Release list

Windows Server 2025 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 25 Aug 11:30

win25/20260824.239

420ee0b

Announcements
[Windows] The `windows-11-arm` image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 33296
Image Version: 20260824.239.3

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260818.232.1)	Current (20260824.239.3)
	Windows Subsystem for Linux (Default, WSLv2)	2.7.11.0	2.7.12.0
Language and Runtime	Bash	5.3.15(1)-release	5.3.15(2)-release
Package Management	Chocolatey	2.7.3	2.7.4
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit f007e903c4)	(build from commit 9aaae1d794)
Tools	Git	2.55.0.windows.4	2.55.0.windows.5
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	Pulumi	3.258.0	3.259.0
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.25	2.36.29
CLI Tools	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.170	151.0.7922.174
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
	Microsoft Edge Driver	151.0.4129.93	151.0.4129.101
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.13, 1.26.6	1.25.14, 1.26.7
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.278	5.0.282

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8 (default)~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_X64~~
~~21.0.12+8.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
17.0.20+101 (default)	JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+101.0	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+101.0	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Web Servers

Name	Version	ConfigFile	ServiceName	ServiceStatus	ListenPort
~~Nginx~~	~~1.31.3~~	~~C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf~~	~~nginx~~	~~Stopped~~	80
Nginx	1.31.4	C:\tools\nginx-1.31.4\conf\nginx.conf	nginx	Stopped	80

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

Assets 3

Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 25 Aug 11:25

win25-vs2026/20260824.214

8c3c8c0

Announcements
[Windows] The `windows-11-arm` image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 33296
Image Version: 20260824.214.3

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260818.207.1)	Current (20260824.214.3)
	Windows Subsystem for Linux (Default, WSLv2)	2.7.11.0	2.7.12.0
Language and Runtime	Bash	5.3.15(1)-release	5.3.15(2)-release
Package Management	Chocolatey	2.7.3	2.7.4
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit f007e903c4)	(build from commit f74a2eade1)
Tools	Git	2.55.0.windows.4	2.55.0.windows.5
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	Pulumi	3.258.0	3.259.0
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.25	2.36.29
CLI Tools	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.170	151.0.7922.174
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.93	151.0.4129.101
	Microsoft Edge Driver	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.13, 1.26.6	1.25.14, 1.26.7
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.278	5.0.282

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8 (default)~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_X64~~
~~21.0.12+8.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
17.0.20+101 (default)	JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+101.0	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+101.0	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Web Servers

Name	Version	ConfigFile	ServiceName	ServiceStatus	ListenPort
~~Nginx~~	~~1.31.3~~	~~C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf~~	~~nginx~~	~~Stopped~~	80
Nginx	1.31.4	C:\tools\nginx-1.31.4\conf\nginx.conf	nginx	Stopped	80

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

Assets 3

Windows Server 2022 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 25 Aug 11:21

win22/20260824.284

9642901

Announcements
[Windows] The `windows-11-arm` image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2022

OS Version: 10.0.20348 Build 5499
Image Version: 20260824.284.2

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260818.277.1)	Current (20260824.284.2)
Language and Runtime	Bash	5.3.15(1)-release	5.3.15(2)-release
Package Management	Chocolatey	2.7.3	2.7.4
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit f007e903c4)	(build from commit f74a2eade1)
Tools	Git	2.55.0.windows.4	2.55.0.windows.5
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	Pulumi	3.258.0	3.259.0
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.25	2.36.29
CLI Tools	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.170	151.0.7922.174
Browsers and Drivers	Microsoft Edge Driver	151.0.4129.93	151.0.4129.107
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.13, 1.26.6	1.25.14, 1.26.7
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.278	5.0.282

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_X64~~
~~21.0.12+8.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
17.0.20+101	JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+101.0	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+101.0	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Web Servers

Name	Version	ConfigFile	ServiceName	ServiceStatus	ListenPort
~~Nginx~~	~~1.31.3~~	~~C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf~~	~~nginx~~	~~Stopped~~	80
Nginx	1.31.4	C:\tools\nginx-1.31.4\conf\nginx.conf	nginx	Stopped	80

