
    getSubmoduleConfigPaths: jest.fn(async () => []),
    getWorkingDirectory: jest.fn(() => repositoryPath),
    init: jest.fn(),
    isDetached: jest.fn(),
@@ -493,12 +494,15 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
      return true
    }),
    tryConfigUnset: jest.fn(),
    tryConfigUnsetValue: jest.fn(),
    tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection: jest.fn(),
    tryGetFetchUrl: jest.fn(async () => {
      // Sanity check - this function shouldn't be called when the .git directory doesn't exist
      await fs.promises.stat(path.join(repositoryPath, '.git'))
      return repositoryUrl
    }),
    tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(),
    tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(),
    tryReset: jest.fn(async () => {
      return true
    }),
--- a/test/verify-submodules-recursive.sh
+++ b/test/verify-submodules-recursive.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 echo "Testing persisted credential"
 pushd ./submodules-recursive/submodule-level-1/submodule-level-2
-git config --local --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
+git config --local --includes --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
    echo "Failed to validate persisted credential"
    popd
--- a/test/verify-submodules-true.sh
+++ b/test/verify-submodules-true.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 echo "Testing persisted credential"
 pushd ./submodules-true/submodule-level-1
-git config --local --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
+git config --local --includes --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
    echo "Failed to validate persisted credential"
    popd
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ outputs:
  commit:
    description: 'The commit SHA that was checked out'
 runs:
-  using: node20
+  using: node24
  main: dist/index.js
  post: dist/index.js
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
        this.sshKeyPath = '';
        this.sshKnownHostsPath = '';
        this.temporaryHomePath = '';
        this.credentialsConfigPath = ''; // Path to separate credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP
        this.git = gitCommandManager;
        this.settings = gitSourceSettings || {};
        // Token auth header
@@ -229,15 +230,17 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    configureGlobalAuth() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            // 'configureTempGlobalConfig' noops if already set, just returns the path
-            const newGitConfigPath = yield this.configureTempGlobalConfig();
+            yield this.configureTempGlobalConfig();
            try {
                // Configure the token
-                yield this.configureToken(newGitConfigPath, true);
+                yield this.configureToken(true);
                // Configure HTTPS instead of SSH
                yield this.git.tryConfigUnset(this.insteadOfKey, true);
                if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
                    for (const insteadOfValue of this.insteadOfValues) {
-                        yield this.git.config(this.insteadOfKey, insteadOfValue, true, true);
+                        yield this.git.config(this.insteadOfKey, insteadOfValue, true, // globalConfig?
                        true // add?
                        );
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -252,19 +255,34 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    configureSubmoduleAuth() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
-            yield this.removeGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey, true);
+            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey);
            if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
-                // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
+                // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
-                // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
+                const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
-                // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
+                // Container credentials config path
-                const output = yield this.git.submoduleForeach(
+                const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
-                // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
+                // Get submodule config file paths.
-                `sh -c "git config --local '${this.tokenConfigKey}' '${this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue}' && git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url"`, this.settings.nestedSubmodules);
+                const configPaths = yield this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(this.settings.nestedSubmodules);
-                // Replace the placeholder
+                // For each submodule, configure includeIf entries pointing to the shared credentials file.
-                const configPaths = output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || [];
+                // Configure both host and container paths to support Docker container actions.
                for (const configPath of configPaths) {
-                    core.debug(`Replacing token placeholder in '${configPath}'`);
+                    // Submodule Git directory
-                    yield this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath);
+                    let submoduleGitDir = path.dirname(configPath); // The config file is at .git/modules/submodule-name/config
                    submoduleGitDir = submoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                    // Configure host includeIf
                    yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`, credentialsConfigPath, false, // globalConfig?
                    false, // add?
                    configPath);
                    // Container submodule git directory
                    const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
                    assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
                    let relativeSubmoduleGitDir = path.relative(githubWorkspace, submoduleGitDir);
                    relativeSubmoduleGitDir = relativeSubmoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                    const containerSubmoduleGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativeSubmoduleGitDir);
                    // Configure container includeIf
                    yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`, containerCredentialsPath, false, // globalConfig?
                    false, // add?
                    configPath);
                }
                if (this.settings.sshKey) {
                    // Configure core.sshCommand
@@ -295,6 +313,10 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
            }
        });
    }
    /**
     * Configures SSH authentication by writing the SSH key and known hosts,
     * and setting up the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.
     */
    configureSsh() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
@@ -351,43 +373,88 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
            }
        });
    }
-    configureToken(configPath, globalConfig) {
+    /**
     * Configures token-based authentication by creating a credentials config file
     * and setting up includeIf entries to reference it.
     * @param globalConfig Whether to configure global config instead of local
     */
    configureToken(globalConfig) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            // Validate args
+            // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
-            assert.ok((configPath && globalConfig) || (!configPath && !globalConfig), 'Unexpected configureToken parameter combinations');
+            const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
-            // Default config path
+            // Write placeholder to the separate credentials config file using git config.
