[GH-ISSUE #506] Unable to resolve commit hash in `uses` #346

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opened 2026-03-01 21:42:34 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

kerem commented

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Originally created by @ksclarke on GitHub (Jan 27, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/506

Like the issue (#234) that requests that act support using a branch instead of a tag, it would also be good to support using a commit hash; for instance:

steps:
  - name: Install JDK 11
    uses: actions/setup-java@d202f5dbf7256730fb690ec59f6381650114feb2 # v1
    with:
      java-version: 11

Right now this also returns the "reference not found" error. Currently, using the long form of the hash works on GitHub Actions but not when the actions are run with act.

Using the hash is a best practice for third-party actions: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-third-party-actions

Originally created by @ksclarke on GitHub (Jan 27, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/506 Like the issue (#234) that requests that `act` support using a branch instead of a tag, it would also be good to support using a commit hash; for instance: steps: - name: Install JDK 11 uses: actions/setup-java@d202f5dbf7256730fb690ec59f6381650114feb2 # v1 with: java-version: 11 Right now this also returns the "reference not found" error. Currently, using the long form of the hash works on GitHub Actions but not when the actions are run with `act`. Using the hash is a best practice for third-party actions: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-third-party-actions

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[GH-ISSUE #506] Unable to resolve commit hash in uses #346

[GH-ISSUE #506] Unable to resolve commit hash in `uses` #346