Update release version to 2.331.0

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
     - '**.md'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Build runner layout
     - name: Build & Layout Release
@@ -75,8 +78,53 @@ jobs:
     # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact
     - name: Publish Artifact
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: runner-package-${{ matrix.runtime }}
         path: |
           _package
+
+  docker:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm ]
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            docker_platform: linux/amd64
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            docker_platform: linux/arm64
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+    - name: Get latest runner version
+      id: latest_runner
+      uses: actions/github-script@v8
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        script: |
+          const release = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
+            owner: 'actions',
+            repo: 'runner',
+          });
+          const version = release.data.tag_name.replace(/^v/, '');
+          core.setOutput('version', version);
+
+    - name: Setup Docker buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+    - name: Build Docker image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+      with:
+        context: ./images
+        load: true
+        platforms: ${{ matrix.docker_platform }}
+        tags: |
+          ${{ github.sha }}:latest
+        build-args: |
+          RUNNER_VERSION=${{ steps.latest_runner.outputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Test Docker image
+      run: |
+        docker run --rm ${{ github.sha }}:latest ./run.sh --version
+  

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL

.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       npm-vulnerabilities: ${{ steps.check-versions.outputs.npm-vulnerabilities }}
       open-dependency-prs: ${{ steps.check-prs.outputs.open-dependency-prs }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:

.github/workflows/docker-buildx-upgrade.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       BUILDX_CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ steps.check_buildx_version.outputs.CURRENT_VERSION }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Check Docker version
         id: check_docker_version
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Update Docker version
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: Publish DockerImage from Release Branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      releaseBranch:
+        description: 'Release Branch (releases/mXXX)'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  publish-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+    env:
+      REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+      IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/actions-runner
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseBranch }}
+
+      - name: Compute image version
+        id: image
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            const runnerVersion = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/releaseVersion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '');
+            console.log(`Using runner version ${runnerVersion}`);
+            if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(runnerVersion)) {
+              throw new Error(`Invalid runner version: ${runnerVersion}`);
+            }
+            core.setOutput('version', runnerVersion);
+
+      - name: Setup Docker buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log into registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: build-and-push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./images
+          platforms: |
+            linux/amd64
+            linux/arm64
+          tags: |
+            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.image.outputs.version }}
+            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+          build-args: |
+            RUNNER_VERSION=${{ steps.image.outputs.version }}
+          push: true
+          labels: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.source=${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}
+            org.opencontainers.image.licenses=MIT
+          annotations: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.description=https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v${{ steps.image.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Generate attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v3
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.build-and-push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true

.github/workflows/dotnet-upgrade.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       DOTNET_CURRENT_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION: ${{ steps.fetch_current_version.outputs.DOTNET_CURRENT_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Get current major minor version
         id: fetch_current_version
         shell: bash
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.dotnet-update.outputs.SHOULD_UPDATE == 1 && needs.dotnet-update.outputs.BRANCH_EXISTS == 0 }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: feature/dotnetsdk-upgrade/${{ needs.dotnet-update.outputs.DOTNET_LATEST_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION }}
       - name: Create Pull Request

.github/workflows/node-upgrade.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   update-node:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Get latest Node versions
         id: node-versions
         run: |

.github/workflows/npm-audit-typescript.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   npm-audit-with-ts-fix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:

.github/workflows/npm-audit.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   npm-audit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Make sure ./releaseVersion match ./src/runnerversion
     # Query GitHub release ensure version is not used
     - name: Check version
-      uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
+      uses: actions/github-script@v8
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Build runner layout
     - name: Build & Layout Release
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact.
     - name: Publish Artifact
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: runner-packages-${{ matrix.runtime }}
         path: |
@@ -129,41 +129,41 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Download runner package tar.gz/zip produced by 'build' job
     - name: Download Artifact (win-x64)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-win-x64
         path: ./
     - name: Download Artifact (win-arm64)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-win-arm64
         path: ./
     - name: Download Artifact (osx-x64)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-osx-x64
         path: ./
     - name: Download Artifact (osx-arm64)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-osx-arm64
         path: ./
     - name: Download Artifact (linux-x64)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-linux-x64
         path: ./
     - name: Download Artifact (linux-arm)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-linux-arm
         path: ./
     - name: Download Artifact (linux-arm64)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: runner-packages-linux-arm64
         path: ./
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
     # Create ReleaseNote file
     - name: Create ReleaseNote
       id: releaseNote
-      uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
+      uses: actions/github-script@v8
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ jobs:
       IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/actions-runner
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Compute image version
         id: image
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');
@@ -334,8 +334,9 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.source=${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}
-            org.opencontainers.image.description=https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v${{ steps.image.outputs.version }}
             org.opencontainers.image.licenses=MIT
+          annotations: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.description=https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v${{ steps.image.outputs.version }}
 
       - name: Generate attestation
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v3

images/Dockerfile

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Source: https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-jammy AS build
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-noble AS build
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG RUNNER_VERSION
 ARG RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOKS_VERSION=0.7.0
-ARG DOCKER_VERSION=29.0.1
+ARG DOCKER_VERSION=29.0.2
-ARG BUILDX_VERSION=0.30.0
+ARG BUILDX_VERSION=0.30.1
 