-            if (!configPath && !globalConfig) {
+            // This approach avoids the credential being captured by process creation audit events,
-                configPath = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git', 'config');
+            // which are commonly logged. For more information, refer to
-            }
+            // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
-            // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
+            yield this.git.config(this.tokenConfigKey, this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue, false, // globalConfig?
-            // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
+            false, // add?
-            // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
+            credentialsConfigPath);
-            yield this.git.config(this.tokenConfigKey, this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue, globalConfig);
+            // Replace the placeholder in the credentials config file
-            // Replace the placeholder
+            let content = (yield fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)).toString();
            yield this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath || '');
        });
    }
    replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            assert.ok(configPath, 'configPath is not defined');
            let content = (yield fs.promises.readFile(configPath)).toString();
            const placeholderIndex = content.indexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue);
            if (placeholderIndex < 0 ||
                placeholderIndex != content.lastIndexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue)) {
-                throw new Error(`Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${configPath}`);
+                throw new Error(`Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${credentialsConfigPath}`);
            }
            assert.ok(this.tokenConfigValue, 'tokenConfigValue is not defined');
            content = content.replace(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue, this.tokenConfigValue);
-            yield fs.promises.writeFile(configPath, content);
+            yield fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsConfigPath, content);
            // Add include or includeIf to reference the credentials config
            if (globalConfig) {
                // Global config file is temporary
                yield this.git.config('include.path', credentialsConfigPath, true // globalConfig?
                );
            }
            else {
                // Host git directory
                let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git');
                gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                // Configure host includeIf
                const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`;
                yield this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath);
                // Container git directory
                const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
                const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
                assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
                let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory);
                relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                const containerGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativePath, '.git');
                // Container credentials config path
                const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
                // Configure container includeIf
                const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`;
                yield this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath);
            }
        });
    }
    /**
     * Gets or creates the path to the credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP.
     * @returns The absolute path to the credentials config file
     */
    getCredentialsConfigPath() {
        if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
            return this.credentialsConfigPath;
        }
        const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || '';
        assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined');
        // Create a unique filename for this checkout instance
        const configFileName = `git-credentials-${(0, uuid_1.v4)()}.config`;
        this.credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, configFileName);
        core.debug(`Credentials config path: ${this.credentialsConfigPath}`);
        return this.credentialsConfigPath;
    }
    /**
     * Removes SSH authentication configuration by cleaning up SSH keys,
     * known hosts files, and SSH command configurations.
     */
    removeSsh() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            var _a;
+            var _a, _b;
            // SSH key
            const keyPath = this.sshKeyPath || stateHelper.SshKeyPath;
            if (keyPath) {
                try {
                    core.info(`Removing SSH key '${keyPath}'`);
                    yield io.rmRF(keyPath);
                }
                catch (err) {
@@ -399,37 +466,136 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
            const knownHostsPath = this.sshKnownHostsPath || stateHelper.SshKnownHostsPath;
            if (knownHostsPath) {
                try {
                    core.info(`Removing SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`);
                    yield io.rmRF(knownHostsPath);
                }
-                catch (_b) {
+                catch (err) {
-                    // Intentionally empty
+                    core.debug(`${(_b = err === null || err === void 0 ? void 0 : err.message) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : err}`);
                    core.warning(`Failed to remove SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`);
                }
            }
            // SSH command
            core.info('Removing SSH command configuration');
            yield this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
        });
    }
    /**
     * Removes token-based authentication by cleaning up HTTP headers,
     * includeIf entries, and credentials config files.
     */
    removeToken() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            // HTTP extra header
+            var _a;
            // Remove HTTP extra header
            core.info('Removing HTTP extra header');
            yield this.removeGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey);
-        });
+            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey);
-    }
+            // Collect credentials config paths that need to be removed
-    removeGitConfig(configKey_1) {
+            const credentialsPaths = new Set();
-        return __awaiter(this, arguments, void 0, function* (configKey, submoduleOnly = false) {
+            // Remove includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-            if (!submoduleOnly) {
+            core.info('Removing includeIf entries pointing to credentials config files');
-                if ((yield this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
+            const mainCredentialsPaths = yield this.removeIncludeIfCredentials();
-                    !(yield this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))) {
+            mainCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path));
-                    // Load the config contents
+            // Remove submodule includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-                    core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`);
+            const submoduleConfigPaths = yield this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(true);
            for (const configPath of submoduleConfigPaths) {
                const submoduleCredentialsPaths = yield this.removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath);
                submoduleCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path));
            }
            // Remove credentials config files
            for (const credentialsPath of credentialsPaths) {
                // Only remove credentials config files if they are under RUNNER_TEMP
                const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'];
                assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined');
                if (credentialsPath.startsWith(runnerTemp)) {
                    try {
                        core.info(`Removing credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`);
                        yield io.rmRF(credentialsPath);
                    }
                    catch (err) {
                        core.debug(`${(_a = err === null || err === void 0 ? void 0 : err.message) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : err}`);
                        core.warning(`Failed to remove credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`);
                    }
                }
                else {
                    core.debug(`Skipping removal of credentials config '${credentialsPath}' - not under RUNNER_TEMP`);
                }
            }
        });
    }
    /**
     * Removes a git config key from the local repository config.
