Check failure fix

Bumps [eslint](https://github.com/eslint/eslint) from 8.57.1 to 9.39.2.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/compare/v8.57.1...v9.39.2)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: eslint
  dependency-version: 9.39.2
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
     name: Basic validation
     uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml@main
     with:
-      node-version: '20.x'
+      node-version: '24.x'

.github/workflows/check-dist.yml

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
     name: Check dist/
     uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml@main
     with:
-      node-version: '20.x'
+      node-version: '24.x'

.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Clean global cache
         run: npm cache clean --force
       - name: Setup Node
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         with:
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18, 20]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Yarn version
         run: yarn --version
       - name: Generate yarn file
-        run: yarn install
+        run: yarn install --ignore-engines
       - name: Remove dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: Remove-Item node_modules -Force -Recurse
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Update yarn
         run: yarn set version 3.6.4
       - name: Yarn version
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Test yarn subprojects
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: prepare sub-projects
         run: __tests__/prepare-yarn-subprojects.sh yarn1
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Test yarn subprojects all locally managed
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: prepare sub-projects
         run: __tests__/prepare-yarn-subprojects.sh keepcache keepcache
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Test yarn subprojects some locally managed
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: prepare sub-projects
         run: __tests__/prepare-yarn-subprojects.sh global
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Test yarn subprojects managed by git
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: prepare sub-projects
         run: /bin/bash __tests__/prepare-yarn-subprojects.sh keepcache
@@ -243,3 +243,62 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: |
             sub2/*.lock
             sub3/*.lock
+
+  node-npm-packageManager-auto-cache:
+    name: Test auto cache with top-level packageManager
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Create package.json with packageManager field
+        run: |
+          echo '{ "name": "test-project", "version": "1.0.0", "packageManager": "npm@8.0.0" }' > package.json
+      - name: Clean global cache
+        run: npm cache clean --force
+      - name: Setup Node with caching enabled
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+      - name: Verify node and npm
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh "${{ matrix.node-version }}"
+        shell: bash
+
+  node-npm-devEngines-auto-cache:
+    name: Test auto cache with devEngines.packageManager
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Create package.json with devEngines field
+        run: |
+          echo '{
+            "name": "test-project",
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "devEngines": {
+              "packageManager": {
+                "name": "npm",
+                "onFail": "error"
+              }
+            }
+          }' > package.json
+      - name: Clean global cache
+        run: npm cache clean --force
+      - name: Setup Node with caching enabled
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+      - name: Verify node and npm
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh "${{ matrix.node-version }}"
+        shell: bash

.github/workflows/proxy.yml

@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ jobs:
     env:
       https_proxy: http://squid-proxy:3128
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Clear tool cache
         run: rm -rf $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/*
-      - name: Setup node 14
+      - name: Setup node 24
         uses: ./
         with:
-          node-version: 14.x
+          node-version: 24.x
       - name: Verify node and npm
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 14
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24
 
   test-bypass-proxy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ jobs:
       https_proxy: http://no-such-proxy:3128
       no_proxy: api.github.com,github.com,nodejs.org,registry.npmjs.org,*.s3.amazonaws.com,s3.amazonaws.com
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Clear tool cache
         run: rm -rf $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/*
-      - name: Setup node 11
+      - name: Setup node 24
         uses: ./
         with:
-          node-version: 11
+          node-version: 24
       - name: Verify node and npm
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 11
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24

.github/workflows/publish-immutable-actions.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checking out
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Publish
         id: publish
         uses: actions/publish-immutable-action@v0.0.4

.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Update the ${{ env.TAG_NAME }} tag
-        uses: actions/publish-action@v0.3.0
+        uses: actions/publish-action@v0.4.0
         with:
           source-tag: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
           slack-webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}

.github/workflows/versions.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest-large]
         node-version: [lts/dubnium, lts/erbium, lts/fermium, lts/*, lts/-1]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
         node-version:
           [
             '20-v8-canary',
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
             '20.0.0-v8-canary20221101e50e45c9f8'
           ]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [20-nightly, 21-nightly, 18.0.0-nightly]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20-nightly, 25-nightly, 24.0.0-nightly]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [20.0.0-rc.1, 18.0.0-rc.2, 19.0.0-rc.0]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20.0.0-rc.1, 22.14.0-rc.1, 24.0.0-rc.4]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18.20.0, 20.10.0, 22.0.0]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20.10.0, 22.0.0, 24.9.0]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
-        node-version: [18, 20, 22]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
+        node-version: [20, 22, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node and check latest
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -156,57 +156,57 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
         node-version-file:
           [.nvmrc, .tool-versions, .tool-versions-node, package.json]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup node from node version file
         uses: ./
         with:
           node-version-file: '__tests__/data/${{ matrix.node-version-file }}'
       - name: Verify node
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 20
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24
 
   version-file-volta:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup node from node version file
         uses: ./
         with:
           node-version-file: '__tests__/data/package-volta.json'
       - name: Verify node
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 20
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24
 
   version-file-volta-extends:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup node from node version file
         uses: ./
         with:
           node-version-file: '__tests__/data/package-volta-extends.json'
       - name: Verify node
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 20
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24
 
   node-dist:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
         node-version: [17, 19]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node from dist
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest-large]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       # test old versions which didn't have npm and layout different
       - name: Setup node 0.12.18 from dist
         uses: ./
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
   arch:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup node 20 x86 from dist
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-latest-large]
         node-version: [current, latest, node]
     steps:
       - name: Get node version
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "LATEST_NODE_VERSION=$latestNodeVersion" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         id: version
         shell: bash
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./
         with:

