Limit automatic caching to npm, update workflows and documentation (#1374)

* default to auto-caching only for npm package manager and documentation update

* refactor: enhance package manager detection for auto-caching

* add devEngines.packageManager detection logic for npm auto-caching

* chore: bump version to 6.0.0 and update documentation

* docs: update README and action.yml for npm caching logic clarification

* chore: update Node.js version in workflows

* chore: update Node.js versions in versions.yml

* chore: update rc Node.js version in versions.yml

* chore: switch macos-13 runner to macos-latest-large in workflow

* docs: update README and advanced usage documentation

.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
     name: Basic validation
     uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml@main
     with:
-      node-version: '20.x'
+      node-version: '24.x'

.github/workflows/check-dist.yml

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
     name: Check dist/
     uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml@main
     with:
-      node-version: '20.x'
+      node-version: '24.x'

.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
   push:
     branches:
-      - test-macos-x64-runner
+      - main
       - releases/*
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'

.github/workflows/proxy.yml

@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ jobs:
     env:
       https_proxy: http://squid-proxy:3128
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Clear tool cache
         run: rm -rf $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/*
-      - name: Setup node 14
+      - name: Setup node 24
         uses: ./
         with:
-          node-version: 14.x
+          node-version: 24.x
       - name: Verify node and npm
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 14
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24
 
   test-bypass-proxy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ jobs:
       https_proxy: http://no-such-proxy:3128
       no_proxy: api.github.com,github.com,nodejs.org,registry.npmjs.org,*.s3.amazonaws.com,s3.amazonaws.com
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Clear tool cache
         run: rm -rf $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/*
-      - name: Setup node 11
+      - name: Setup node 24
         uses: ./
         with:
-          node-version: 11
+          node-version: 24
       - name: Verify node and npm
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 11
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 24

.github/workflows/publish-immutable-actions.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checking out
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Publish
         id: publish
         uses: actions/publish-immutable-action@v0.0.4

.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Update the ${{ env.TAG_NAME }} tag
-        uses: actions/publish-action@v0.3.0
+        uses: actions/publish-action@v0.4.0
         with:
           source-tag: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
           slack-webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}

.github/workflows/versions.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
   push:
     branches:
-      - test-macos-x64-runner
+      - main
       - releases/*
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'

.licenses/npm/@types/node.dep.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: "@types/node"
-version: 20.11.25
+version: 24.1.0
 type: npm
 summary: TypeScript definitions for node
 homepage: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/node

.licenses/npm/semver-7.7.2.dep.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: semver
-version: 7.6.3
+version: 7.7.2
 type: npm
 summary: The semantic version parser used by npm.
 homepage:

.licenses/npm/undici-types.dep.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 ---
 name: undici-types
-version: 5.26.5
+version: 7.8.0
 type: npm
 summary: A stand-alone types package for Undici
 homepage: https://undici.nodejs.org
 license: mit
 licenses:
-- sources: Auto-generated MIT license text
+- sources: LICENSE
   text: |
     MIT License
 
+    Copyright (c) Matteo Collina and Undici contributors
+
     Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
     of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
     in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights

README.md

@@ -12,13 +12,27 @@ This action provides the following functionality for GitHub Actions users:
 - Registering problem matchers for error output
 - Configuring authentication for GPR or npm
 
+## Breaking changes in V6
+
+- Caching is now automatically enabled for npm projects when either the `devEngines.packageManager` field or the top-level `packageManager` field in `package.json` is set to `npm`. For other package managers, such as Yarn and pnpm, caching is disabled by default and must be configured manually using the `cache` input.
+
+## Breaking changes in V5 
+
+- Enabled caching by default with package manager detection if no cache input is provided.
+  > For workflows with elevated privileges or access to sensitive information, we recommend disabling automatic caching by setting `package-manager-cache: false` when caching is not needed for secure operation.
+
+- Upgraded action from node20 to node24.
+  > Make sure your runner is on version v2.327.1 or later to ensure compatibility with this release. [See Release Notes](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.327.1)
+
+For more details, see the full release notes on the [releases page](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases/v5.0.0)
+
 ## Usage
 