     * @param configKey The git config key to remove
     */
    removeGitConfig(configKey) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            if ((yield this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
                !(yield this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))) {
                // Load the config contents
                core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`);
            }
        });
    }
    /**
     * Removes a git config key from all submodule configs.
     * @param configKey The git config key to remove
     */
    removeSubmoduleGitConfig(configKey) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const pattern = regexpHelper.escape(configKey);
            yield this.git.submoduleForeach(
-            // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
+            // Wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline.
            `sh -c "git config --local --name-only --get-regexp '${pattern}' && git config --local --unset-all '${configKey}' || :"`, true);
        });
    }
    /**
     * Removes includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files.
     * @param configPath Optional path to a specific git config file to operate on
     * @returns Array of unique credentials config file paths that were found and removed
     */
    removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const credentialsPaths = new Set();
            try {
                // Get all includeIf.gitdir keys
                const keys = yield this.git.tryGetConfigKeys('^includeIf\\.gitdir:', false, // globalConfig?
                configPath);
                for (const key of keys) {
                    // Get all values for this key
                    const values = yield this.git.tryGetConfigValues(key, false, // globalConfig?
                    configPath);
                    if (values.length > 0) {
                        // Remove only values that match git-credentials-<uuid>.config pattern
                        for (const value of values) {
                            if (this.testCredentialsConfigPath(value)) {
                                credentialsPaths.add(value);
                                yield this.git.tryConfigUnsetValue(key, value, false, configPath);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (err) {
                // Ignore errors - this is cleanup code
                if (configPath) {
                    core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup for ${configPath}: ${err}`);
                }
                else {
                    core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup: ${err}`);
                }
            }
            return Array.from(credentialsPaths);
        });
    }
    /**
     * Tests if a path matches the git-credentials-*.config pattern.
     * @param path The path to test
     * @returns True if the path matches the credentials config pattern
     */
    testCredentialsConfigPath(path) {
        return /git-credentials-[0-9a-f-]+\.config$/i.test(path);
    }
 }
@@ -627,9 +793,15 @@ class GitCommandManager {
            yield this.execGit(args);
        });
    }
-    config(configKey, configValue, globalConfig, add) {
+    config(configKey, configValue, globalConfig, add, configFile) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const args = ['config', globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local'];
+            const args = ['config'];
            if (configFile) {
                args.push('--file', configFile);
            }
            else {
                args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local');
            }
            if (add) {
                args.push('--add');
            }
@@ -706,6 +878,16 @@ class GitCommandManager {
            throw new Error('Unexpected output when retrieving default branch');
        });
    }
    getSubmoduleConfigPaths(recursive) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            // Get submodule config file paths.
            // Use `--show-origin` to get the config file path for each submodule.
            const output = yield this.submoduleForeach(`git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url`, recursive);
            // Extract config file paths from the output (lines starting with "file:").
            const configPaths = output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || [];
            return configPaths;
        });
    }
    getWorkingDirectory() {
        return this.workingDirectory;
    }
@@ -836,6 +1018,20 @@ class GitCommandManager {
            return output.exitCode === 0;
        });
    }
    tryConfigUnsetValue(configKey, configValue, globalConfig, configFile) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const args = ['config'];
            if (configFile) {
                args.push('--file', configFile);
            }
            else {
                args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local');
            }
            args.push('--unset', configKey, configValue);
            const output = yield this.execGit(args, true);
            return output.exitCode === 0;
        });
    }
    tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const output = yield this.execGit(['config', '--local', 'gc.auto', '0'], true);
@@ -855,6 +1051,46 @@ class GitCommandManager {
            return stdout;
        });
    }