README.md

@@ -12,13 +12,29 @@ This action provides the following functionality for GitHub Actions users:
 - Registering problem matchers for error output
 - Configuring authentication for GPR or npm
 
+## Breaking changes in V6
+
+- Caching is now automatically enabled for npm projects when either the `devEngines.packageManager` field or the top-level `packageManager` field in `package.json` is set to `npm`. For other package managers, such as Yarn and pnpm, caching is disabled by default and must be configured manually using the `cache` input.
+
+- The `always-auth` input has been removed, as it is deprecated and will no longer be supported in future npm releases. To ensure your workflows continue to run without warnings or errors, please remove any references to `always-auth` from your configuration.
+
+## Breaking changes in V5
+
+- Enabled caching by default with package manager detection if no cache input is provided.
+  > For workflows with elevated privileges or access to sensitive information, we recommend disabling automatic caching by setting `package-manager-cache: false` when caching is not needed for secure operation.
+
+- Upgraded action from node20 to node24.
+  > Make sure your runner is on version v2.327.1 or later to ensure compatibility with this release. [See Release Notes](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.327.1)
+
+For more details, see the full release notes on the [releases page](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases/v5.0.0)
+
 ## Usage
 
 See [action.yml](action.yml)
 
 <!-- start usage -->
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     # Version Spec of the version to use in SemVer notation.
     # It also admits such aliases as lts/*, latest, nightly and canary builds
@@ -26,22 +42,22 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
     node-version: ''
 
     # File containing the version Spec of the version to use.  Examples: package.json, .nvmrc, .node-version, .tool-versions.
-    # If node-version and node-version-file are both provided the action will use version from node-version. 
+    # If node-version and node-version-file are both provided the action will use version from node-version.
     node-version-file: ''
 
-    # Set this option if you want the action to check for the latest available version 
+    # Set this option if you want the action to check for the latest available version
     # that satisfies the version spec.
-    # It will only get affect for lts Nodejs versions (12.x, >=10.15.0, lts/Hydrogen). 
+    # It will only get affect for lts Nodejs versions (12.x, >=10.15.0, lts/Hydrogen).
     # Default: false
     check-latest: false
 
     # Target architecture for Node to use. Examples: x86, x64. Will use system architecture by default.
-    # Default: ''. The action use system architecture by default 
+    # Default: ''. The action use system architecture by default
     architecture: ''
 
-    # Used to pull node distributions from https://github.com/actions/node-versions. 
-    # Since there's a default, this is typically not supplied by the user. 
-    # When running this action on github.com, the default value is sufficient. 
+    # Used to pull node distributions from https://github.com/actions/node-versions.
+    # Since there's a default, this is typically not supplied by the user.
+    # When running this action on github.com, the default value is sufficient.
     # When running on GHES, you can pass a personal access token for github.com if you are experiencing rate limiting.
     #
     # We recommend using a service account with the least permissions necessary. Also
@@ -57,30 +73,31 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
     # Default: ''
     cache: ''
 
-    # Used to specify the path to a dependency file: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, etc. 
-    # It will generate hash from the target file for primary key. It works only If cache is specified.  
+    # Controls automatic caching for npm. By default, caching for npm is enabled if either the devEngines.packageManager field or the top-level packageManager field in package.json specifies npm and no explicit cache input is provided.
+    # To disable automatic caching for npm, set package-manager-cache to false.
+    # default: true
+    package-manager-cache: true
+
+    # Used to specify the path to a dependency file: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, etc.
+    # It will generate hash from the target file for primary key. It works only If cache is specified.
     # Supports wildcards or a list of file names for caching multiple dependencies.
     # Default: ''
     cache-dependency-path: ''
 
-    # Optional registry to set up for auth. Will set the registry in a project level .npmrc and .yarnrc file, 
+    # Optional registry to set up for auth. Will set the registry in a project level .npmrc and .yarnrc file,
     # and set up auth to read in from env.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN.
     # Default: ''
     registry-url: ''
 
-    # Optional scope for authenticating against scoped registries. 
+    # Optional scope for authenticating against scoped registries.
     # Will fall back to the repository owner when using the GitHub Packages registry (https://npm.pkg.github.com/).
     # Default: ''
     scope: ''
 
