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Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260728) Image Update

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@github-actions github-actions released this 29 Jul 14:37
win25-vs2026/20260728.188
c4dc17b
Announcements
[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

  • OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 33158
  • Image Version: 20260728.188.1

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category Tool name Current (20260728.188.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.129, 8.0.423, 9.0.119, 9.0.316, 10.0.110, 10.0.302
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10

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Category Tool name Previous (20260714.173.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.128, 8.0.422, 9.0.118, 9.0.315, 10.0.109, 10.0.301
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260714.173.1) Current (20260728.188.1)
OS Version 10.0.26100 Build 32995 10.0.26100 Build 33158
Windows Subsystem for Linux (Default, WSLv2) 2.7.10.0 2.7.11.0
Language and Runtime Kotlin 2.4.0 2.4.10
Ruby 3.3.11 3.3.12
Package Management Pipx 1.15.0 1.16.3
Vcpkg (build from commit b5229343b4) (build from commit 9d7f79f56a)
Tools CodeQL Action Bundle 2.26.0 2.26.1
Git 2.55.0.windows.2 2.55.0.windows.3
Kubectl 1.36.2 1.36.3
Packer 1.15.4 1.16.0
Pulumi 3.252.0 3.254.0
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.35.22 2.36.9
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Rust Tools Cargo 1.97.0 1.97.1
Rust 1.97.0 1.97.1
Rustdoc 1.97.0 1.97.1
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 150.0.7871.115 150.0.7871.187
Chrome Driver 150.0.7871.115 150.0.7871.124
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.65 150.0.4078.99
Microsoft Edge Driver 150.0.4078.65 150.0.4078.105
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.5 153.0.1
Gecko Driver 0.37.0 0.37.1
Cached Tools Ruby 3.3.11, 4.0.5 3.3.12, 4.0.6
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.252 5.0.263

Java

Version Environment Variable
25.0.3+9.0 JAVA_HOME_25_X64
25.0.4+7.0 JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Databases > MongoDB

Version ServiceName ServiceStatus ServiceStartType
7.0.37.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled
7.0.39.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled

Web Servers

Name Version ConfigFile ServiceName ServiceStatus ListenPort
Nginx 1.31.2 C:\tools\nginx-1.31.2\conf\nginx.conf nginx Stopped 80
Nginx 1.31.3 C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf nginx Stopped 80

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.7.11925.98 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.8.12023.21 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.Android.NDK.R27C 18.7.11812.201
Component.Android.SDK.MAUI 18.7.11812.201
Component.Linux.CMake 18.7.11812.201
Component.Linux.RemoteFileExplorer 18.7.11812.201
Component.MDD.Linux 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.NET.AppModernization 18.7.11901.58
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.RazorExtension 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.AzureFunctions 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.Web.LibraryManager 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.Windows.DriverKit 10.0.26100.16
Component.OpenJDK 18.7.11812.201
Component.UnityEngine.x64 18.7.11812.201
Component.Unreal.Debugger 18.7.11812.201
Component.Unreal.Ide 18.7.11812.201
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 18.7.11812.201
ComponentGroup.Microsoft.NET.AppModernization 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.Azure.DataLake.Tools 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.ClickOnce 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.CodeAnalysis.SDK 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.MSBuild 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.NetFX.Native 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.PythonTools 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.PythonTools.Web 18.7.11812.201
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Windows Server 2022 (20260728) Image Update

Windows Server 2022 (20260728) Image Update Pre-release
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@github-actions github-actions released this 29 Jul 14:28
win22/20260728.258
1e58ea2
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[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2022

  • OS Version: 10.0.20348 Build 5386
  • Image Version: 20260728.258.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260720.249.2) Current (20260728.258.1)
Language and Runtime Ruby 3.3.11 3.3.12
Package Management Pipx 1.16.0 1.16.3
Vcpkg (build from commit a51bb4d143) (build from commit 9d7f79f56a)
Tools Kubectl 1.36.2 1.36.3
Packer 1.15.4 1.16.0
Pulumi 3.253.0 3.254.0
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.4.8 3.4.10
AWS CLI 2.36.2 2.36.9
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 150.0.7871.129 150.0.7871.187
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.99
Microsoft Edge Driver 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0.1
Cached Tools Ruby 3.3.11 3.3.12
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.256 5.0.263

