GitHub Actions: Larger Runners using Ubuntu-latest label will now use Ubuntu-22.04

Larger runner workflows using the ubuntu-latest runner label will soon run on Ubuntu-22.04.

Ubuntu-22.04 is now the default version for the ubuntu-latest label for GitHub Actions standard runners workflows. Larger runners will now use the Ubuntu-22.04 as the -latest version starting 15 December 2022.

If you see any issues with your workflows when they are transitioned to Ubuntu-22.04:

  • File an issue in the runner-images repository
  • Switch back to Ubuntu 20.04 by specifying the ubuntu-20.04 runner label. We will continue to support Ubuntu 20.04.

Note that image software between Ubuntu-20.04 and Ubuntu-22.04 differs by the pre-installed and default versions versions of some tools. See the full list.

Incremental improvements on security advisory form

We've recently released a few minor user experience improvements for our GitHub Security Advisory form:

  • You're no longer required to fill out as many fields in the form before submitting it, so you can publish faster.
  • You now fill out title/description first in the form.
  • You can now access the CVSS Calculator as a top-level attribute, rather than it being the bottom of a dropdown menu.

Further reading:

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Code scanning organization-level REST API is available for public repositories

GitHub organizations can now use the code scanning organization-level API endpoint to retrieve code scanning alerts on public repositories; this no longer requires a GitHub Advanced Security license. This new endpoint supplements the existing repository-level endpoint.

Learn more about the code scanning organization-level REST API.

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