-    # Set always-auth option in npmrc file.
-    # Default: ''
-    always-auth: ''
-
     # Optional mirror to download binaries from.
     # Artifacts need to match the official Node.js
     # Example:
-    # V8 Canaray Build: <mirror_url>/download/v8-canary
+    # V8 Canary Build: <mirror_url>/download/v8-canary
     # RC Build: <mirror_url>/download/rc
     # Official: Build <mirror_url>/dist
     # Nightly build: <mirror_url>/download/nightly
@@ -98,15 +115,15 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: 18
+    node-version: 24
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
 ```
 
-The `node-version` input is optional. If not supplied, the node version from PATH will be used. However, it is recommended to always specify Node.js version and don't rely on the system one.
+The `node-version` input is optional. If not supplied, the node version from PATH will be used. However, it is recommended to always specify Node.js version and not rely on the system one.
 
 The action will first check the local cache for a semver match. If unable to find a specific version in the cache, the action will attempt to download a version of Node.js. It will pull LTS versions from [node-versions releases](https://github.com/actions/node-versions/releases) and on miss or failure will fall back to the previous behavior of downloading directly from [node dist](https://nodejs.org/dist/).
 
@@ -118,9 +135,9 @@ The `node-version` input supports the Semantic Versioning Specification, for mor
 
 Examples:
 
- - Major versions: `18`, `20`
- - More specific versions: `10.15`, `16.15.1` , `18.4.0`
- - NVM LTS syntax: `lts/erbium`, `lts/fermium`, `lts/*`, `lts/-n`
+ - Major versions: `22`, `24`
+ - More specific versions: `20.19`, `22.17.1` , `24.8.0`
+ - NVM LTS syntax: `lts/iron`, `lts/jod`, `lts/*`, `lts/-n`
  - Latest release: `*` or `latest`/`current`/`node`
 
 **Note:** Like the other values, `*` will get the latest [locally-cached Node.js version](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md#nodejs), or the latest version from [actions/node-versions](https://github.com/actions/node-versions/blob/main/versions-manifest.json), depending on the [`check-latest`](docs/advanced-usage.md#check-latest-version) input.
@@ -131,11 +148,11 @@ Since it will not be cached always, there is possibility of hitting rate limit w
 
 ### Checking in lockfiles
 
-It's **always** recommended to commit the lockfile of your package manager for security and performance reasons. For more information consult the "Working with lockfiles" section of the [Advanced usage](docs/advanced-usage.md#working-with-lockfiles) guide.
+It's **strongly recommended** to commit the lockfile of your package manager for security and performance reasons. For more information consult the "Working with lockfiles" section of the [Advanced usage](docs/advanced-usage.md#working-with-lockfiles) guide.
 
 ## Caching global packages data
 
-The action has a built-in functionality for caching and restoring dependencies. It uses [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) under the hood for caching global packages data but requires less configuration settings. Supported package managers are `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm` (v6.10+). The `cache` input is optional, and caching is turned off by default.
+The action has a built-in functionality for caching and restoring dependencies. It uses [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) under the hood for caching global packages data but requires less configuration settings. Supported package managers are `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm` (v6.10+). The `cache` input is optional.
 
 The action defaults to search for the dependency file (`package-lock.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json` or `yarn.lock`) in the repository root, and uses its hash as a part of the cache key. Use `cache-dependency-path` for cases when multiple dependency files are used, or they are located in different subdirectories.
 
@@ -147,10 +164,10 @@ See the examples of using cache for `yarn`/`pnpm` and `cache-dependency-path` in
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: 20
+    node-version: 24
     cache: 'npm'
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
@@ -160,16 +177,30 @@ steps:
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: 20
+    node-version: 24
     cache: 'npm'
     cache-dependency-path: subdir/package-lock.json
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
 ```
 
+Caching for npm dependencies is automatically enabled when your `package.json` contains either `devEngines.packageManager` field or top-level `packageManager` field set to `npm`, and no explicit cache input is provided.
+
+This behavior is controlled by the `package-manager-cache` input, which defaults to `true`. To turn off automatic caching, set `package-manager-cache` to `false`.
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  with:
+    package-manager-cache: false
+- run: npm ci
+```
+> If your `package.json` file does not include a `packageManager` field set to `npm`, caching will be disabled unless you explicitly enable it. For workflows with elevated privileges or access to sensitive information, we recommend disabling automatic caching for npm by setting `package-manager-cache: false` when caching is not required for secure operation.
+
 ## Matrix Testing
 
 ```yaml
@@ -178,12 +209,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [ 14, 16, 18 ]
+        node: [ 20, 22, 24 ]
     name: Node ${{ matrix.node }} sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: npm ci
@@ -197,10 +228,10 @@ jobs:
 To get a higher rate limit, you can [generate a personal access token on github.com](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) and pass it as the `token` input for the action:
 
