Github Runners Datasource¶
Table of values¶
| Name | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | github-runners |
|
| Default versioning | docker |
|
| Custom registry support | Yes | |
| Release timestamp support | Yes | The release timestamp is manually specified in Renovate's code, based on the date GitHub announced the runner image as generally available on their changelog |
| Source URL support | Yes | We use the URL: https://github.com/actions/runner-images. |
Description¶
This datasource returns a list of all runners that are hosted by GitHub.
The datasource is based on GitHub's runner-images and partner-runner-images repositories.
Examples: windows-2025 / ubuntu-24.04 / macos-15.
Maintenance¶
Adding a new version¶
New runner versions must be added to the datasource with a pull request.
Unstable runners¶
Unstable runners are tagged as [beta] in the runner-images repository's readme and should get the isStable:false property in our code.
Promoting a version to stable¶
Once a runner version becomes stable, the [beta] tag is removed and the suffix latest is added to its YAML label.
We then remove the isStable:false property in our code.
Deprecating a version¶
Deprecated runners are tagged as [deprecated] in the runner-images repository's readme and we should give it the isDeprecated:true property.
If a runner is very old, the readme may drop it completely, but we should still give it the isDeprecated:true property.