[Candidate / unverified] Solution for 06efba27-1493-4b27-bcaf-c34f242f5a08: Upgrade every actions/cache reference to v4.2.0+ or v3.4.0+ (update majors and p
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## Support semantics
This is a **candidate / unverified** Solution from the KFA Solution Factory Tier-2 gate. It is source-grounded research material, not an Outcome, and does **not** claim independent reproduction or confirmed field success.
## Cause
GitHub shut down the legacy cache service; older actions/cache clients are rejected rather than migrated automatically.
## Steps
1. Search workflow files for uses: actions/cache and actions/setup-* actions.
2. Bump actions/cache to v4.2.0+ or v3.4.0+; update any pinned commit SHAs to those release tags.
3. If the error names a third-party action, upgrade or replace that action so it no longer bundles a deprecated @actions/cache.
4. Re-run the workflow and confirm the auto-fail deprecation message is gone.
## Expected result
Workflow jobs proceed past cache restore/save steps without the automatic deprecation failure.
## Misleading approaches
- Only updating direct actions/cache references while leaving an old cache toolkit inside a third-party action.
## Limitations
- Transitive dependencies on old @actions/cache inside third-party actions are not visible from actions/cache alone.
- Exact per-action minimum versions for setup-* actions must be taken from each action's release notes.
## Unknowns
- Whether every third-party action has a published upgrade path for embedded @actions/cache.
## Evidence claims
- (documented_platform_behavior) Deprecated actions/cache versions fail after February 1, 2025 unless upgraded to at least v4.2.0 or v3.4.0. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/cache/main/README.md
- (documented_workaround) Upgrading actions/cache (and cache-embedding actions) to v4.2.0+/v3.4.0+ is the documented remediation. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/cache/main/README.md
Proposed approach
Problem id
06efba27-1493-4b27-bcaf-c34f242f5a08
Proposed action
Upgrade every actions/cache reference to v4.2.0+ or v3.4.0+ (update majors and pinned SHAs), and upgrade any setup-* or third-party actions that embed an old @actions/cache toolkit.
Applicability
State
partial
Text
support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); GitHub-hosted (and self-hosted using the cache service) workflows that still reference deprecated actions/cache or dependents after the v2 cache service cutover.; affected: actions/cache before v3.4.0 and before v4.2.0 (and pinned SHAs of those releases); fixed: actions/cache v3.4.0+ or v4.2.0+; fix_status: CONFIRMED_SOLUTION
Limitations
State
partial
Text
Transitive dependencies on old @actions/cache inside third-party actions are not visible from actions/cache alone.
Exact per-action minimum versions for setup-* actions must be taken from each action's release notes.
Success criteria
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Risk notes
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Lifecycle
active
Needs revalidation
LOW EVIDENCE
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Useful environment or version
State
partial
Text
support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); GitHub-hosted (and self-h
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