 ```yaml
-uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+uses: actions/setup-node@v6
 with:
   token: ${{ secrets.GH_DOTCOM_TOKEN }}
-  node-version: 20
+  node-version: 24
 ```
 
 If the runner is not able to access github.com, any Nodejs versions requested during a workflow run must come from the runner's tool cache. See "[Setting up the tool cache on self-hosted runners without internet access](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.2/admin/github-actions/managing-access-to-actions-from-githubcom/setting-up-the-tool-cache-on-self-hosted-runners-without-internet-access)" for more information.
@@ -218,6 +249,7 @@ If the runner is not able to access github.com, any Nodejs versions requested du
  - [Publishing to npmjs and GPR with npm](docs/advanced-usage.md#publish-to-npmjs-and-gpr-with-npm)
  - [Publishing to npmjs and GPR with yarn](docs/advanced-usage.md#publish-to-npmjs-and-gpr-with-yarn)
  - [Using private packages](docs/advanced-usage.md#use-private-packages)
+ - [Using private mirror](docs/advanced-usage.md#use-private-mirror)
 
 ## Recommended permissions
 

__tests__/authutil.test.ts

@@ -76,115 +76,102 @@ describe('authutil tests', () => {
   }
 
   it('Sets up npmrc for npmjs', async () => {
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'false');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
 
     expect(fs.statSync(rcFile)).toBeDefined();
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     const rc = readRcFile(rcFile);
     expect(rc['registry']).toBe('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
-    expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('false');
   });
 
   it('Appends trailing slash to registry', async () => {
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org', 'false');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org');
 
     expect(fs.statSync(rcFile)).toBeDefined();
     const rc = readRcFile(rcFile);
     expect(rc['registry']).toBe('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
-    expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('false');
   });
 
   it('Configures scoped npm registries', async () => {
     process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myScope';
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org', 'false');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org');
 
     expect(fs.statSync(rcFile)).toBeDefined();
     const rc = readRcFile(rcFile);
     expect(rc['@myscope:registry']).toBe('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
-    expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('false');
   });
 
   it('Automatically configures GPR scope', async () => {
-    await auth.configAuthentication('npm.pkg.github.com', 'false');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('npm.pkg.github.com');
 
     expect(fs.statSync(rcFile)).toBeDefined();
     const rc = readRcFile(rcFile);
     expect(rc['@ownername:registry']).toBe('npm.pkg.github.com/');
-    expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('false');
-  });
-
-  it('Sets up npmrc for always-auth true', async () => {
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
-    expect(fs.statSync(rcFile)).toBeDefined();
-    const rc = readRcFile(rcFile);
-    expect(rc['registry']).toBe('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
-    expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('true');
   });
 
   it('is already set the NODE_AUTH_TOKEN export it', async () => {
     process.env.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN = 'foobar';
-    await auth.configAuthentication('npm.pkg.github.com', 'false');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('npm.pkg.github.com');
     expect(fs.statSync(rcFile)).toBeDefined();
     const rc = readRcFile(rcFile);
     expect(rc['@ownername:registry']).toBe('npm.pkg.github.com/');
-    expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('false');
     expect(process.env.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN).toEqual('foobar');
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should overwrite non-scoped with non-scoped', async () => {
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, 'registry=NNN');
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should overwrite only non-scoped', async () => {
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `registry=NNN${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=MMM`);
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `@myscope:registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `@myscope:registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should add non-scoped to scoped', async () => {
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, '@myscope:registry=NNN');
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `@myscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `@myscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should overwrite scoped with scoped', async () => {
     process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `@myscope:registry=NNN`);
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should overwrite only scoped', async () => {
     process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `registry=NNN${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=MMM`);
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should add scoped to non-scoped', async () => {
     process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `registry=MMM`);
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
@@ -194,20 +181,20 @@ describe('authutil tests', () => {
       rcFile,
       `@otherscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=MMM`
     );
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `@otherscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `@otherscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 
   it('configAuthentication should add scoped to another scoped', async () => {
     process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
     fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `@otherscope:registry=MMM`);
-    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
     expect(contents).toBe(
-      `@otherscope:registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+      `@otherscope:registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/`
     );
   });
 });

__tests__/cache-save.test.ts

@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CachePrimaryKey || key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? yarnFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePaths
+              ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+              : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CachePrimaryKey || key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? yarnFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePaths
+              ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+              : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CachePrimaryKey || key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? yarnFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePaths
+              ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+              : 'not expected'
       );
       getCommandOutputSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() => `${commonPath}/npm`);
 
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CachePrimaryKey || key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? yarnFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePaths
+              ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+              : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
-          ? npmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? yarnFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
+              ? npmFileHash
+              : key === State.CachePaths
+                ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+                : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
-          ? npmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? yarnFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
+              ? npmFileHash
+              : key === State.CachePaths
+                ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+                : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? npmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? npmFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
+              ? yarnFileHash
+              : key === State.CachePaths
+                ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+                : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? pnpmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
-          ? npmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? pnpmFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
+              ? npmFileHash
+              : key === State.CachePaths
+                ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+                : 'not expected'
       );
 
       await run();
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? npmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? npmFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
+              ? yarnFileHash
+              : key === State.CachePaths
+                ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+                : 'not expected'
       );
       saveCacheSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
         return -1;
@@ -360,12 +360,12 @@ describe('run', () => {
         key === State.CachePackageManager
           ? inputs['cache']
           : key === State.CacheMatchedKey
-          ? npmFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
-          ? yarnFileHash
-          : key === State.CachePaths
-          ? '["/foo/bar"]'
-          : 'not expected'
+            ? npmFileHash
+            : key === State.CachePrimaryKey
+              ? yarnFileHash
+              : key === State.CachePaths
+                ? '["/foo/bar"]'
+                : 'not expected'
       );
       saveCacheSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
         throw new cache.ValidationError('Validation failed');

__tests__/canary-installer.test.ts

@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '11.15.0';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -283,7 +282,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '19.0.0-v8-canary';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
@@ -324,7 +322,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = version;
       inputs['architecture'] = arch;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       const expectedUrl = `https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary/v${version}/node-v${version}-${platform}-${arch}.${fileExtension}`;
@@ -569,7 +566,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
       const versionSpec = 'v20-v8-canary';
 
       inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       os.platform = 'linux';

__tests__/data/.nvmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20
+v24

__tests__/data/.tool-versions

@@ -1 +1 @@
-nodejs 20.0.0
+nodejs 24.0.0

__tests__/data/.tool-versions-node

@@ -1 +1 @@
-node 20.0.0
+node 24.0.0

__tests__/data/package-volta.json

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     "node": "^14.0.0"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "20.0.0"
+    "node": "24.0.0"
   }
 }

__tests__/data/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^20.0.0"
+    "node": "^24.0.0"
   }
 }

__tests__/main.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('main tests', () => {
 
   let infoSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let warningSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let saveStateSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let inSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let setOutputSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let startGroupSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ describe('main tests', () => {
     setOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
     warningSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'warning');
     warningSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
+    saveStateSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'saveState');
+    saveStateSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
     startGroupSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'startGroup');
     startGroupSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
     endGroupSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'endGroup');
@@ -280,4 +283,149 @@ describe('main tests', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('cache feature tests', () => {
+    it('Should enable caching when packageManager is npm and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          packageManager: 'npm@10.8.2'
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+
+    it('Should enable caching when devEngines.packageManager.name is "npm" and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: {name: 'npm'}
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+
+    it('Should enable caching when devEngines.packageManager is array and one entry has name "npm"', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: [{name: 'pnpm'}, {name: 'npm'}]
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if packageManager is "pnpm@8.0.0" and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          packageManager: 'pnpm@8.0.0'
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if devEngines.packageManager.name is "pnpm"', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: {name: 'pnpm'}
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if devEngines.packageManager is array without "npm"', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: [{name: 'pnpm'}, {name: 'yarn'}]
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if packageManager field is missing in package.json and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          // packageManager field is not present
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should skip caching when package-manager-cache is false', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'false';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      await main.run();