 See [action.yml](action.yml)
 
 <!-- start usage -->
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     # Version Spec of the version to use in SemVer notation.
     # It also admits such aliases as lts/*, latest, nightly and canary builds
@@ -57,6 +71,11 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
     # Default: ''
     cache: ''
 
+    # Controls automatic caching for npm. By default, caching for npm is enabled if either the devEngines.packageManager field or the top-level packageManager field in package.json specifies npm and no explicit cache input is provided.
+    # To disable automatic caching for npm, set package-manager-cache to false.
+    # default: true
+    package-manager-cache: true
+
     # Used to specify the path to a dependency file: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, etc. 
     # It will generate hash from the target file for primary key. It works only If cache is specified.  
     # Supports wildcards or a list of file names for caching multiple dependencies.
@@ -98,10 +117,10 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: 18
+    node-version: 24
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -118,9 +137,9 @@ The `node-version` input supports the Semantic Versioning Specification, for mor
 
 Examples:
 
- - Major versions: `18`, `20`
+ - Major versions: `22`, `24`
- - More specific versions: `10.15`, `16.15.1` , `18.4.0`
+ - More specific versions: `20.19`, `22.17.1` , `24.8.0`
- - NVM LTS syntax: `lts/erbium`, `lts/fermium`, `lts/*`, `lts/-n`
+ - NVM LTS syntax: `lts/iron`, `lts/jod`, `lts/*`, `lts/-n`
  - Latest release: `*` or `latest`/`current`/`node`
 
 **Note:** Like the other values, `*` will get the latest [locally-cached Node.js version](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md#nodejs), or the latest version from [actions/node-versions](https://github.com/actions/node-versions/blob/main/versions-manifest.json), depending on the [`check-latest`](docs/advanced-usage.md#check-latest-version) input.
@@ -135,7 +154,7 @@ It's **always** recommended to commit the lockfile of your package manager for s
 
 ## Caching global packages data
 
-The action has a built-in functionality for caching and restoring dependencies. It uses [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) under the hood for caching global packages data but requires less configuration settings. Supported package managers are `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm` (v6.10+). The `cache` input is optional, and caching is turned off by default.
+The action has a built-in functionality for caching and restoring dependencies. It uses [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) under the hood for caching global packages data but requires less configuration settings. Supported package managers are `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm` (v6.10+). The `cache` input is optional.
 
 The action defaults to search for the dependency file (`package-lock.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json` or `yarn.lock`) in the repository root, and uses its hash as a part of the cache key. Use `cache-dependency-path` for cases when multiple dependency files are used, or they are located in different subdirectories.
 
@@ -147,10 +166,10 @@ See the examples of using cache for `yarn`/`pnpm` and `cache-dependency-path` in
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: 20
+    node-version: 24
     cache: 'npm'
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
@@ -160,16 +179,30 @@ steps:
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: 20
+    node-version: 24
     cache: 'npm'
     cache-dependency-path: subdir/package-lock.json
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
 ```
 
+Caching for npm dependencies is automatically enabled when your `package.json` contains either `devEngines.packageManager` field or top-level `packageManager` field set to `npm`, and no explicit cache input is provided.
+
+This behavior is controlled by the `package-manager-cache` input, which defaults to `true`. To turn off automatic caching, set `package-manager-cache` to `false`.
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  with:
+    package-manager-cache: false
+- run: npm ci
+```
+> If your `package.json` file does not include a `packageManager` field set to `npm`, caching will be disabled unless you explicitly enable it. For workflows with elevated privileges or access to sensitive information, we recommend disabling automatic caching for npm by setting `package-manager-cache: false` when caching is not required for secure operation.
+
 ## Matrix Testing
 
 ```yaml
@@ -178,12 +211,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [ 14, 16, 18 ]
+        node: [ 20, 22, 24 ]
     name: Node ${{ matrix.node }} sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: npm ci
@@ -197,10 +230,10 @@ jobs:
 To get a higher rate limit, you can [generate a personal access token on github.com](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) and pass it as the `token` input for the action:
 
 ```yaml
-uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+uses: actions/setup-node@v6
 with:
   token: ${{ secrets.GH_DOTCOM_TOKEN }}
-  node-version: 20
+  node-version: 24
 ```
 
 If the runner is not able to access github.com, any Nodejs versions requested during a workflow run must come from the runner's tool cache. See "[Setting up the tool cache on self-hosted runners without internet access](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.2/admin/github-actions/managing-access-to-actions-from-githubcom/setting-up-the-tool-cache-on-self-hosted-runners-without-internet-access)" for more information.

