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Error: Unable to find Node version 'nightly' for platform linux and architecture x64. #1422
Description
Description:
Error: Unable to find Node version 'nightly' for platform linux and architecture x64.
Action version:
actions/setup-node@v6
Platform:
- Ubuntu
- macOS
- Windows
Runner type:
- Hosted
- Self-hosted
Tools version:
n/a
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v6
with:
cache: npm
node-version: nightlyExpected behavior:
Should setup Node nightly without error.
Actual behavior:
Fails with error:
Error: Unable to find Node version 'nightly' for platform linux and architecture x64.
Activity
v-priya-kinthali commentedon Oct 24, 2025
Hello @bcheidemann👋,
Thank you for reporting this issue. We will investigate it and get back to you as soon as we have some feedback.
v-priya-kinthali commentedon Nov 4, 2025
Hello @bcheidemann👋,
The error appears to be related to specifying
nightlyas thenode-versioninput in your workflow. While using thesetup-nodeaction, nightly alone is not recognised as a valid input. The recommended approach is to use formats such as ‘24-nightly’, ‘24.0.0-nightly’, or a full nightly build identifier, for example ‘24.0.0-nightly202505066102159fa1’.For further details and a list of supported input formats, please refer to the official documentation: setup-node#nightly-versions.
Kindly update your workflow file using one of the suggested formats. If you need any additional assistance, please feel free to reach out. Thank you!
bcheidemann commentedon Nov 5, 2025
@priya-kinthali thanks for the info.
It would be really helpful if
nightlyresolved to the latest nightly version so we don't need to constantly update our CI every time Node bumps it's major version. Would you consider a contribution implementing this?v-priya-kinthali commentedon Nov 7, 2025
Hello @bcheidemann👋,
Thank you for your feedback and suggestion!
We understand that having support for resolving nightly to the latest nightly version would help make CI maintenance easier. We will treat this as a feature request and explore the feasibility of implementing this functionality. We’ll continue to monitor community interest and consider this enhancement for future updates if there is more demand or feedback from other users as well.
In the meantime, we kindly recommend specifying the desired nightly version explicitly. If you have any further suggestions or questions, please feel free to let us know. Thank you again for helping us improve the action!
Fix nodejs nightly in update workflow