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should enable caching with cache input explicitly provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = 'npm';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+      await main.run();
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+  });
 });

__tests__/nightly-installer.test.ts

@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '13.13.1-nightly20200415947ddec091';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -291,7 +290,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     ];
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -333,7 +331,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     ];
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -389,7 +386,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '18.0.0-nightly202204180699150267';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
@@ -427,7 +423,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = version;
       inputs['architecture'] = arch;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       const expectedUrl = `https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v${version}/node-v${version}-${platform}-${arch}.${fileExtension}`;
@@ -473,7 +468,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = version;
       inputs['architecture'] = arch;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
       inputs['mirror'] = 'https://my-mirror.org';
       inputs['mirror-token'] = 'my-mirror-token';

__tests__/official-installer.test.ts

@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const resolvedVersion = versionSpec;
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     const expectedUrl =
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '11.15.0';
     const mirror = 'https://my_mirror_url';
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
     inputs['mirror'] = mirror;
     inputs['mirror-token'] = 'faketoken';
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '11.15.0';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -385,7 +382,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const resolvedVersion = versionSpec;
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
@@ -405,7 +401,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '11.15.0';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -448,7 +443,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = version;
       inputs['architecture'] = arch;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       const expectedUrl =
@@ -560,7 +554,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
       inputs['check-latest'] = 'true';
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -602,7 +595,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
       inputs['check-latest'] = 'true';
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -882,7 +874,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = version;
       inputs['architecture'] = arch;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
       inputs['mirror'] = 'https://my_mirror_url';
       inputs['mirror-token'] = 'faketoken';

__tests__/rc-installer.test.ts

@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '13.0.0-rc.0';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     // ... but not in the local cache
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     const versionSpec = '14.7.0-rc.1';
 
     inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
-    inputs['always-auth'] = false;
     inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
@@ -268,7 +266,6 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       inputs['node-version'] = version;
       inputs['architecture'] = arch;
-      inputs['always-auth'] = false;
       inputs['token'] = 'faketoken';
 
       const expectedUrl = `https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v${version}/node-v${version}-${platform}-${arch}.${fileExtension}`;

__tests__/verify-node.sh

@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ fi
 
 node_version="$(node --version)"
 echo "Found node version '$node_version'"
-if [ -z "$(echo $node_version | grep --fixed-strings v$1)" ]; then
-  echo "Unexpected version"
+
+# Extract the major version from the node version (remove the 'v' prefix)
+actual_major_version=$(echo $node_version | sed -E 's/^v([0-9]+)\..*/\1/')
+expected_major_version=$(echo $1 | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+)\..*/\1/') # Extract major version from argument
+
+if [ "$actual_major_version" != "$expected_major_version" ]; then
+  echo "Expected Node.js $expected_major_version.x.x but found $node_version"
   exit 1
 fi
 

action.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ name: 'Setup Node.js environment'
 description: 'Setup a Node.js environment by adding problem matchers and optionally downloading and adding it to the PATH.'
 author: 'GitHub'
 inputs:
-  always-auth:
-    description: 'Set always-auth in npmrc.'
-    default: 'false'
   node-version:
     description: 'Version Spec of the version to use. Examples: 12.x, 10.15.1, >=10.15.0.'
   node-version-file:
@@ -23,21 +20,24 @@ inputs:
     default: ${{ github.server_url == 'https://github.com' && github.token || '' }}
   cache:
     description: 'Used to specify a package manager for caching in the default directory. Supported values: npm, yarn, pnpm.'
+  package-manager-cache:
+    description: 'Set to false to disable automatic caching. By default, caching is enabled when either devEngines.packageManager or the top-level packageManager field in package.json specifies npm as the package manager.'
+    default: true
   cache-dependency-path:
     description: 'Used to specify the path to a dependency file: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, etc. Supports wildcards or a list of file names for caching multiple dependencies.'
   mirror:
-    description: 'Used to specify an alternative mirror to downlooad Node.js binaries from'
+    description: 'Used to specify an alternative mirror to download Node.js binaries from'
   mirror-token:
     description: 'The token used as Authorization header when fetching from the mirror'
 # TODO: add input to control forcing to pull from cloud or dist.
 #       escape valve for someone having issues or needing the absolute latest which isn't cached yet
 outputs:
-  cache-hit: 
+  cache-hit:
     description: 'A boolean value to indicate if a cache was hit.'
   node-version:
     description: 'The installed node version.'
 runs:
-  using: 'node20'
+  using: 'node24'
   main: 'dist/setup/index.js'
   post: 'dist/cache-save/index.js'
   post-if: success()

docs/adrs/0001-support-caching-deps-for-monorepos.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Currently, `actions/setup-node` supports caching dependencies for Npm and Yarn p
 For the first iteration, we have decided to not support cases where `package-lock.json` / `yarn.lock` are located outside of repository root.  
 Current implementation searches the following file patterns in the repository root: `package-lock.json`, `yarn.lock` (in order of resolving priorities)
 
-Obviously, it made build-in caching unusable for mono-repos and repos with complex structure.  
+Obviously, it made built-in caching unusable for mono-repos and repos with complex structure.  
 We would like to revisit this decision and add customization for dependencies lock file location.
 
 ## Proposal
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The second option looks more generic because it allows to:
 ## Decision
 
 Add `cache-dependency-path` input that will accept path (relative to repository root) to dependencies lock file.  
-If provided path contains wildcards, the action will search all maching files and calculate common hash like `${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}` YAML construction does.  
+If provided path contains wildcards, the action will search all matching files and calculate common hash like `${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}` YAML construction does.  
 The hash of provided matched files will be used as a part of cache key.
 
 Yaml examples:

docs/advanced-usage.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Working with lockfiles
 
-All supported package managers recommend that you **always** commit the lockfile, although implementations vary doing so generally provides the following benefits:
+Most supported package managers recommend that you **always** commit the lockfile, although implementations vary doing so generally provides the following benefits:
 
 - Enables faster installation for CI and production environments, due to being able to skip package resolution.
 - Describes a single representation of a dependency tree such that teammates, deployments, and continuous integration are guaranteed to install exactly the same dependencies.
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ Ensure that `pnpm-lock.yaml` is always committed, when on CI pass `--frozen-lock
 - [Working with Git - Lockfiles](https://pnpm.io/git#lockfiles)
 - [Documentation of `--frozen-lockfile` option](https://pnpm.io/cli/install#--frozen-lockfile)
 
+### Running without a lockfile
+
+If you choose not to use a lockfile, you must ensure that **caching is disabled**. The `cache` feature relies on the lockfile to generate a unique key for the cache entry.
+
+To run without a lockfile:
+1. Do not set the `cache` input.
+2. If your `package.json` contains a `packageManager` field set to npm (or devEngines.packageManager), automatic caching is enabled by default. Override this by setting `package-manager-cache: false`.
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  with:
+    node-version: '24'
+    package-manager-cache: false # Explicitly disable caching if you don't have a lockfile
+- run: npm install
+- run: npm test
+```
+
 ## Check latest version
 
 The `check-latest` flag defaults to `false`. When set to `false`, the action will first check the local cache for a semver match. If unable to find a specific version in the cache, the action will attempt to download a version of Node.js. It will pull LTS versions from [node-versions releases](https://github.com/actions/node-versions/releases) and on miss or failure will fall back to the previous behavior of downloading directly from [node dist](https://nodejs.org/dist/). Use the default or set `check-latest` to `false` if you prefer stability and if you want to ensure a specific version of Node.js is always used.
@@ -45,10 +64,10 @@ If `check-latest` is set to `true`, the action first checks if the cached versio
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '16'
+    node-version: '24'
     check-latest: true
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
@@ -63,8 +82,8 @@ See [supported version syntax](https://github.com/actions/setup-node#supported-v
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 - run: npm ci
@@ -97,10 +116,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '14'
+          node-version: '24'
           architecture: 'x64' # optional, x64 or x86. If not specified, x64 will be used by default
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
@@ -118,10 +137,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '20.0.0-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 20.0.0
+          node-version: '24.0.0-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 24.0.0
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -133,10 +152,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '20-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 20
+          node-version: '24-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 24
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -149,10 +168,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 'v20.1.1-v8-canary20221103f7e2421e91'
+          node-version: 'v24.0.0-v8-canary2025030537242e55ac'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -169,10 +188,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 16
+          node-version: '24-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 24
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -185,10 +204,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16.0.0-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 16.0.0
+          node-version: '24.0.0-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 24.0.0
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -201,10 +220,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16.0.0-nightly20210420a0261d231c'
+          node-version: '24.0.0-nightly202505066102159fa1'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -219,27 +238,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16.0.0-rc.1'
+          node-version: '24.0.0-rc.4'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
 
-**Note:** Unlike nightly versions, which support version range specifiers, you must specify the exact version for a release candidate: `16.0.0-rc.1`.
+**Note:** Unlike nightly versions, which support version range specifiers, you must specify the exact version for a release candidate: `24.0.0-rc.4`.
 
 ## Caching packages data
 The action follows [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/examples.md#node---npm) guidelines, and caches global cache on the machine instead of `node_modules`, so cache can be reused between different Node.js versions.
 
 **Caching yarn dependencies:**
-Yarn caching handles both yarn versions: 1 or 2.
+Yarn caching handles both Yarn Classic (v1) and Yarn Berry (v2, v3, v4+).
+
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'yarn'
 - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile # optional, --immutable
 - run: yarn test
@@ -255,13 +275,13 @@ steps:
 # NOTE: pnpm caching support requires pnpm version >= 6.10.0
 
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
   with:
-    version: 6.32.9
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+    version: 10
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'pnpm'
 - run: pnpm install
 - run: pnpm test
@@ -274,10 +294,10 @@ steps:
 **Using wildcard patterns to cache dependencies**
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'npm'
     cache-dependency-path: '**/package-lock.json'
 - run: npm ci
@@ -287,10 +307,10 @@ steps:
 **Using a list of file paths to cache dependencies**
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'npm'
     cache-dependency-path: |
       server/app/package-lock.json
@@ -299,6 +319,35 @@ steps:
 - run: npm test
 ```
 