__tests__/data/.nvmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20
+v24

__tests__/data/.tool-versions

@@ -1 +1 @@
-nodejs 20.0.0
+nodejs 24.0.0

__tests__/data/.tool-versions-node

@@ -1 +1 @@
-node 20.0.0
+node 24.0.0

__tests__/data/package-volta.json

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     "node": "^14.0.0"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "20.0.0"
+    "node": "24.0.0"
   }
 }

__tests__/data/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^20.0.0"
+    "node": "^24.0.0"
   }
 }

__tests__/main.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('main tests', () => {
 
   let infoSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let warningSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let saveStateSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let inSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let setOutputSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let startGroupSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ describe('main tests', () => {
     setOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
     warningSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'warning');
     warningSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
+    saveStateSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'saveState');
+    saveStateSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
     startGroupSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'startGroup');
     startGroupSpy.mockImplementation(() => {});
     endGroupSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'endGroup');
@@ -280,4 +283,149 @@ describe('main tests', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('cache feature tests', () => {
+    it('Should enable caching when packageManager is npm and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          packageManager: 'npm@10.8.2'
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+
+    it('Should enable caching when devEngines.packageManager.name is "npm" and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: {name: 'npm'}
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+
+    it('Should enable caching when devEngines.packageManager is array and one entry has name "npm"', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: [{name: 'pnpm'}, {name: 'npm'}]
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if packageManager is "pnpm@8.0.0" and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          packageManager: 'pnpm@8.0.0'
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if devEngines.packageManager.name is "pnpm"', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: {name: 'pnpm'}
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if devEngines.packageManager is array without "npm"', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          devEngines: {
+            packageManager: [{name: 'pnpm'}, {name: 'yarn'}]
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not enable caching if packageManager field is missing in package.json and cache input is not provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      const readFileSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+      readFileSpy.mockImplementation(() =>
+        JSON.stringify({
+          // packageManager field is not present
+        })
+      );
+
+      await main.run();
+
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should skip caching when package-manager-cache is false', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'false';
+      inputs['cache'] = '';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      await main.run();
+      expect(saveStateSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should enable caching with cache input explicitly provided', async () => {
+      inputs['package-manager-cache'] = 'true';
+      inputs['cache'] = 'npm';
+      inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+      isCacheActionAvailable.mockImplementation(() => true);
+      await main.run();
+      expect(saveStateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'npm');
+    });
+  });
 });

__tests__/verify-node.sh

@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ fi
 
 node_version="$(node --version)"
 echo "Found node version '$node_version'"
-if [ -z "$(echo $node_version | grep --fixed-strings v$1)" ]; then
+
-  echo "Unexpected version"
+# Extract the major version from the node version (remove the 'v' prefix)
+actual_major_version=$(echo $node_version | sed -E 's/^v([0-9]+)\..*/\1/')
+expected_major_version=$(echo $1 | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+)\..*/\1/') # Extract major version from argument
+
+if [ "$actual_major_version" != "$expected_major_version" ]; then
+  echo "Expected Node.js $expected_major_version.x.x but found $node_version"
   exit 1
 fi
 

action.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ inputs:
     default: ${{ github.server_url == 'https://github.com' && github.token || '' }}
   cache:
     description: 'Used to specify a package manager for caching in the default directory. Supported values: npm, yarn, pnpm.'
+  package-manager-cache:
+    description: 'Set to false to disable automatic caching. By default, caching is enabled when either devEngines.packageManager or the top-level packageManager field in package.json specifies npm as the package manager.'
+    default: true
   cache-dependency-path:
     description: 'Used to specify the path to a dependency file: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, etc. Supports wildcards or a list of file names for caching multiple dependencies.'
   mirror:
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ outputs:
   node-version:
     description: 'The installed node version.'
 runs:
-  using: 'node20'
+  using: 'node24'
   main: 'dist/setup/index.js'
   post: 'dist/cache-save/index.js'
   post-if: success()