    tryGetConfigValues(configKey, globalConfig, configFile) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const args = ['config'];
            if (configFile) {
                args.push('--file', configFile);
            }
            else {
                args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local');
            }
            args.push('--get-all', configKey);
            const output = yield this.execGit(args, true);
            if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
                return [];
            }
            return output.stdout
                .trim()
                .split('\n')
                .filter(value => value.trim());
        });
    }
    tryGetConfigKeys(pattern, globalConfig, configFile) {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const args = ['config'];
            if (configFile) {
                args.push('--file', configFile);
            }
            else {
                args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local');
            }
            args.push('--name-only', '--get-regexp', pattern);
            const output = yield this.execGit(args, true);
            if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
                return [];
            }
            return output.stdout
                .trim()
                .split('\n')
                .filter(key => key.trim());
        });
    }
    tryReset() {
        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
            const output = yield this.execGit(['reset', '--hard', 'HEAD'], true);
@@ -7802,7 +8038,7 @@ module.exports = __toCommonJS(dist_src_exports);
 var import_universal_user_agent = __nccwpck_require__(5030);
 // pkg/dist-src/version.js
-var VERSION = "9.0.5";
+var VERSION = "9.0.6";
 // pkg/dist-src/defaults.js
 var userAgent = `octokit-endpoint.js/${VERSION} ${(0, import_universal_user_agent.getUserAgent)()}`;
@@ -7907,9 +8143,9 @@ function addQueryParameters(url, parameters) {
 }
 // pkg/dist-src/util/extract-url-variable-names.js
-var urlVariableRegex = /\{[^}]+\}/g;
+var urlVariableRegex = /\{[^{}}]+\}/g;
 function removeNonChars(variableName) {
-  return variableName.replace(/^\W+|\W+$/g, "").split(/,/);
+  return variableName.replace(/(?:^\W+)|(?:(?<!\W)\W+$)/g, "").split(/,/);
 }
 function extractUrlVariableNames(url) {
  const matches = url.match(urlVariableRegex);
@@ -8095,7 +8331,7 @@ function parse(options) {
    }
    if (url.endsWith("/graphql")) {
      if (options.mediaType.previews?.length) {
-        const previewsFromAcceptHeader = headers.accept.match(/[\w-]+(?=-preview)/g) || [];
+        const previewsFromAcceptHeader = headers.accept.match(/(?<![\w-])[\w-]+(?=-preview)/g) || [];
        headers.accept = previewsFromAcceptHeader.concat(options.mediaType.previews).map((preview) => {
          const format = options.mediaType.format ? `.${options.mediaType.format}` : "+json";
          return `application/vnd.github.${preview}-preview${format}`;
@@ -8344,7 +8580,7 @@ __export(dist_src_exports, {
 module.exports = __toCommonJS(dist_src_exports);
 // pkg/dist-src/version.js
-var VERSION = "9.2.1";
+var VERSION = "9.2.2";
 // pkg/dist-src/normalize-paginated-list-response.js
 function normalizePaginatedListResponse(response) {
@@ -8392,7 +8628,7 @@ function iterator(octokit, route, parameters) {
          const response = await requestMethod({ method, url, headers });
          const normalizedResponse = normalizePaginatedListResponse(response);
          url = ((normalizedResponse.headers.link || "").match(
-            /<([^>]+)>;\s*rel="next"/
+            /<([^<>]+)>;\s*rel="next"/
          ) || [])[1];
          return { value: normalizedResponse };
        } catch (error) {
@@ -10944,7 +11180,7 @@ var RequestError = class extends Error {
    if (options.request.headers.authorization) {
      requestCopy.headers = Object.assign({}, options.request.headers, {
        authorization: options.request.headers.authorization.replace(
-          / .*$/,
+          /(?<! ) .*$/,
          " [REDACTED]"
        )
      });
@@ -11012,7 +11248,7 @@ var import_endpoint = __nccwpck_require__(9440);
 var import_universal_user_agent = __nccwpck_require__(5030);
 // pkg/dist-src/version.js
-var VERSION = "8.4.0";
+var VERSION = "8.4.1";
 // pkg/dist-src/is-plain-object.js
 function isPlainObject(value) {
@@ -11071,7 +11307,7 @@ function fetchWrapper(requestOptions) {
      headers[keyAndValue[0]] = keyAndValue[1];
    }
    if ("deprecation" in headers) {
-      const matches = headers.link && headers.link.match(/<([^>]+)>; rel="deprecation"/);
+      const matches = headers.link && headers.link.match(/<([^<>]+)>; rel="deprecation"/);
      const deprecationLink = matches && matches.pop();
      log.warn(
        `[@octokit/request] "${requestOptions.method} ${requestOptions.url}" is deprecated. It is scheduled to be removed on ${headers.sunset}${deprecationLink ? `. See ${deprecationLink}` : ""}`
@@ -18725,7 +18961,7 @@ module.exports = {
 const { parseSetCookie } = __nccwpck_require__(4408)
-const { stringify, getHeadersList } = __nccwpck_require__(3121)
+const { stringify } = __nccwpck_require__(3121)
 const { webidl } = __nccwpck_require__(1744)
 const { Headers } = __nccwpck_require__(554)
@@ -18801,14 +19037,13 @@ function getSetCookies (headers) {
  webidl.brandCheck(headers, Headers, { strict: false })
-  const cookies = getHeadersList(headers).cookies
+  const cookies = headers.getSetCookie()
  if (!cookies) {
    return []
  }
-  // In older versions of undici, cookies is a list of name:value.