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

Assets 3

Ubuntu 26.04 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 25 Aug 11:17

ubuntu26/20260824.116

fda17f1

Announcements
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

OS Version: 26.04 LTS
Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1012-azure
Image Version: 20260824.116.1
Systemd version: 259.5-0ubuntu3.4

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category	Tool name	Current (20260824.116.1)
Cached Tools	Go	1.24.13, 1.25.14, 1.26.7
	Node.js	22.23.2, 24.19.0
	Python	3.10.21, 3.11.16, 3.12.14, 3.13.15, 3.14.7
	PyPy	3.9.19 [PyPy 7.3.16], 3.10.16 [PyPy 7.3.19], 3.11.15 [PyPy 7.3.23]
	Ruby	3.2.11, 3.3.12, 3.4.10, 4.0.6

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260817.108.1)	Current (20260824.116.1)
	Kernel Version	7.0.0-1011-azure	7.0.0-1012-azure
Package Management	Homebrew	6.0.18	6.0.19
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit 9f8f0c7bfa)	(build from commit 0ac8df3b98)
Project Management	Gradle	9.7.0	9.7.1
Tools	Git	2.53.0	2.55.0
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	nvm	0.40.6	0.40.7
	yq	4.53.3	4.53.6
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.24	2.36.30
	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
	Google Cloud CLI	580.0.0	581.0.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.137	151.0.7922.173
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.93	151.0.4129.107
	Microsoft Edge WebDriver	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.4	154.0

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_X64~~
~~21.0.12+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7 (default)~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
17.0.20+1	JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+1	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+1 (default)	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Installed apt packages

Name	Version
~~bind9-dnsutils~~	~~1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.1~~
~~curl~~	~~8.18.0-1ubuntu2.3~~
~~wget~~	~~1.25.0-2ubuntu4.3~~
bind9-dnsutils	1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.2
curl	8.18.0-1ubuntu2.4
wget	1.25.0-2ubuntu4.4

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

Assets 3

Ubuntu 22.04 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 25 Aug 11:11

ubuntu22/20260824.273

68969a3

Announcements
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 22.04

OS Version: 22.04.5 LTS
Kernel Version: 6.8.0-1064-azure
Image Version: 20260824.273.3
Systemd version: 249.11-0ubuntu3.22

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260817.266.1)	Current (20260824.273.3)
Package Management	Homebrew	6.0.18	6.0.19
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit 60f1f9edbe)	(build from commit f74a2eade1)
Project Management	Gradle	9.7.0	9.7.1
	Lerna	10.0.0	10.0.1
	Sbt	1.12.15	1.13.0
Tools	Heroku	11.9.0	11.10.0
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	nvm	0.40.6	0.40.7
	Pulumi	3.258.0	3.259.0
	Terraform	1.15.8	1.15.9
	yq	4.53.3	4.53.6
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.24	2.36.29
	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
	Google Cloud CLI	580.0.0	581.0.0
	Netlify CLI	27.1.1	27.1.2
	OpenShift CLI	4.22.9	4.22.10
	Vercel CLI	59.1.4	59.5.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Cargo clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.137	151.0.7922.173
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.93	151.0.4129.107
	Microsoft Edge WebDriver	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.4	154.0
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.13, 1.26.6	1.25.14, 1.26.7

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_X64~~
~~21.0.12+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
17.0.20+1	JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+1	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+1	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Installed apt packages

Name	Version
~~curl~~	~~7.81.0-1ubuntu1.25~~
~~dnsutils~~	~~1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.4~~
~~libcurl4~~	~~7.81.0-1ubuntu1.25~~
~~wget~~	~~1.21.2-2ubuntu1.4~~
curl	7.81.0-1ubuntu1.26
dnsutils	1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.5
libcurl4	7.81.0-1ubuntu1.26
wget	1.21.2-2ubuntu1.5

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

Assets 3

xcode-27-arm64 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 24 Aug 12:28

xcode-27-arm64/20260824.0126

6e911b0

Announcements
[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] Default Xcode on macOS 26 Tahoe will be set to Xcode 26.6 on 2026.07.21
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 26

OS Version: macOS 26.5.2 (25F84)
Kernel Version: Darwin 25.5.0
Image Version: 20260824.0126.1

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category	Tool name	Current (20260824.0126.1)
Language and Runtime	.NET Core SDK	10.0.400

