actions / actions/actions-runner-controller

latest runner container images are not latest.

Open
#4,249 3 comments 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug community needs triage
Dominant language
Go
Stars
6.5k
Forks
1.5k
Avg merge
2d 2h
Merged PRs (30d)
27

Description

Checks
Controller Version

0.12.1

Deployment Method

Helm

Checks
  • This isn't a question or user support case (For Q&A and community support, go to Discussions).
  • I've read the Changelog before submitting this issue and I'm sure it's not due to any recently-introduced backward-incompatible changes
To Reproduce
just check https://github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/pkgs/container/actions-runner-controller%2Factions-runner or pull docker image and login into container with shell.

actions-runner-dind and other prebuild images are elders regarding distribution and other dependencies.
Describe the bug

use more latest ubuntu distribution, 24.04.
and also builtin docker binary is too older 24.x even current latest is 28.x

Describe the expected behavior
Image
Additional Context
none
Controller Logs
none
Runner Pod Logs
none

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the build definitions for the published actions-runner-dind and other prebuilt runner images, then compare their Ubuntu distribution and bundled Docker versions with current releases. Done means the images use the requested newer versions and build or validation checks confirm they remain usable for Actions Runner Controller deployments.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
docker, github-actions, helm, kubernetes, ubuntu
Domain
ci-cd, devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.