+**Restore-Only Cache**
+
+```yaml
+## In some workflows, you may want to restore a cache without saving it. This can help reduce cache writes and storage usage in workflows that only need to read from cache
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      # Restore Node.js modules cache (restore-only)
+      - name: Restore Node modules cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        id: cache-node-modules
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+      # Setup Node.js
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: '24'
+      # Install dependencies
+      - run: npm install
+```
+
+> For more details related to cache scenarios, please refer [Node – npm](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/examples.md#node---npm).
+
 ## Multiple Operating Systems and Architectures
 
 ```yaml
@@ -312,21 +361,21 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest
         node_version:
-          - 12
-          - 14
-          - 16
+          - 20
+          - 22
+          - 24
         architecture:
           - x64
         # an extra windows-x86 run:
         include:
-          - os: windows-2016
-            node_version: 12
+          - os: windows-latest
+            node_version: 24
             architecture: x86
     name: Node ${{ matrix.node_version }} - ${{ matrix.architecture }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
           architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
@@ -337,16 +386,16 @@ jobs:
 ## Publish to npmjs and GPR with npm
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm publish
   env:
     NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
 - run: npm publish
@@ -357,16 +406,16 @@ steps:
 ## Publish to npmjs and GPR with yarn
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     registry-url: <registry url>
 - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 - run: yarn publish
   env:
     NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.YARN_TOKEN }}
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
 - run: yarn publish
@@ -377,10 +426,10 @@ steps:
 ## Use private packages
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 # Skip post-install scripts here, as a malicious
 # script could steal NODE_AUTH_TOKEN.
@@ -397,10 +446,10 @@ Below you can find a sample "Setup .yarnrc.yml" step, that is going to allow you
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
 - name: Setup .yarnrc.yml
   run: |
     yarn config set npmScopes.my-org.npmRegistryServer "https://npm.pkg.github.com"
@@ -416,9 +465,6 @@ To access private GitHub Packages within the same organization, go to "Manage Ac
 
 Please refer to the [Ensuring workflow access to your package - Configuring a package's access control and visibility](https://docs.github.com/en/packages/learn-github-packages/configuring-a-packages-access-control-and-visibility#ensuring-workflow-access-to-your-package) for more details.
 
-### always-auth input
-The always-auth input sets `always-auth=true` in .npmrc file. With this option set [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/using-npm/config#always-auth)/yarn sends the authentication credentials when making a request to the registries.
-
 ## Use private mirror
 
 It is possible to use a private mirror hosting Node.js binaries. This mirror must be a full mirror of the official Node.js distribution.
@@ -427,9 +473,9 @@ It is possible to specify a token to authenticate with the mirror using the `mir
 The token will be passed as a bearer token in the `Authorization` header.
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     mirror: 'https://nodejs.org/dist'
     mirror-token: 'your-mirror-token'
 ```

