Avoid unexpected behavior from drifting dependencies.
Section: Shell failures and common fixes
Pin actions to a major or full version
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- uses: actions/checkout@v4Explanation
Pinned versions improve predictability and security compared with unpinned references.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Shell failures and common fixes
Inspect the raw event payload
Dump the event JSON file path or contents for debugging.
Verify workspace contents
Check that expected files exist after checkout or artifact download.
Retry a flaky network step in Bash
Wrap transient operations in a simple retry loop.