+  return cookies.map((pair) => parseSetCookie(pair))
  return cookies.map((pair) => parseSetCookie(Array.isArray(pair) ? pair[1] : pair))
 }
 /**
@@ -19236,14 +19471,15 @@ module.exports = {
 /***/ }),
 /***/ 3121:
-/***/ ((module, __unused_webpack_exports, __nccwpck_require__) => {
+/***/ ((module) => {
 "use strict";
-const assert = __nccwpck_require__(9491)
+/**
-const { kHeadersList } = __nccwpck_require__(2785)
+ * @param {string} value
-
+ * @returns {boolean}
 */
 function isCTLExcludingHtab (value) {
  if (value.length === 0) {
    return false
@@ -19504,31 +19740,13 @@ function stringify (cookie) {
  return out.join('; ')
 }
 let kHeadersListNode
 function getHeadersList (headers) {
  if (headers[kHeadersList]) {
    return headers[kHeadersList]
  }
  if (!kHeadersListNode) {
    kHeadersListNode = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(headers).find(
      (symbol) => symbol.description === 'headers list'
    )
    assert(kHeadersListNode, 'Headers cannot be parsed')
  }
  const headersList = headers[kHeadersListNode]
  assert(headersList)
  return headersList
 }
 module.exports = {
  isCTLExcludingHtab,
-  stringify,
+  validateCookieName,
-  getHeadersList
+  validateCookiePath,
  validateCookieValue,
  toIMFDate,
  stringify
 }
@@ -21457,6 +21675,14 @@ const { isUint8Array, isArrayBuffer } = __nccwpck_require__(9830)
 const { File: UndiciFile } = __nccwpck_require__(8511)
 const { parseMIMEType, serializeAMimeType } = __nccwpck_require__(685)
 let random
 try {
  const crypto = __nccwpck_require__(6005)
  random = (max) => crypto.randomInt(0, max)
 } catch {
  random = (max) => Math.floor(Math.random(max))
 }
 let ReadableStream = globalThis.ReadableStream
 /** @type {globalThis['File']} */
@@ -21542,7 +21768,7 @@ function extractBody (object, keepalive = false) {
    // Set source to a copy of the bytes held by object.
    source = new Uint8Array(object.buffer.slice(object.byteOffset, object.byteOffset + object.byteLength))
  } else if (util.isFormDataLike(object)) {
-    const boundary = `----formdata-undici-0${`${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e11)}`.padStart(11, '0')}`
+    const boundary = `----formdata-undici-0${`${random(1e11)}`.padStart(11, '0')}`
    const prefix = `--${boundary}\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data`
    /*! formdata-polyfill. MIT License. Jimmy Wärting <https://jimmy.warting.se/opensource> */
@@ -23524,6 +23750,7 @@ const {
  isValidHeaderName,
  isValidHeaderValue
 } = __nccwpck_require__(2538)
 const util = __nccwpck_require__(3837)
 const { webidl } = __nccwpck_require__(1744)
 const assert = __nccwpck_require__(9491)
@@ -24077,6 +24304,9 @@ Object.defineProperties(Headers.prototype, {
  [Symbol.toStringTag]: {
    value: 'Headers',
    configurable: true
  },
  [util.inspect.custom]: {
    enumerable: false
  }
 })
@@ -33253,6 +33483,20 @@ class Pool extends PoolBase {
      ? { ...options.interceptors }
      : undefined
    this[kFactory] = factory
    this.on('connectionError', (origin, targets, error) => {
      // If a connection error occurs, we remove the client from the pool,
      // and emit a connectionError event. They will not be re-used.
      // Fixes https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/3895
      for (const target of targets) {
        // Do not use kRemoveClient here, as it will close the client,
        // but the client cannot be closed in this state.
        const idx = this[kClients].indexOf(target)
        if (idx !== -1) {
          this[kClients].splice(idx, 1)
        }
      }
    })
  }
  [kGetDispatcher] () {
@@ -36408,6 +36652,14 @@ module.exports = require("net");
 /***/ }),
 /***/ 6005:
 /***/ ((module) => {
 "use strict";
 module.exports = require("node:crypto");
 /***/ }),
 /***/ 5673:
 /***/ ((module) => {
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
  "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.2.2",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
  "lockfileVersion": 3,
  "requires": true,
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "name": "checkout",
-      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "version": "5.0.0",
      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
        "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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      "devDependencies": {
        "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-        "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
+        "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
        "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.9.0",
        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.9.0",
@@ -129,13 +129,15 @@
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    "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
-      "version": "7.24.2",
+      "version": "7.27.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.24.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.27.1.tgz",
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      "dev": true,
      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
-        "@babel/highlight": "^7.24.2",
+        "@babel/helper-validator-identifier": "^7.27.1",
-        "picocolors": "^1.0.0"
+        "js-tokens": "^4.0.0",
        "picocolors": "^1.1.1"
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@@ -310,19 +312,21 @@
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+      "version": "7.27.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/helper-string-parser/-/helper-string-parser-7.24.1.tgz",
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      "engines": {
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      }
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.2.2",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
  "description": "checkout action",
  "main": "lib/main.js",
  "scripts": {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
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--- a/src/git-auth-helper.ts
+++ b/src/git-auth-helper.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
  private sshKeyPath = ''
  private sshKnownHostsPath = ''
  private temporaryHomePath = ''
  private credentialsConfigPath = '' // Path to separate credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP
  constructor(
    gitCommandManager: IGitCommandManager,
@@ -126,16 +127,21 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
  async configureGlobalAuth(): Promise<void> {
    // 'configureTempGlobalConfig' noops if already set, just returns the path
-    const newGitConfigPath = await this.configureTempGlobalConfig()
+    await this.configureTempGlobalConfig()
    try {
      // Configure the token
-      await this.configureToken(newGitConfigPath, true)
+      await this.configureToken(true)
      // Configure HTTPS instead of SSH
      await this.git.tryConfigUnset(this.insteadOfKey, true)
      if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
        for (const insteadOfValue of this.insteadOfValues) {
-          await this.git.config(this.insteadOfKey, insteadOfValue, true, true)
+          await this.git.config(
            this.insteadOfKey,
            insteadOfValue,
            true, // globalConfig?