Java

Version Environment Variable
25.0.3+9.0 JAVA_HOME_25_X64
25.0.4+7.0 JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Databases > MongoDB

Version ServiceName ServiceStatus ServiceStartType
7.0.37.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled
7.0.39.0 MongoDB Stopped Disabled

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37502.11 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37516.0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 17.14.37502.0
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 17.14.37516.0

Android

Package Name Version
Android SDK Platforms android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)
android-34-ext8 (rev 1)
android-34-ext12 (rev 1)
android-34-ext11 (rev 1)
android-34-ext10 (rev 1)
android-34 (rev 3)
android-33 (rev 3)
Android SDK Platforms android-37.2-beta1 (rev 1)
android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)
android-34-ext8 (rev 1)
android-34-ext12 (rev 1)
android-34-ext11 (rev 1)
android-34-ext10 (rev 1)
android-34 (rev 3)
android-33 (rev 3)

Cached Docker images

Repository:Tag Digest Created
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/aspnet:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 ~~sha256:ec04e733695f49a0dc9132184f6b06704866b34f422004093c1972512c86259e ~~ 2025-09-09
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/runtime:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 ~~sha256:3983348680840ca6e53ad641e314c3c9184ca2fd19f88bc467600f7d9f6e9d73 ~~ 2025-09-09
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 ~~sha256:460dedaed73224f73ff10dc3ad754d0ed250aa57bcdf6c5052a811b4b7e29345 ~~ 2025-09-09
mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022 ~~sha256:93efcae2cbb2f9f0d26481035ad00c807f877c7a4d3aa59c9b26342d30d60592 ~~ 2026-07-11
mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022 ~~sha256:b841bb042e13a079f68fc82461f15abcefe8063fb9a3072120348252f13a6ce3 ~~ 2026-07-11
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/aspnet:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 sha256:ec04e733695f49a0dc9132184f6b06704866b34f422004093c1972512c86259e 2025-09-09
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/runtime:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 sha256:3983348680840ca6e53ad641e314c3c9184ca2fd19f88bc467600f7d9f6e9d73 2025-09-09
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 sha256:460dedaed73224f73ff10dc3ad754d0ed250aa57bcdf6c5052a811b4b7e29345 2025-09-09
mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022 sha256:93efcae2cbb2f9f0d26481035ad00c807f877c7a4d3aa59c9b26342d30d60592 2026-07-11
mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022 sha256:b841bb042e13a079f68fc82461f15abcefe8063fb9a3072120348252f13a6ce3 2026-07-11

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Ubuntu Slim (20260728) Image Update

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@github-actions github-actions released this 29 Jul 13:42
ubuntu-slim/20260728.2
eac270e
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[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu-Slim

  • OS Version: 24.04.4 LTS
  • Image Version: 20260728.2.1
  • Systemd version: 255.4-1ubuntu8.16

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Category Tool name Current (20260728.2.1)
Tools Docker Compose 5.3.1

Deleted ➖

Category Tool name Previous (1.0.0)
Tools Docker Compose v2 5.0.1
Kernel Version 6.14.0-36-generic

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (1.0.0) Current (20260728.2.1)
OS Version 24.04.3 LTS 24.04.4 LTS
Systemd version 255.4-1ubuntu8.12 255.4-1ubuntu8.16
Language and Runtime Node.js 24.13.0 24.18.0
Package Management Npm 11.6.2 11.16.0
Pipx 1.8.0 1.16.3
Tools AzCopy 10.31.1 - available by 'azcopy' and 'azcopy10' aliases 10.32.4 - available by 'azcopy' and 'azcopy10' aliases
Bicep 0.39.26 0.45.15
Docker-Buildx 0.30.1 0.35.0
Docker Client 29.1.5 29.6.2
Git 2.52.0 2.54.0
nvm 0.40.3 0.40.6
OpenSSL 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.6 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.11
yq 4.50.1 4.53.3
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.33.2 2.36.9
AWS CLI Session Manager Plugin 1.2.764.0 1.2.835.0
AWS SAM CLI 1.151.0 1.164.0
Azure CLI 2.82.0 2.88.0
Azure CLI (azure-devops) 1.0.2 1.0.6
GitHub CLI 2.85.0 2.96.0
Google Cloud CLI 552.0.0 577.0.0
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.5.4 7.6.4