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260810.0090.1)	Current (20260824.0126.1)
Language and Runtime	.NET Core SDK	8.0.423, 9.0.316	8.0.424, 9.0.317
	Perl	5.42.2	5.44.0
	Python3	3.14.6	3.14.7
Package Management	Bundler	4.0.18	4.0.19
	Homebrew	6.0.15	6.0.18
	Pip3	26.1.2 (python 3.14)	26.2.1 (python 3.14)
	Pipx	1.16.6	1.16.7
	RubyGems	4.0.18	4.0.19
	Vcpkg	2026 (build from commit ea1a7396b0)	2026 (build from commit 127402f1c7)
Project Management	Gradle	9.7.0	9.7.1
Utilities	azcopy	10.32.4	10.32.7
	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
	yq	4.53.3	4.53.6
Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.19	2.36.29
	Azure CLI	2.89.0	2.89.1
	CodeQL Action Bundle	2.26.2	2.26.3
	Fastlane	2.237.0	2.238.0
Browsers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.109	151.0.7922.174
	Google Chrome for Testing	151.0.7922.77	151.0.7922.138
	ChromeDriver	151.0.7922.77	151.0.7922.138
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.72	151.0.4129.101
	Microsoft Edge WebDriver	151.0.4129.72	151.0.4129.101
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.3	154.0
	Selenium server	4.46.0	4.47.0
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.12, 1.26.5	1.25.14, 1.26.7
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_arm64~~
~~21.0.12+8.0 (default)~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_arm64~~
~~25.0.4+7.0~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_arm64~~
17.0.20+101	JAVA_HOME_17_arm64
21.0.12+101.0 (default)	JAVA_HOME_21_arm64
25.0.4+101.0	JAVA_HOME_25_arm64

Xcode

Version	Build	Path	Symlinks
~~27.0 (beta) (default)~~	~~27A5228h~~	~~/Applications/Xcode_27_beta_4.app~~	/Applications/Xcode_27.0.0.app /Applications/Xcode_27.0.app /Applications/Xcode.app
27.0 (beta) (default)	27A5237l	/Applications/Xcode_27_beta_5.app	/Applications/Xcode_27.0.0.app /Applications/Xcode_27.0.app /Applications/Xcode.app

Android

Package Name	Version
~~Android SDK Platforms~~	android-37.2-beta2 (rev 2) android-37.2-beta1 (rev 1) android-37.1 (rev 1) android-37.0 (rev 2) android-36.1 (rev 1) android-36-ext19 (rev 1) android-36-ext18 (rev 1) android-36 (rev 2) android-35-ext15 (rev 1) android-35-ext14 (rev 1) android-35 (rev 2)
Android SDK Platforms	android-37.2-beta3 (rev 3) android-37.2-beta2 (rev 2) android-37.2-beta1 (rev 1) android-37.1 (rev 1) android-37.0 (rev 2) android-36.1 (rev 1) android-36-ext19 (rev 1) android-36-ext18 (rev 1) android-36 (rev 2) android-35-ext15 (rev 1) android-35-ext14 (rev 1) android-35 (rev 2)

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

Assets 3

Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260823) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 24 Aug 14:18

win11-vs2026-arm64/20260823.138

30543f3

Announcements
[Windows] The `windows-11-arm` image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

OS Version: 10.0.26200 Build 9168
Image Version: 20260823.138.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260817.130.1)	Current (20260823.138.1)
Language and Runtime	Bash	5.3.15(1)-release	5.3.15(2)-release
Package Management	Chocolatey	2.7.3	2.7.4
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit 9f8f0c7bfa)	(build from commit 127402f1c7)
Tools	Git	2.55.0.windows.4	2.55.0.windows.5
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	Pulumi	3.258.0	3.259.0
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.24	2.36.29
CLI Tools	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.138	151.0.7922.174
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.93	151.0.4129.101
	Microsoft Edge Driver	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.4	154.0
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.13, 1.26.6	1.25.14, 1.26.7
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.278	5.0.282

Web Servers

Name	Version	ConfigFile	ServiceName	ServiceStatus	ListenPort
~~Nginx~~	~~1.31.3~~	~~C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf~~	~~nginx~~	~~Stopped~~	80
Nginx	1.31.4	C:\tools\nginx-1.31.4\conf\nginx.conf	nginx	Stopped	80

