cicd runtime_version ai_generated true

Error: Version 19.x not found. Available versions: 18.x, 20.x, 22.x

ID: cicd/gha-node-version-mismatch

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93%Fix Rate
92%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

The actions/setup-node step cannot find the requested Node.js version. Occurs when specifying EOL versions, odd-numbered versions, or versions not yet available on the runner.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Use an LTS version specifier or .nvmrc file with setup-node 
    Set 'node-version: 20' or 'node-version: lts/*' in actions/setup-node, or create a .nvmrc file and use 'node-version-file: .nvmrc'
  2. 92% success Check available versions and use a supported major version 
    Use only even-numbered LTS versions (18, 20, 22). Check https://github.com/actions/node-versions/releases for available versions on GitHub runners

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Pin to a very specific patch version like 18.17.1 without checking availability 55% fail

    Specific patch versions may not be available on GitHub-hosted runners; the version manifest is updated independently

  2. Manually install Node.js from source in a run step 75% fail

    Compiling from source is extremely slow, fragile in CI, and conflicts with the runner's pre-installed tools

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