Installed apt packages

Name Version
binutils 2.42-4ubuntu2.8
ca-certificates 20240203
coreutils 9.4-3ubuntu6.1
curl 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
dpkg 1.22.6ubuntu6.5
dpkg-dev 1.22.6ubuntu6.5
iproute2 6.1.0-1ubuntu6.2
jq 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1
libnss3-tools 2:3.98-1build1
libsqlite3-dev 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.5
libssl-dev 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.6
locales 2.39-0ubuntu8.6
openssh-client 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.14
pollinate 4.33-3.1ubuntu1.1
rsync 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2
sqlite3 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.5
ssh 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.14
sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1
systemd-coredump 255.4-1ubuntu8.12
tar 1.35+dfsg-3build1
telnet 0.17+2.5-3ubuntu4
tzdata 2025b-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
wget 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1
xvfb 2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.5
xz-utils 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.2
binutils 2.42-4ubuntu2.10
ca-certificates 20260601~24.04.1
coreutils 9.4-3ubuntu6.2
curl 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.11
dnsutils 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.5
dpkg 1.22.6ubuntu6.6
dpkg-dev 1.22.6ubuntu6.6
iproute2 6.1.0-1ubuntu6.4
jq 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.2
libnss3-tools 2:3.98-1ubuntu0.2
libsqlite3-dev 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.7
libssl-dev 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.11
locales 2.39-0ubuntu8.8
openssh-client 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.18
pollinate 4.33-3.1ubuntu1.3
rsync 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.5
sqlite3 3.45.1-1ubuntu2.7
ssh 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.18
sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.2
systemd-coredump 255.4-1ubuntu8.16
tar 1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.4
telnet 0.17+2.5-3ubuntu4.2
tzdata 2026b-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
wget 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.4
xvfb 2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.6
xz-utils 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3

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macos-26 (20260729) Image Update

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@github-actions github-actions released this 29 Jul 15:25
macos-26/20260729.0423
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[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] Default Xcode on macOS 26 Tahoe will be set to Xcode 26.6 on 2026.07.21
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 26

  • OS Version: macOS 26.6 (25G72)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 25.6.0
  • Image Version: 20260729.0423.1

📣 What's changed?

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Category Tool name Previous (20260720.0390.1) Current (20260729.0423.1)
OS Version macOS 26.4 (25E246) macOS 26.6 (25G72)
Kernel Version Darwin 25.4.0 Darwin 25.6.0
Package Management Bundler 4.0.16 4.0.17
Homebrew 6.0.11 6.0.13
Pipx 1.16.0 1.16.3
RubyGems 4.0.16 4.0.17
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit a51bb4d143) 2026 (build from commit 9d7f79f56a)
Utilities pkgconf 3.0.3 3.0.4
Tools AWS CLI 2.36.2 2.36.10
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Browsers Safari 26.4 (21624.1.16.11.4) 26.6 (21624.4.5.11.5)
SafariDriver 26.4 (21624.1.16.11.4) 26.6 (21624.4.5.11.5)
Google Chrome 150.0.7871.129 150.0.7871.187
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0.1
geckodriver 0.37.0 0.37.1
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4

Java

Version Environment Variable
17.0.19+10 JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.11+10.0 (default) JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.3+9.0 JAVA_HOME_25_X64
17.0.20+8 JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+8.0 (default) JAVA_HOME_21_X64
25.0.4+7.0 JAVA_HOME_25_X64