package.json

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-node",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "6.2.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "setup node action",
   "main": "lib/setup-node.js",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=24.0.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "ncc build -o dist/setup src/setup-node.ts && ncc build -o dist/cache-save src/cache-save.ts",
     "format": "prettier --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern --config ./.prettierrc.js --write \"**/*.{ts,yml,yaml}\"",
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@
   "author": "GitHub",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/cache": "^4.0.3",
+    "@actions/cache": "^5.0.1",
     "@actions/core": "^1.11.1",
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/github": "^6.0.1",
@@ -38,20 +41,20 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
-    "@types/node": "^20.11.25",
+    "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
     "@types/semver": "^7.5.8",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.54.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.54.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.54.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.54.0",
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.3",
-    "eslint": "^8.57.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.39.2",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.6.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.9.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.14.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-circus": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-each": "^29.7.0",
-    "prettier": "^2.8.4",
-    "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
+    "prettier": "^3.6.2",
+    "ts-jest": "^29.4.1",
     "typescript": "^5.4.2"
   }
 }

src/authutil.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as github from '@actions/github';
 
-export function configAuthentication(registryUrl: string, alwaysAuth: string) {
+export function configAuthentication(registryUrl: string) {
   const npmrc: string = path.resolve(
     process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || process.cwd(),
     '.npmrc'
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ export function configAuthentication(registryUrl: string, alwaysAuth: string) {
     registryUrl += '/';
   }
 
-  writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl, npmrc, alwaysAuth);
+  writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl, npmrc);
 }
 
-function writeRegistryToFile(
-  registryUrl: string,
-  fileLocation: string,
-  alwaysAuth: string
-) {
+function writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl: string, fileLocation: string) {
   let scope: string = core.getInput('scope');
   if (!scope && registryUrl.indexOf('npm.pkg.github.com') > -1) {
     scope = github.context.repo.owner;
@@ -47,8 +43,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(
   const authString: string =
     registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '') + ':_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}';
   const registryString = `${scope}registry=${registryUrl}`;
-  const alwaysAuthString = `always-auth=${alwaysAuth}`;
-  newContents += `${authString}${os.EOL}${registryString}${os.EOL}${alwaysAuthString}`;
+  newContents += `${authString}${os.EOL}${registryString}`;
   fs.writeFileSync(fileLocation, newContents);
   core.exportVariable('NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG', fileLocation);
   // Export empty node_auth_token if didn't exist so npm doesn't complain about not being able to find it