docs/advanced-usage.md

@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ If `check-latest` is set to `true`, the action first checks if the cached versio
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '16'
+    node-version: '24'
     check-latest: true
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm test
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ See [supported version syntax](https://github.com/actions/setup-node#supported-v
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 - run: npm ci
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '14'
+          node-version: '24'
           architecture: 'x64' # optional, x64 or x86. If not specified, x64 will be used by default
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '20.0.0-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 20.0.0
+          node-version: '24.0.0-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 24.0.0
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '20-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 20
+          node-version: '24-v8-canary' # it will install the latest v8 canary release for node 24
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 'v20.1.1-v8-canary20221103f7e2421e91'
+          node-version: 'v24.0.0-v8-canary2025030537242e55ac'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 16
+          node-version: '24-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 24
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16.0.0-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 16.0.0
+          node-version: '24.0.0-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 24.0.0
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16.0.0-nightly20210420a0261d231c'
+          node-version: '24.0.0-nightly202505066102159fa1'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
@@ -219,27 +219,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Node sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '16.0.0-rc.1'
+          node-version: '24.0.0-rc.4'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 ```
 
-**Note:** Unlike nightly versions, which support version range specifiers, you must specify the exact version for a release candidate: `16.0.0-rc.1`.
+**Note:** Unlike nightly versions, which support version range specifiers, you must specify the exact version for a release candidate: `24.0.0-rc.4`.
 
 ## Caching packages data
 The action follows [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/examples.md#node---npm) guidelines, and caches global cache on the machine instead of `node_modules`, so cache can be reused between different Node.js versions.
 
 **Caching yarn dependencies:**
-Yarn caching handles both yarn versions: 1 or 2.
+Yarn caching handles both Yarn Classic (v1) and Yarn Berry (v2, v3, v4+).
+
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'yarn'
 - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile # optional, --immutable
 - run: yarn test
@@ -255,13 +256,13 @@ steps:
 # NOTE: pnpm caching support requires pnpm version >= 6.10.0
 