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026

Name	Version	Path
~~Visual Studio Enterprise 2026~~	~~18.9.12105.275~~	~~C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise~~
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026	18.9.12112.369	C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise

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

Assets 3

Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 (20260823) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 24 Aug 14:10

win11-arm64/20260823.149

6ade234

Announcements
[Windows] The `windows-11-arm` image label will use Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 image in September 2026
[Windows] The Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

OS Version: 10.0.26200 Build 9168
Image Version: 20260823.149.1

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category	Tool name	Current (20260823.149.1)
.NET Core Tools	.NET Core SDK	8.0.130, 8.0.424, 9.0.120, 9.0.317, 10.0.111, 10.0.303, 10.0.400
	Microsoft.AspNetCore.App	8.0.30, 9.0.19, 10.0.11
	Microsoft.NETCore.App	8.0.30, 9.0.19, 10.0.11
	Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App	8.0.30, 9.0.19, 10.0.11

Deleted ➖

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260809.134.1)
	Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSLv1)	Enabled
.NET Core Tools	.NET Core SDK	8.0.129, 8.0.423, 9.0.119, 9.0.316, 10.0.110, 10.0.302
	Microsoft.AspNetCore.App	8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10
	Microsoft.NETCore.App	8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10
	Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App	8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260809.134.1)	Current (20260823.149.1)
	OS Version	10.0.26200 Build 8875	10.0.26200 Build 9168
Language and Runtime	Bash	5.3.15(1)-release	5.3.15(2)-release
Package Management	Chocolatey	2.7.3	2.7.4
	NuGet	7.6.0.59	7.9.0.83
	Pipx	1.16.6	1.16.7
	Vcpkg	(build from commit ea1a7396b0)	(build from commit 127402f1c7)
Tools	azcopy	10.32.4	10.32.7
	CodeQL Action Bundle	2.26.2	2.26.3
	Git	2.55.0.windows.3	2.55.0.windows.5
	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	Pulumi	3.256.0	3.259.0
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.19	2.36.29
	Azure CLI	2.89.0	2.89.1
	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Rust Tools > Packages	Clippy	0.1.97	0.1.98
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.109	151.0.7922.174
	Chrome Driver	151.0.7922.77	151.0.7922.138
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.72	151.0.4129.101
	Microsoft Edge Driver	151.0.4129.72	151.0.4129.101
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.3	154.0
	Selenium server	4.46.0	4.47.0
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.12, 1.26.5	1.25.14, 1.26.7
PowerShell Tools > Powershell Modules	AWSPowershell	5.0.272	5.0.282

Web Servers

Name	Version	ConfigFile	ServiceName	ServiceStatus	ListenPort
~~Nginx~~	~~1.31.3~~	~~C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf~~	~~nginx~~	~~Stopped~~	80
Nginx	1.31.4	C:\tools\nginx-1.31.4\conf\nginx.conf	nginx	Stopped	80

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022

Name	Version	Path
~~Visual Studio Enterprise 2022~~	~~17.14.37516.0~~	~~C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise~~
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022	17.14.37614.0	C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package	Version
~~Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot~~	~~17.14.37516.0~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.android~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot.net8~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.android.net8~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.ios~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling.net8~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~microsoft.net.sdk.emscripten~~	~~9.0.14.31002~~
~~Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.8.0~~	~~17.14.37502.8~~
~~Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.9.0~~	~~17.14.37502.8~~
~~Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK~~	~~17.14.37502.8~~
~~runtimes.ios~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~runtimes.maccatalyst~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
~~wasm.tools~~	~~9.0.1826.31522~~
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot	17.14.37612.4
microsoft.net.runtime.android	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.android.aot.net8	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.android.net8	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.ios	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.maccatalyst	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.runtime.mono.tooling.net8	9.0.1926.36724
microsoft.net.sdk.emscripten	9.0.14.35603
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.8.0	17.14.37531.7
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.9.0	17.14.37531.7
Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK	17.14.37531.7
runtimes.ios	9.0.1926.36724
runtimes.maccatalyst	9.0.1926.36724
wasm.tools	9.0.1926.36724

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click [here](https://github.com/action...

