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ACTIONS/CHECKOUT 7.0.1 ROLLS ACROSS LARAVEL ECOSYSTEM
By RepoJournal · Filed · About Laravel
GitHub Actions checkout action lands a security fix, and Dependabot is pushing it across four Laravel core packages in a single sweep.
Actions/checkout 7.0.1 patches an unsafe PR check that could bypass security controls when running untrusted code, a fix that matters especially for projects accepting community contributions [1][2][3][4]. Nightwatch got a bonus bump to docker/login-action in the same PR [1], but the real story is the coordinated rollout. Forge-cli, Valet, and Scout all landed their checkout updates within the same window [2][3][4], keeping the ecosystem in sync. This is quiet, routine maintenance that works exactly as it should.
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Action items
- → Merge checkout 7.0.1 updates across your workflows laravel/nightwatch [plan]
- → Monitor for any workflow behavior changes in your CI laravel/forge-cli [monitor]
References
- [1] Bump the github-actions group with 2 updates ↗ laravel/nightwatch
- [2] Bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 in the github-actions group ↗ laravel/forge-cli
- [3] Bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 in the github-actions group ↗ laravel/valet
- [4] Bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 in the github-actions group ↗ laravel/scout