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
   with:
-    version: 6.32.9
+    version: 10
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'pnpm'
 - run: pnpm install
 - run: pnpm test
@@ -274,10 +275,10 @@ steps:
 **Using wildcard patterns to cache dependencies**
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'npm'
     cache-dependency-path: '**/package-lock.json'
 - run: npm ci
@@ -287,10 +288,10 @@ steps:
 **Using a list of file paths to cache dependencies**
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14'
+    node-version: '24'
     cache: 'npm'
     cache-dependency-path: |
       server/app/package-lock.json
@@ -312,21 +313,21 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest
         node_version:
-          - 12
+          - 20
-          - 14
+          - 22
-          - 16
+          - 24
         architecture:
           - x64
         # an extra windows-x86 run:
         include:
-          - os: windows-2016
+          - os: windows-latest
-            node_version: 12
+            node_version: 24
             architecture: x86
     name: Node ${{ matrix.node_version }} - ${{ matrix.architecture }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
           architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
@@ -337,16 +338,16 @@ jobs:
 ## Publish to npmjs and GPR with npm
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 - run: npm ci
 - run: npm publish
   env:
     NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
 - run: npm publish
@@ -357,16 +358,16 @@ steps:
 ## Publish to npmjs and GPR with yarn
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     registry-url: <registry url>
 - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 - run: yarn publish
   env:
     NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.YARN_TOKEN }}
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
     registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
 - run: yarn publish
@@ -377,10 +378,10 @@ steps:
 ## Use private packages
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 # Skip post-install scripts here, as a malicious
 # script could steal NODE_AUTH_TOKEN.
@@ -397,10 +398,10 @@ Below you can find a sample "Setup .yarnrc.yml" step, that is going to allow you
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+- uses: actions/checkout@v5
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
 - name: Setup .yarnrc.yml
   run: |
     yarn config set npmScopes.my-org.npmRegistryServer "https://npm.pkg.github.com"
@@ -427,9 +428,9 @@ It is possible to specify a token to authenticate with the mirror using the `mir
 The token will be passed as a bearer token in the `Authorization` header.
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
   with:
-    node-version: '14.x'
+    node-version: '24.x'
     mirror: 'https://nodejs.org/dist'
     mirror-token: 'your-mirror-token'
 ```

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-node",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "setup-node",
-      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "version": "6.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/cache": "^4.0.3",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
-        "@types/node": "^20.11.25",
+        "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
         "@types/semver": "^7.5.8",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.54.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.54.0",
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
         "jest-circus": "^29.7.0",
         "jest-each": "^29.7.0",
-        "prettier": "^2.8.4",
+        "prettier": "^3.6.2",
-        "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
+        "ts-jest": "^29.4.1",
         "typescript": "^5.4.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=24.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
@@ -1780,11 +1783,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "20.11.25",
+      "version": "24.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.25.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-24.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TBHyJxk2b7HceLVGFcpAUjsa5zIdsPWlR6XHfyGzd0SFu+/NFgQgMAl96MSDZgQDvJAvV6BKsFOrt6zIL09JDw==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ut5FthK5moxFKH2T1CUOC6ctR67rQRvvHdFLCD2Ql6KXmMuCrjsSsRI9UsLCm9M18BMwClv4pn327UvB7eeO1w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
+        "undici-types": "~7.8.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node-fetch": {
@@ -3500,6 +3504,28 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/handlebars": {
+      "version": "4.7.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/handlebars/-/handlebars-4.7.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vafaFqs8MZkRrSX7sFVUdo3ap/eNiLnb4IakshzvP56X5Nr1iGKAIqdX6tMlm6HcNRIkr6AxO5jFEoJzzpT8aQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5",
+        "neo-async": "^2.6.2",
+        "source-map": "^0.6.1",
+        "wordwrap": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "handlebars": "bin/handlebars"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.7"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "uglify-js": "^3.1.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/has-flag": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4597,6 +4623,16 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/minimist": {