Xcode

Version Build Path Symlinks
26.6 17F113 /Applications/Xcode_26.6.app /Applications/Xcode_26.6.0.app
26.5 (default) 17F42 /Applications/Xcode_26.5.app /Applications/Xcode_26.5.0.app
/Applications/Xcode.app
26.6 (default) 17F113 /Applications/Xcode_26.6.app /Applications/Xcode_26.6.0.app
/Applications/Xcode.app
26.5 17F42 /Applications/Xcode_26.5.app /Applications/Xcode_26.5.0.app

Android

Package Name Version
Android SDK Platforms android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)
Android SDK Platforms android-37.2-beta1 (rev 1)
android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)

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xcode-27 (20260728) Image Update

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@github-actions github-actions released this 28 Jul 13:57
xcode-27/20260728.0060
6eaf959
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[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] Default Xcode on macOS 26 Tahoe will be set to Xcode 26.6 on 2026.07.21
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 26

  • OS Version: macOS 26.5.2 (25F84)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 25.5.0
  • Image Version: 20260728.0060.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260720.0045.1) Current (20260728.0060.1)
Package Management Bundler 4.0.16 4.0.17
Homebrew 6.0.11 6.0.13
Pipx 1.16.0 1.16.2
RubyGems 4.0.16 4.0.17
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit 0878b5224d) 2026 (build from commit 99e82d9c9f)
Utilities pkgconf 3.0.3 3.0.4
Tools AWS CLI 2.36.2 2.36.9
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Browsers Google Chrome 150.0.7871.129 150.0.7871.187
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0
geckodriver 0.37.0 0.37.1
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4

Xcode

Version Build Path Symlinks
27.0 (beta) (default) 27A5218g /Applications/Xcode_27_beta_3.app /Applications/Xcode_27.0.0.app
/Applications/Xcode_27.0.app
/Applications/Xcode.app
27.0 (beta) (default) 27A5228h /Applications/Xcode_27_beta_4.app /Applications/Xcode_27.0.0.app
/Applications/Xcode_27.0.app
/Applications/Xcode.app

Android

Package Name Version
Android SDK Platforms android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)
Android SDK Platforms android-37.2-beta1 (rev 1)
android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)

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Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260727) Image Update

Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260727) Image Update Pre-release
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@github-actions github-actions released this 28 Jul 14:16
win11-vs2026-arm64/20260727.110
6181317
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[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

  • OS Version: 10.0.26200 Build 8875
  • Image Version: 20260727.110.1

📣 What's changed?

Added ➕

Category Tool name Current (20260727.110.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.129, 8.0.423, 9.0.119, 9.0.316, 10.0.110, 10.0.302
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.10

Deleted ➖

Category Tool name Previous (20260714.96.1)
.NET Core Tools .NET Core SDK 8.0.128, 8.0.422, 9.0.118, 9.0.315, 10.0.109, 10.0.301
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260714.96.1) Current (20260727.110.1)
OS Version 10.0.26200 Build 8655 10.0.26200 Build 8875
Language and Runtime Kotlin 2.4.0 2.4.10
Package Management Pipx 1.15.0 1.16.3
Vcpkg (build from commit b5229343b4) (build from commit 99e82d9c9f)
Tools CodeQL Action Bundle 2.26.0 2.26.1
Git 2.55.0.windows.2 2.55.0.windows.3
Kubectl 1.36.2 1.36.3
Packer 1.15.4 1.16.0
Pulumi 3.252.0 3.254.0
R 4.6.1 4.6.1 (x86_64, emulated)
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.4.6 3.4.10
AWS CLI 2.35.22 2.36.8
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Rust Tools Cargo 1.97.0 1.97.1
Rust 1.97.0 1.97.1
Rustdoc 1.97.0 1.97.1
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 150.0.7871.115 150.0.7871.187
Chrome Driver 150.0.7871.115 150.0.7871.124
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.65 150.0.4078.105
Microsoft Edge Driver 150.0.4078.65 150.0.4078.99
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.5 153.0
Gecko Driver 0.37.0 0.37.1
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.252 5.0.262