src/cache-save.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {getPackageManagerInfo} from './cache-utils';
 // Catch and log any unhandled exceptions.  These exceptions can leak out of the uploadChunk method in
 // @actions/toolkit when a failed upload closes the file descriptor causing any in-process reads to
 // throw an uncaught exception.  Instead of failing this action, just warn.
+
 process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
   const warningPrefix = '[warning]';
   core.info(`${warningPrefix}${e.message}`);

src/cache-utils.ts

@@ -167,14 +167,12 @@ const getCacheDirectoriesFromCacheDependencyPath = async (
   packageManagerInfo: PackageManagerInfo,
   cacheDependencyPath: string
 ): Promise<string[]> => {
-  const projectDirectories = await getProjectDirectoriesFromCacheDependencyPath(
-    cacheDependencyPath
-  );
+  const projectDirectories =
+    await getProjectDirectoriesFromCacheDependencyPath(cacheDependencyPath);
   const cacheFoldersPaths = await Promise.all(
     projectDirectories.map(async projectDirectory => {
-      const cacheFolderPath = await packageManagerInfo.getCacheFolderPath(
-        projectDirectory
-      );
+      const cacheFolderPath =
+        await packageManagerInfo.getCacheFolderPath(projectDirectory);
       core.debug(
         `${packageManagerInfo.name}'s cache folder "${cacheFolderPath}" configured for the directory "${projectDirectory}"`
       );

src/distributions/official_builds/official_builds.ts

@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ export default class OfficialBuilds extends BaseDistribution {
       alias === '*'
         ? numbered[numbered.length - 1]
         : n < 0
-        ? numbered[numbered.length - 1 + n]
-        : aliases[alias];
+          ? numbered[numbered.length - 1 + n]
+          : aliases[alias];
 
     if (!release) {
       throw new Error(

src/main.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 
 import os from 'os';
+import fs from 'fs';
 
 import * as auth from './authutil';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ export async function run() {
 
     let arch = core.getInput('architecture');
     const cache = core.getInput('cache');
+    const packagemanagercache =
+      (core.getInput('package-manager-cache') || 'true').toUpperCase() ===
+      'TRUE';
 
     // if architecture supplied but node-version is not
     // if we don't throw a warning, the already installed x64 node will be used which is not probably what user meant.
@@ -58,15 +62,29 @@ export async function run() {
     await printEnvDetailsAndSetOutput();
 
     const registryUrl: string = core.getInput('registry-url');
-    const alwaysAuth: string = core.getInput('always-auth');
     if (registryUrl) {
-      auth.configAuthentication(registryUrl, alwaysAuth);
+      auth.configAuthentication(registryUrl);
     }
 
-    if (cache && isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
-      core.saveState(State.CachePackageManager, cache);
-      const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
-      await restoreCache(cache, cacheDependencyPath);
+    const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
+
+    if (isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
+      // if the cache input is provided, use it for caching.
+      if (cache) {
+        core.saveState(State.CachePackageManager, cache);
+        await restoreCache(cache, cacheDependencyPath);
+        // package manager npm is detected from package.json, enable auto-caching for npm.
+      } else if (packagemanagercache) {
+        const resolvedPackageManager = getNameFromPackageManagerField();
+        if (resolvedPackageManager) {
+          core.info(
+            "Detected npm as the package manager from package.json's packageManager field. " +
+              'Auto caching has been enabled for npm. If you want to disable it, set package-manager-cache input to false'
+          );
+          core.saveState(State.CachePackageManager, resolvedPackageManager);
+          await restoreCache(resolvedPackageManager, cacheDependencyPath);
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     const matchersPath = path.join(__dirname, '../..', '.github');
@@ -117,3 +135,34 @@ function resolveVersionInput(): string {
 
   return version;
 }
+
+export function getNameFromPackageManagerField(): string | undefined {
+  const npmRegex = /^(\^)?npm(@.*)?$/; // matches "npm", "npm@...", "^npm@..."
+  try {
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(
+      fs.readFileSync(
+        path.join(process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE!, 'package.json'),
+        'utf-8'
+      )
+    );
+
+    // Check devEngines.packageManager first (object or array)
+    const devPM = packageJson?.devEngines?.packageManager;
+    const devPMArray = devPM ? (Array.isArray(devPM) ? devPM : [devPM]) : [];
+    for (const obj of devPMArray) {
+      if (typeof obj?.name === 'string' && npmRegex.test(obj.name)) {
+        return 'npm';
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Check top-level packageManager
+    const topLevelPM = packageJson?.packageManager;
+    if (typeof topLevelPM === 'string' && npmRegex.test(topLevelPM)) {
+      return 'npm';
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}

tsconfig.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "es6",                          /* Specify ECMAScript target version: 'ES3' (default), 'ES5', 'ES2015', 'ES2016', 'ES2017', 'ES2018', 'ES2019' or 'ESNEXT'. */
+    "target": "ES2022",                          /* Specify ECMAScript target version: 'ES3' (default), 'ES5', 'ES2015', 'ES2016', 'ES2017', 'ES2018', 'ES2019' or 'ESNEXT'. */
     "module": "commonjs",                     /* Specify module code generation: 'none', 'commonjs', 'amd', 'system', 'umd', 'es2015', or 'ESNext'. */
     "outDir": "./lib",                        /* Redirect output structure to the directory. */
     "rootDir": "./src",                       /* Specify the root directory of input files. Use to control the output directory structure with --outDir. */