+      "version": "1.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2yyAR8qBkN3YuheJanUpWC5U3bb5osDywNB8RzDVlDwDHbocAJveqqj1u8+SVD7jkWT4yvsHCpWqqWqAxb0zCA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -4615,6 +4651,13 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/neo-async": {
+      "version": "2.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/neo-async/-/neo-async-2.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yd3UES5mWCSqR+qNT93S3UoYUkqAZ9lLg8a7g9rimsWmYGK8cVToA4/sF3RrshdyV3sAGMXVUmpMYOw+dLpOuw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/node-fetch": {
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.7.0.tgz",
@@ -4919,15 +4962,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/prettier": {
-      "version": "2.8.8",
+      "version": "3.6.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-2.8.8.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-tdN8qQGvNjw4CHbY+XXk0JgCXn9QiF21a55rBe5LJAU+kDyC4WQn4+awm2Xfk2lQMk5fKup9XgzTZtGkjBdP9Q==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-I7AIg5boAr5R0FFtJ6rCfD+LFsWHp81dolrFD8S79U9tb8Az2nGrJncnMSnys+bpQJfRUzqs9hnA81OAA3hCuQ==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
-        "prettier": "bin-prettier.js"
+        "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.13.0"
+        "node": ">=14"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/prettier/prettier?sponsor=1"
@@ -5181,9 +5225,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.6.3",
+      "version": "7.7.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.3.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oVekP1cKtI+CTDvHWYFUcMtsK/00wmAEfyqKfNdARm8u1wNVhSgaX7A8d4UuIlUI5e84iEwOhs7ZPYRmzU9U6A==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RF0Fw+rO5AMf9MAyaRXI4AV0Ulj5lMHqVxxdSgiVbixSCXoEmmX/jk0CuJw4+3SqroYO9VoUh+HcuJivvtJemA==",
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
@@ -5417,37 +5461,44 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/ts-jest": {
-      "version": "29.1.2",
+      "version": "29.4.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.1.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-br6GJoH/WUX4pu7FbZXuWGKGNDuU7b8Uj77g/Sp7puZV6EXzuByl6JrECvm0MzVzSTkSHWTihsXt+5XYER5b+g==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SaeUtjfpg9Uqu8IbeDKtdaS0g8lS6FT6OzM3ezrDfErPJPHNDo/Ey+VFGP1bQIDfagYDLyRpd7O15XpG1Es2Uw==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "bs-logger": "0.x",
+        "bs-logger": "^0.2.6",
-        "fast-json-stable-stringify": "2.x",
+        "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.1.0",
-        "jest-util": "^29.0.0",
+        "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
         "json5": "^2.2.3",
-        "lodash.memoize": "4.x",
+        "lodash.memoize": "^4.1.2",
-        "make-error": "1.x",
+        "make-error": "^1.3.6",
-        "semver": "^7.5.3",
+        "semver": "^7.7.2",
-        "yargs-parser": "^21.0.1"
+        "type-fest": "^4.41.0",
+        "yargs-parser": "^21.1.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "ts-jest": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
+        "node": "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": ">=7.0.0-beta.0 <8",
-        "@jest/types": "^29.0.0",
+        "@jest/transform": "^29.0.0 || ^30.0.0",
-        "babel-jest": "^29.0.0",
+        "@jest/types": "^29.0.0 || ^30.0.0",
-        "jest": "^29.0.0",
+        "babel-jest": "^29.0.0 || ^30.0.0",
+        "jest": "^29.0.0 || ^30.0.0",
+        "jest-util": "^29.0.0 || ^30.0.0",
         "typescript": ">=4.3 <6"
       },
       "peerDependenciesMeta": {
         "@babel/core": {
           "optional": true
         },
+        "@jest/transform": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
         "@jest/types": {
           "optional": true
         },
@@ -5456,9 +5507,25 @@
         },
         "esbuild": {
           "optional": true
+        },
+        "jest-util": {
+          "optional": true
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ts-jest/node_modules/type-fest": {
+      "version": "4.41.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-4.41.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TeTSQ6H5YHvpqVwBRcnLDCBnDOHWYu7IvGbHT6N8AOymcr9PJGjc1GTtiWZTYg0NCgYwvnYWEkVChQAr9bjfwA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "(MIT OR CC0-1.0)",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tslib": {
       "version": "2.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.6.2.tgz",
@@ -5539,6 +5606,20 @@
         "node": ">=14.17"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/uglify-js": {
+      "version": "3.19.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-3.19.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v3Xu+yuwBXisp6QYTcH4UbH+xYJXqnq2m/LtQVWKWzYc1iehYnLixoQDN9FH6/j9/oybfd6W9Ghwkl8+UMKTKQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "optional": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "uglifyjs": "bin/uglifyjs"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/undici": {
       "version": "5.29.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-5.29.0.tgz",
@@ -5552,9 +5633,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/undici-types": {
-      "version": "5.26.5",
+      "version": "7.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-9UJ2xGDvQ43tYyVMpuHlsgApydB8ZKfVYTsLDhXkFL/6gfkp+U8xTGdh8pMJv1SpZna0zxG1DwsKZsreLbXBxw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/universal-user-agent": {
       "version": "6.0.1",
@@ -5666,6 +5748,13 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/wordwrap": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-node",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "setup node action",