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Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 (20260824) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 24 Aug 14:04

ubuntu26-arm64/20260824.102

5052a09

Announcements
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

OS Version: 26.04 LTS
Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1012-azure
Image Version: 20260824.102.3
Systemd version: 259.5-0ubuntu3.4

📣 What's changed?

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Category	Tool name	Current (20260824.102.3)
Databases > PostgreSQL	PostgreSQL	18.6

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260817.95.1)	Current (20260824.102.3)
	Kernel Version	7.0.0-1011-azure	7.0.0-1012-azure
Package Management	Homebrew	6.0.18	6.0.19
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit 60f1f9edbe)	(build from commit f74a2eade1)
Project Management	Gradle	9.7.0	9.7.1
Tools	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	nvm	0.40.6	0.40.7
	yq	4.53.3	4.53.6
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.24	2.36.29
	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
	Google Cloud CLI	580.0.0	581.0.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Browsers and Drivers	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.4	154.0

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~21.0.12+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7 (default)~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
21.0.12+1	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+1 (default)	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Installed apt packages

Name	Version
~~bind9-dnsutils~~	~~1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.1~~
~~curl~~	~~8.18.0-1ubuntu2.3~~
~~libgbm-dev~~	~~26.0.3-1ubuntu1~~
~~wget~~	~~1.25.0-2ubuntu4.3~~
bind9-dnsutils	1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.2
curl	8.18.0-1ubuntu2.4
libgbm-dev	26.0.8-1ubuntu0.3
wget	1.25.0-2ubuntu4.4

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

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Ubuntu 24.04 (20260823) Image Update Pre-release

Pre-release

github-actions released this 24 Aug 13:59

ubuntu24/20260823.283

73a898e

Announcements
[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 24.04

OS Version: 24.04.4 LTS
Kernel Version: 6.17.0-1022-azure
Image Version: 20260823.283.1
Systemd version: 255.4-1ubuntu8.17

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category	Tool name	Previous (20260816.277.1)	Current (20260823.283.1)
Package Management	Homebrew	6.0.17	6.0.18
Package Management	Vcpkg	(build from commit 94a5411977)	(build from commit 127402f1c7)
Project Management	Gradle	9.7.0	9.7.1
Project Management	Lerna	10.0.0	10.0.1
Tools	Kubectl	1.36.3	1.36.4
	nvm	0.40.6	0.40.7
	Pulumi	3.257.0	3.259.0
	yq	4.53.3	4.53.6
CLI Tools	AWS CLI	2.36.24	2.36.29
	GitHub CLI	2.97.0	2.98.0
	Google Cloud CLI	580.0.0	581.0.0
Rust Tools	Cargo	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rust	1.97.1	1.98.0
	Rustdoc	1.97.1	1.98.0
Browsers and Drivers	Google Chrome	151.0.7922.137	151.0.7922.173
	Microsoft Edge	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
	Microsoft Edge WebDriver	151.0.4129.86	151.0.4129.101
	Mozilla Firefox	153.0.4	154.0
Cached Tools	Go	1.25.13, 1.26.6	1.25.14, 1.26.7

Java

Version	Environment Variable
~~17.0.20+8 (default)~~	~~JAVA_HOME_17_X64~~
~~21.0.12+8~~	~~JAVA_HOME_21_X64~~
~~25.0.4+7~~	~~JAVA_HOME_25_X64~~
17.0.20+1 (default)	JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+1	JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+1	JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Installed apt packages

Name	Version
~~curl~~	~~8.5.0-2ubuntu10.11~~
~~dnsutils~~	~~1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.5~~
~~wget~~	~~1.21.4-1ubuntu4.4~~
curl	8.5.0-2ubuntu10.12
dnsutils	1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.6
wget	1.21.4-1ubuntu4.5

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

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Windows Server 2025 (20260824) Image Update

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

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Web Servers

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Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260824) Image Update

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Windows Server 2022 (20260824) Image Update

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Ubuntu 26.04 (20260824) Image Update

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xcode-27-arm64 (20260824) Image Update

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Android

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Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260823) Image Update

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

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Visual Studio Enterprise 2026

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Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 (20260823) Image Update

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

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Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

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