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GitHub Changelog

GitHub Actions hosted runners will upgrade to Docker Engine v29.1 and Docker Compose v2.40 on February 9th, 2026, affecting all Windows and Ubuntu images except ubuntu-slim. Workflows relying on Docker functionality scheduled for removal in v29 may need updates. Users can track upcoming runner image changes through the runner-images repository.

Docker and Docker Compose version upgrades on hosted runners

Keep up to date on upcoming runner image changes