            true // add?
          )
        }
      }
    } catch (err) {
@@ -150,24 +156,60 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
  async configureSubmoduleAuth(): Promise<void> {
    // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
-    await this.removeGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey, true)
+    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey)
    if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
-      // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
+      // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
-      // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
+      const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
-      // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
+
-      const output = await this.git.submoduleForeach(
+      // Container credentials config path
-        // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
+      const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
-        `sh -c "git config --local '${this.tokenConfigKey}' '${this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue}' && git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url"`,
+        '/github/runner_temp',
        path.basename(credentialsConfigPath)
      )
      // Get submodule config file paths.
      const configPaths = await this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(
        this.settings.nestedSubmodules
      )
-      // Replace the placeholder
+      // For each submodule, configure includeIf entries pointing to the shared credentials file.
-      const configPaths: string[] =
+      // Configure both host and container paths to support Docker container actions.
        output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || []
      for (const configPath of configPaths) {
-        core.debug(`Replacing token placeholder in '${configPath}'`)
+        // Submodule Git directory
-        await this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath)
+        let submoduleGitDir = path.dirname(configPath) // The config file is at .git/modules/submodule-name/config
        submoduleGitDir = submoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
        // Configure host includeIf
        await this.git.config(
          `includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`,
          credentialsConfigPath,
          false, // globalConfig?
          false, // add?
          configPath
        )
        // Container submodule git directory
        const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
        assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
        let relativeSubmoduleGitDir = path.relative(
          githubWorkspace,
          submoduleGitDir
        )
        relativeSubmoduleGitDir = relativeSubmoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
        const containerSubmoduleGitDir = path.posix.join(
          '/github/workspace',
          relativeSubmoduleGitDir
        )
        // Configure container includeIf
        await this.git.config(
          `includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`,
          containerCredentialsPath,
          false, // globalConfig?
          false, // add?
          configPath
        )
      }
      if (this.settings.sshKey) {
@@ -201,6 +243,10 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    }
  }
  /**
   * Configures SSH authentication by writing the SSH key and known hosts,
   * and setting up the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.
   */
  private async configureSsh(): Promise<void> {
    if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
      return
@@ -272,57 +318,116 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    }
  }
-  private async configureToken(
+  /**
-    configPath?: string,
+   * Configures token-based authentication by creating a credentials config file
-    globalConfig?: boolean
+   * and setting up includeIf entries to reference it.
-  ): Promise<void> {
+   * @param globalConfig Whether to configure global config instead of local
-    // Validate args
+   */
-    assert.ok(
+  private async configureToken(globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<void> {
-      (configPath && globalConfig) || (!configPath && !globalConfig),
+    // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
-      'Unexpected configureToken parameter combinations'
+    const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
    )
-    // Default config path
+    // Write placeholder to the separate credentials config file using git config.
-    if (!configPath && !globalConfig) {
+    // This approach avoids the credential being captured by process creation audit events,
-      configPath = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git', 'config')
+    // which are commonly logged. For more information, refer to
-    }
+    // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
    // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
    // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
    // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
    await this.git.config(
      this.tokenConfigKey,
      this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue,
-      globalConfig
+      false, // globalConfig?
      false, // add?
      credentialsConfigPath
    )
-    // Replace the placeholder
+    // Replace the placeholder in the credentials config file
-    await this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath || '')
+    let content = (await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)).toString()
  }
  private async replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath: string): Promise<void> {
    assert.ok(configPath, 'configPath is not defined')
    let content = (await fs.promises.readFile(configPath)).toString()
    const placeholderIndex = content.indexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue)
    if (
      placeholderIndex < 0 ||
      placeholderIndex != content.lastIndexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue)
    ) {
-      throw new Error(`Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${configPath}`)
+      throw new Error(
        `Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${credentialsConfigPath}`
      )
    }
    assert.ok(this.tokenConfigValue, 'tokenConfigValue is not defined')
    content = content.replace(
      this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue,
      this.tokenConfigValue
    )
-    await fs.promises.writeFile(configPath, content)
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsConfigPath, content)
    // Add include or includeIf to reference the credentials config
    if (globalConfig) {
      // Global config file is temporary
      await this.git.config(
        'include.path',
        credentialsConfigPath,
        true // globalConfig?