Web Servers

Name Version ConfigFile ServiceName ServiceStatus ListenPort
Nginx 1.31.2 C:\tools\nginx-1.31.2\conf\nginx.conf nginx Stopped 80
Nginx 1.31.3 C:\tools\nginx-1.31.3\conf\nginx.conf nginx Stopped 80

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.7.11925.98 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.8.12021.73 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.Android.NDK.R27C 18.7.11812.201
Component.Android.SDK.MAUI 18.7.11812.201
Component.Linux.CMake 18.7.11812.201
Component.Linux.RemoteFileExplorer 18.7.11812.201
Component.MDD.Linux 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.NET.AppModernization 18.7.11901.58
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.RazorExtension 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.AzureFunctions 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.Web.LibraryManager 18.7.11812.201
Component.Microsoft.Windows.DriverKit 10.0.26100.16
Component.OpenJDK 18.7.11812.201
Component.Unreal 18.7.11812.201
Component.Unreal.Android 18.7.11812.201
Component.Unreal.Debugger 18.7.11812.201
Component.Unreal.Ide 18.7.11812.201
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 18.7.11812.201
ComponentGroup.Microsoft.NET.AppModernization 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.ClickOnce 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.CodeAnalysis.SDK 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.MSBuild 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.NetFX.Native 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Component.VC.Runtime.UCRTSDK 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.ComponentGroup.ClickOnce.Publish 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.1.TargetingPack 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.TargetingPack 18.7.11812.201
Microsoft.Net.Component.4.8.1.SDK 18.7.11812.201
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Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 (20260727) Image Update

Windows Desktop 11 Arm64 (20260727) Image Update Pre-release
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@github-actions github-actions released this 28 Jul 14:10
win11-arm64/20260727.122
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[Windows] Windows 11 Arm with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows 11 Enterprise

  • OS Version: 10.0.26200 Build 8875
  • Image Version: 20260727.122.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260719.114.1) Current (20260727.122.1)
Package Management Pipx 1.16.0 1.16.3
Vcpkg (build from commit 0878b5224d) (build from commit 99e82d9c9f)
Tools Kubectl 1.36.2 1.36.3
Packer 1.15.4 1.16.0
Pulumi 3.253.0 3.254.0
R 4.6.1 4.6.1 (x86_64, emulated)
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.4.8 3.4.10
AWS CLI 2.36.2 2.36.8
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 150.0.7871.129 150.0.7871.187
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Microsoft Edge Driver 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.99
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0
Gecko Driver 0.37.0 0.37.1
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.256 5.0.262

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37502.11 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 17.14.37516.0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 17.14.37502.0
Component.VisualStudio.GitHub.Copilot 17.14.37516.0

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macos-26-arm64 (20260728) Image Update

macos-26-arm64 (20260728) Image Update Pre-release
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@github-actions github-actions released this 28 Jul 13:52
macos-26-arm64/20260728.0273
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[macOS] Xcode 27 is now available as a public preview
[macOS] Default Xcode on macOS 26 Tahoe will be set to Xcode 26.6 on 2026.07.21
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 26

  • OS Version: macOS 26.5.2 (25F84)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 25.5.0
  • Image Version: 20260728.0273.1

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Category Tool name Previous (20260720.0258.1) Current (20260728.0273.1)
OS Version macOS 26.4 (25E246) macOS 26.5.2 (25F84)
Kernel Version Darwin 25.4.0 Darwin 25.5.0
Package Management Bundler 4.0.16 4.0.17
Homebrew 6.0.11 6.0.13
Pipx 1.16.0 1.16.2
RubyGems 4.0.16 4.0.17
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit 0878b5224d) 2026 (build from commit 99e82d9c9f)
Utilities pkgconf 3.0.3 3.0.4
Tools AWS CLI 2.36.2 2.36.9
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Browsers Safari 26.4 (21624.1.16.11.4) 26.5.2 (21624.2.5.11.8)
SafariDriver 26.4 (21624.1.16.11.4) 26.5.2 (21624.2.5.11.8)
Google Chrome 150.0.7871.129 150.0.7871.187
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.105
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.99
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0
geckodriver 0.37.0 0.37.1
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4