   "main": "lib/setup-node.js",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=24.0.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "ncc build -o dist/setup src/setup-node.ts && ncc build -o dist/cache-save src/cache-save.ts",
     "format": "prettier --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern --config ./.prettierrc.js --write \"**/*.{ts,yml,yaml}\"",
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
-    "@types/node": "^20.11.25",
+    "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
     "@types/semver": "^7.5.8",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.54.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.54.0",
@@ -50,8 +53,8 @@
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-circus": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-each": "^29.7.0",
-    "prettier": "^2.8.4",
+    "prettier": "^3.6.2",
-    "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
+    "ts-jest": "^29.4.1",
     "typescript": "^5.4.2"
   }
 }

src/cache-save.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {getPackageManagerInfo} from './cache-utils';
 // Catch and log any unhandled exceptions.  These exceptions can leak out of the uploadChunk method in
 // @actions/toolkit when a failed upload closes the file descriptor causing any in-process reads to
 // throw an uncaught exception.  Instead of failing this action, just warn.
+
 process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
   const warningPrefix = '[warning]';
   core.info(`${warningPrefix}${e.message}`);

src/cache-utils.ts

@@ -167,14 +167,12 @@ const getCacheDirectoriesFromCacheDependencyPath = async (
   packageManagerInfo: PackageManagerInfo,
   cacheDependencyPath: string
 ): Promise<string[]> => {
-  const projectDirectories = await getProjectDirectoriesFromCacheDependencyPath(
+  const projectDirectories =
-    cacheDependencyPath
+    await getProjectDirectoriesFromCacheDependencyPath(cacheDependencyPath);
-  );
   const cacheFoldersPaths = await Promise.all(
     projectDirectories.map(async projectDirectory => {
-      const cacheFolderPath = await packageManagerInfo.getCacheFolderPath(
+      const cacheFolderPath =
-        projectDirectory
+        await packageManagerInfo.getCacheFolderPath(projectDirectory);
-      );
       core.debug(
         `${packageManagerInfo.name}'s cache folder "${cacheFolderPath}" configured for the directory "${projectDirectory}"`
       );

src/main.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 
 import os from 'os';
+import fs from 'fs';
 
 import * as auth from './authutil';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ export async function run() {
 
     let arch = core.getInput('architecture');
     const cache = core.getInput('cache');
+    const packagemanagercache =
+      (core.getInput('package-manager-cache') || 'true').toUpperCase() ===
+      'TRUE';
 
     // if architecture supplied but node-version is not
     // if we don't throw a warning, the already installed x64 node will be used which is not probably what user meant.
@@ -63,10 +67,25 @@ export async function run() {
       auth.configAuthentication(registryUrl, alwaysAuth);
     }
 
-    if (cache && isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
-      core.saveState(State.CachePackageManager, cache);
     const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
+
+    if (isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
+      // if the cache input is provided, use it for caching.
+      if (cache) {
+        core.saveState(State.CachePackageManager, cache);
         await restoreCache(cache, cacheDependencyPath);
+        // package manager npm is detected from package.json, enable auto-caching for npm.
+      } else if (packagemanagercache) {
+        const resolvedPackageManager = getNameFromPackageManagerField();
+        if (resolvedPackageManager) {
+          core.info(
+            "Detected npm as the package manager from package.json's packageManager field. " +
+              'Auto caching has been enabled for npm. If you want to disable it, set package-manager-cache input to false'
+          );
+          core.saveState(State.CachePackageManager, resolvedPackageManager);
+          await restoreCache(resolvedPackageManager, cacheDependencyPath);
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     const matchersPath = path.join(__dirname, '../..', '.github');
@@ -117,3 +136,34 @@ function resolveVersionInput(): string {
 
   return version;
 }
+
+export function getNameFromPackageManagerField(): string | undefined {
+  const npmRegex = /^(\^)?npm(@.*)?$/; // matches "npm", "npm@...", "^npm@..."
+  try {
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(
+      fs.readFileSync(
+        path.join(process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE!, 'package.json'),
+        'utf-8'
+      )
+    );
+
+    // Check devEngines.packageManager first (object or array)
+    const devPM = packageJson?.devEngines?.packageManager;
+    const devPMArray = devPM ? (Array.isArray(devPM) ? devPM : [devPM]) : [];
+    for (const obj of devPMArray) {
+      if (typeof obj?.name === 'string' && npmRegex.test(obj.name)) {
+        return 'npm';
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Check top-level packageManager
+    const topLevelPM = packageJson?.packageManager;
+    if (typeof topLevelPM === 'string' && npmRegex.test(topLevelPM)) {
+      return 'npm';
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}