      )
    } else {
      // Host git directory
      let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git')
      gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
      // Configure host includeIf
      const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`
      await this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath)
      // Container git directory
      const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory()
      const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
      assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
      let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory)
      relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
      const containerGitDir = path.posix.join(
        '/github/workspace',
        relativePath,
        '.git'
      )
      // Container credentials config path
      const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
        '/github/runner_temp',
        path.basename(credentialsConfigPath)
      )
      // Configure container includeIf
      const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`
      await this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath)
    }
  }
  /**
   * Gets or creates the path to the credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP.
   * @returns The absolute path to the credentials config file
   */
  private getCredentialsConfigPath(): string {
    if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
      return this.credentialsConfigPath
    }
    const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || ''
    assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined')
    // Create a unique filename for this checkout instance
    const configFileName = `git-credentials-${uuid()}.config`
    this.credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, configFileName)
    core.debug(`Credentials config path: ${this.credentialsConfigPath}`)
    return this.credentialsConfigPath
  }
  /**
   * Removes SSH authentication configuration by cleaning up SSH keys,
   * known hosts files, and SSH command configurations.
   */
  private async removeSsh(): Promise<void> {
    // SSH key
    const keyPath = this.sshKeyPath || stateHelper.SshKeyPath
    if (keyPath) {
      try {
        core.info(`Removing SSH key '${keyPath}'`)
        await io.rmRF(keyPath)
      } catch (err) {
        core.debug(`${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`)
@@ -335,40 +440,149 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
      this.sshKnownHostsPath || stateHelper.SshKnownHostsPath
    if (knownHostsPath) {
      try {
        core.info(`Removing SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`)
        await io.rmRF(knownHostsPath)
-      } catch {
+      } catch (err) {
-        // Intentionally empty
+        core.debug(`${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`)
        core.warning(`Failed to remove SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`)
      }
    }
    // SSH command
    core.info('Removing SSH command configuration')
    await this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
  }
  /**
   * Removes token-based authentication by cleaning up HTTP headers,
   * includeIf entries, and credentials config files.
   */
  private async removeToken(): Promise<void> {
-    // HTTP extra header
+    // Remove HTTP extra header
    core.info('Removing HTTP extra header')
    await this.removeGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey)
-  }
+    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey)
-  private async removeGitConfig(
+    // Collect credentials config paths that need to be removed
-    configKey: string,
+    const credentialsPaths = new Set<string>()
-    submoduleOnly: boolean = false
+
-  ): Promise<void> {
+    // Remove includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-    if (!submoduleOnly) {
+    core.info('Removing includeIf entries pointing to credentials config files')
-      if (
+    const mainCredentialsPaths = await this.removeIncludeIfCredentials()
-        (await this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
+    mainCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path))
-        !(await this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))
+
-      ) {
+    // Remove submodule includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-        // Load the config contents
+    const submoduleConfigPaths = await this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(true)
-        core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`)
+    for (const configPath of submoduleConfigPaths) {
-      }
+      const submoduleCredentialsPaths =
        await this.removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath)
      submoduleCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path))
    }
    // Remove credentials config files
    for (const credentialsPath of credentialsPaths) {
      // Only remove credentials config files if they are under RUNNER_TEMP
      const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']
      assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined')
      if (credentialsPath.startsWith(runnerTemp)) {
        try {
          core.info(`Removing credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`)
          await io.rmRF(credentialsPath)
        } catch (err) {
          core.debug(`${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`)
          core.warning(
            `Failed to remove credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`
          )
        }
      } else {
        core.debug(
          `Skipping removal of credentials config '${credentialsPath}' - not under RUNNER_TEMP`
        )
      }
    }
  }
  /**
   * Removes a git config key from the local repository config.
   * @param configKey The git config key to remove
   */
  private async removeGitConfig(configKey: string): Promise<void> {
    if (
      (await this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
      !(await this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))
    ) {
      // Load the config contents
      core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`)
    }
  }
  /**
   * Removes a git config key from all submodule configs.
   * @param configKey The git config key to remove
   */
  private async removeSubmoduleGitConfig(configKey: string): Promise<void> {
    const pattern = regexpHelper.escape(configKey)
    await this.git.submoduleForeach(
-      // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
+      // Wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline.
      `sh -c "git config --local --name-only --get-regexp '${pattern}' && git config --local --unset-all '${configKey}' || :"`,
      true
    )
  }
  /**
   * Removes includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files.