Xcode

Version Build Path Symlinks
26.6 17F113 /Applications/Xcode_26.6.app /Applications/Xcode_26.6.0.app
26.5 (default) 17F42 /Applications/Xcode_26.5.app /Applications/Xcode_26.5.0.app
/Applications/Xcode.app
26.6 (default) 17F113 /Applications/Xcode_26.6.app /Applications/Xcode_26.6.0.app
/Applications/Xcode.app
26.5 17F42 /Applications/Xcode_26.5.app /Applications/Xcode_26.5.0.app

Android

Package Name Version
Android SDK Platforms android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)
Android SDK Platforms android-37.2-beta1 (rev 1)
android-37.1 (rev 1)
android-37.0 (rev 2)
android-36.1 (rev 1)
android-36-ext19 (rev 1)
android-36-ext18 (rev 1)
android-36 (rev 2)
android-35-ext15 (rev 1)
android-35-ext14 (rev 1)
android-35 (rev 2)

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Ubuntu 26.04 (20260726) Image Update

Ubuntu 26.04 (20260726) Image Update Pre-release
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[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • OS Version: 26.04 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1009-azure
  • Image Version: 20260726.86.1
  • Systemd version: 259.5-0ubuntu3

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260720.80.1) Current (20260726.86.1)
Package Management Pipx 1.16.1 1.16.2
Vcpkg (build from commit 07425ae85e) (build from commit 40f3c709db)
Tools Kubectl 1.36.2 1.36.3
Packer 1.15.4 1.16.0
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.36.3 2.36.8
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Google Cloud CLI 576.0.0 577.0.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 150.0.7871.128 150.0.7871.186
Microsoft Edge 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.99
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 150.0.4078.83 150.0.4078.99
Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.31+11 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
17.0.19+10 JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.11+10 JAVA_HOME_21_X64
11.0.32+9 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
17.0.20+8 JAVA_HOME_17_X64
21.0.12+8 JAVA_HOME_21_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
tar 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.3
tar 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.4

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Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 (20260726) Image Update

Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 (20260726) Image Update Pre-release
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ubuntu26-arm64/20260726.74
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[Ubuntu] The Ubuntu 22 based runner images will begin deprecation on September 17th and will be fully unsupported by April 17th for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
[Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 26.04 Arm is now available as a public preview

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • OS Version: 26.04 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-1009-azure
  • Image Version: 20260726.74.1
  • Systemd version: 259.5-0ubuntu3

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260719.67.1) Current (20260726.74.1)
Package Management Homebrew 6.0.11 6.0.12
Pipx 1.16.0 1.16.2
Vcpkg (build from commit 0878b5224d) (build from commit 40f3c709db)
Tools Kubectl 1.36.2 1.36.3
Packer 1.15.4 1.16.0
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.36.2 2.36.8
AWS SAM CLI 1.163.0 1.164.0
Google Cloud CLI 576.0.0 577.0.0
Browsers and Drivers Mozilla Firefox 152.0.6 153.0
Geckodriver 0.37.0 0.37.1
PowerShell Tools PowerShell 7.6.3 7.6.4

Java

Version Environment Variable
11.0.31+11 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
21.0.11+10 JAVA_HOME_21_X64
11.0.32+9 JAVA_HOME_11_X64
21.0.12+8 JAVA_HOME_21_X64

Installed apt packages

Name Version
libsqlite3-dev 3.46.1-9ubuntu0.1
openssh-client 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.4
sqlite3 3.46.1-9ubuntu0.1
ssh 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.4
tar 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.3
wget 1.25.0-2ubuntu4.2
libsqlite3-dev 3.46.1-9ubuntu0.2
openssh-client 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.5
sqlite3 3.46.1-9ubuntu0.2
ssh 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.5
tar 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.4
wget 1.25.0-2ubuntu4.3

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