[All OS] Default Node.js version changed from 20 to 22. Node.js 20 removed - #14046
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Pull request overview
This PR updates runner image toolsets to remove Node.js 20 from preinstalled toolcache versions and move affected defaults from Node.js 20 to Node.js 22.
Changes:
- Removes
20.*from Node.js toolcache entries across Windows, Ubuntu, and macOS toolsets. - Updates Node.js default from
20/20.*to22/22.*for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, macOS 14, and Windows 2022. - Leaves images already defaulting to Node.js 22 or 24 unchanged except for removing Node.js 20 from toolcache lists.
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images/windows/toolsets/toolset-win-11-vs2026-arm64.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from Windows 11 Arm64 VS2026 toolcache. |
images/windows/toolsets/toolset-win-11-arm64.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from Windows 11 Arm64 toolcache. |
images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2025.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from Windows 2025 toolcache. |
images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2025-vs2026.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from Windows 2025 VS2026 toolcache. |
images/windows/toolsets/toolset-2022.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from toolcache and changes Windows 2022 default to Node.js 22. |
images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from toolcache and changes Ubuntu 24.04 default to Node.js 22. |
images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2204.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from toolcache and changes Ubuntu 22.04 default to Node.js 22. |
images/macos/toolsets/toolset-26.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from macOS 26 x64 and arm64 toolcache lists. |
images/macos/toolsets/toolset-15.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from macOS 15 x64 and arm64 toolcache lists. |
images/macos/toolsets/toolset-14.json |
Removes Node.js 20 from toolcache and changes macOS 14 default to Node.js 22. |
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…moved (actions#14046) (#322) * Remove Node.js 20 (EOL 2026-04-30), update default to 22 * Remove Node.js 20 from Ubuntu 26.04 toolcache
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Description
Improvement / Bug fixing
Remove Node.js 20 from all runner images and update the default Node.js version to 22 on images where Node.js 20 was the default.
Node.js 20 reached end-of-life on April 30, 2026. This change:
20.*from the toolcache versions list in all toolset JSON files across Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows images20to22on images where Node.js 20 was the default (ubuntu-22.04,ubuntu-24.04,macos-14,windows-2022)20.*removed from toolcache)After this change, only Node.js 22 and 24 remain pre-installed in the toolcache.
ubuntu-22.04ubuntu-24.04ubuntu-slimmacos-14macos-15macos-26windows-2022windows-2025windows-2025-vs2026windows-11-arm64Related issue:
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