   * @param configPath Optional path to a specific git config file to operate on
   * @returns Array of unique credentials config file paths that were found and removed
   */
  private async removeIncludeIfCredentials(
    configPath?: string
  ): Promise<string[]> {
    const credentialsPaths = new Set<string>()
    try {
      // Get all includeIf.gitdir keys
      const keys = await this.git.tryGetConfigKeys(
        '^includeIf\\.gitdir:',
        false, // globalConfig?
        configPath
      )
      for (const key of keys) {
        // Get all values for this key
        const values = await this.git.tryGetConfigValues(
          key,
          false, // globalConfig?
          configPath
        )
        if (values.length > 0) {
          // Remove only values that match git-credentials-<uuid>.config pattern
          for (const value of values) {
            if (this.testCredentialsConfigPath(value)) {
              credentialsPaths.add(value)
              await this.git.tryConfigUnsetValue(key, value, false, configPath)
            }
          }
        }
      }
    } catch (err) {
      // Ignore errors - this is cleanup code
      if (configPath) {
        core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup for ${configPath}: ${err}`)
      } else {
        core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup: ${err}`)
      }
    }
    return Array.from(credentialsPaths)
  }
  /**
   * Tests if a path matches the git-credentials-*.config pattern.
   * @param path The path to test
   * @returns True if the path matches the credentials config pattern
   */
  private testCredentialsConfigPath(path: string): boolean {
    return /git-credentials-[0-9a-f-]+\.config$/i.test(path)
  }
 }
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
    configKey: string,
    configValue: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
-    add?: boolean
+    add?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<void>
  configExists(configKey: string, globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<boolean>
  fetch(
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
    }
  ): Promise<void>
  getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<string>
  getSubmoduleConfigPaths(recursive: boolean): Promise<string[]>
  getWorkingDirectory(): string
  init(): Promise<void>
  isDetached(): Promise<boolean>
@@ -59,8 +61,24 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
  tagExists(pattern: string): Promise<boolean>
  tryClean(): Promise<boolean>
  tryConfigUnset(configKey: string, globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<boolean>
  tryConfigUnsetValue(
    configKey: string,
    configValue: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<boolean>
  tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection(): Promise<boolean>
  tryGetFetchUrl(): Promise<string>
  tryGetConfigValues(
    configKey: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<string[]>
  tryGetConfigKeys(
    pattern: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<string[]>
  tryReset(): Promise<boolean>
  version(): Promise<GitVersion>
 }
@@ -223,9 +241,15 @@ class GitCommandManager {
    configKey: string,
    configValue: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
-    add?: boolean
+    add?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<void> {
-    const args: string[] = ['config', globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local']
+    const args: string[] = ['config']
    if (configFile) {
      args.push('--file', configFile)
    } else {
      args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local')
    }
    if (add) {
      args.push('--add')
    }
@@ -323,6 +347,21 @@ class GitCommandManager {
    throw new Error('Unexpected output when retrieving default branch')
  }
  async getSubmoduleConfigPaths(recursive: boolean): Promise<string[]> {
    // Get submodule config file paths.
    // Use `--show-origin` to get the config file path for each submodule.
    const output = await this.submoduleForeach(
      `git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url`,
      recursive
    )
    // Extract config file paths from the output (lines starting with "file:").
    const configPaths =
      output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || []
    return configPaths
  }
  getWorkingDirectory(): string {
    return this.workingDirectory
  }
@@ -455,6 +494,24 @@ class GitCommandManager {
    return output.exitCode === 0
  }
  async tryConfigUnsetValue(
    configKey: string,
    configValue: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<boolean> {
    const args = ['config']
    if (configFile) {
      args.push('--file', configFile)
    } else {
      args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local')
    }
    args.push('--unset', configKey, configValue)
    const output = await this.execGit(args, true)
    return output.exitCode === 0
  }
  async tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection(): Promise<boolean> {
    const output = await this.execGit(
      ['config', '--local', 'gc.auto', '0'],
@@ -481,6 +538,56 @@ class GitCommandManager {
    return stdout
  }
  async tryGetConfigValues(
    configKey: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<string[]> {
    const args = ['config']
    if (configFile) {
      args.push('--file', configFile)
    } else {
      args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local')
    }
    args.push('--get-all', configKey)
    const output = await this.execGit(args, true)
    if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
      return []
    }
    return output.stdout
      .trim()
      .split('\n')
      .filter(value => value.trim())
  }
  async tryGetConfigKeys(
    pattern: string,
    globalConfig?: boolean,
    configFile?: string
  ): Promise<string[]> {
    const args = ['config']
    if (configFile) {
      args.push('--file', configFile)
    } else {
      args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local')
    }
    args.push('--name-only', '--get-regexp', pattern)
    const output = await this.execGit(args, true)
    if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
      return []
    }
    return output.stdout
      .trim()
      .split('\n')
      .filter(key => key.trim())
  }
  async tryReset(): Promise<boolean> {
    const output = await this.execGit(['reset', '--hard', 'HEAD'], true)
    return output.exitCode === 0
--- a/src/misc/generate-docs.ts
+++ b/src/misc/generate-docs.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function updateUsage(
 }
 updateUsage(
-  'actions/checkout@v4',
+  'actions/checkout@v5',
  path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'action.yml'),
  path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'README.md')
 )
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`@@ -1 +1 @@`
	`* @actions/actions-launch`	`* @actions/actions-runtime`