 RUN apt update -y && apt install curl unzip -y
 
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ RUN export RUNNER_ARCH=${TARGETARCH} \
     && rm -rf docker.tgz \
     && mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins \
     && curl -fLo /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx \
-        "https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/v${BUILDX_VERSION}/buildx-v${BUILDX_VERSION}.linux-${TARGETARCH}" \
+    "https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/v${BUILDX_VERSION}/buildx-v${BUILDX_VERSION}.linux-${TARGETARCH}" \
     && chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
 
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-jammy
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-noble
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV RUNNER_MANUALLY_TRAP_SIG=1
 ENV ACTIONS_RUNNER_PRINT_LOG_TO_STDOUT=1
-ENV ImageOS=ubuntu22
+ENV ImageOS=ubuntu24
 
 # 'gpg-agent' and 'software-properties-common' are needed for the 'add-apt-repository' command that follows
 RUN apt update -y \
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ RUN add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa \
     && apt install -y git \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-WORKDIR /home/runner
-
 RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" --uid 1001 runner \
     && groupadd docker --gid 123 \
     && usermod -aG sudo runner \
@@ -64,6 +62,8 @@ RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" --uid 1001 runner \
     && echo "Defaults env_keep += \"DEBIAN_FRONTEND\"" >> /etc/sudoers \
     && chmod 777 /home/runner
 
+WORKDIR /home/runner
+
 COPY --chown=runner:docker --from=build /actions-runner .
 COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
 

releaseNote.md

@@ -1,30 +1,27 @@
 ## What's Changed
-* Custom Image: Preflight checks by @lawrencegripper in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4081
+* Fix owner of /home/runner directory by @nikola-jokic in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4132
-* Update dotnet sdk to latest version @8.0.415 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4080
+* Update Docker to v29.0.2 and Buildx to v0.30.1 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4135
-* Link to an extant discussion category by @jsoref in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4084
+* Update workflow around runner docker image. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4133
-* Improve logic around decide IsHostedServer. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4086
+* Fix regex for validating runner version format by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4136
-* chore: update Node versions by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4093
+* chore: update Node versions by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4144
-* Compare updated template evaluator by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4092
+* Ensure safe_sleep tries alternative approaches by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4146
-* fix(dockerfile): set more lenient permissions on /home/runner by @caxu-rh in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4083
+* Bump actions/github-script from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4137
-* Add support for libicu73-76 for newer Debian/Ubuntu versions by @lets-build-an-ocean in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4098
+* Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4130
-* Bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4089
+* chore: update Node versions by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4149
-* Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4088
+* Bump docker image to use ubuntu 24.04 by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4018
-* Bump Azure.Storage.Blobs from 12.25.1 to 12.26.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4077
+* Add support for case function by @AllanGuigou in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4147
-* Only start runner after network is online by @dupondje in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4094
+* Cleanup feature flag actions_container_action_runner_temp by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4163
-* Retry http error related to DNS resolution failure. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4110
+* Bump actions/download-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4155
-* Update Docker to v29.0.1 and Buildx to v0.30.0 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4114
+* Bump actions/upload-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4157
-* chore: update Node versions by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4115
+* Set ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID as env to actions. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4178
-* Update dotnet sdk to latest version @8.0.416 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4116
+* Allow hosted VM report job telemetry via .setup_info file. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4186
-* Compare updated workflow parser for ActionManifestManager by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4111
+* Bump typescript from 5.9.2 to 5.9.3 in /src/Misc/expressionFunc/hashFiles by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4184
-* Bump npm pkg version for hashFiles. by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4122
+* Bump Azure.Storage.Blobs from 12.26.0 to 12.27.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4189
 
 ## New Contributors
-* @lawrencegripper made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4081
+* @AllanGuigou made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4147
-* @caxu-rh made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4083
-* @lets-build-an-ocean made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4098
-* @dupondje made their first contribution in https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/4094
 
-**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/runner/compare/v2.329.0...v2.330.0
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/actions/runner/compare/v2.330.0...v2.331.0
 
 _Note: Actions Runner follows a progressive release policy, so the latest release might not be available to your enterprise, organization, or repository yet.
 To confirm which version of the Actions Runner you should expect, please view the download instructions for your enterprise, organization, or repository.

releaseVersion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-<Update to ./src/runnerversion when creating release>
+2.331.0

src/Misc/expressionFunc/hashFiles/package-lock.json

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "husky": "^9.1.7",
         "lint-staged": "^15.5.0",
         "prettier": "^3.0.3",
-        "typescript": "^5.9.2"
+        "typescript": "^5.9.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
@@ -4439,9 +4439,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "5.9.2",
+      "version": "5.9.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CWBzXQrc/qOkhidw1OzBTQuYRbfyxDXJMVJ1XNwUHGROVmuaeiEm3OslpZ1RV96d7SKKjZKrSJu3+t/xlw3R9A==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
@@ -7643,9 +7643,9 @@
       }
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "5.9.2",
+      "version": "5.9.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CWBzXQrc/qOkhidw1OzBTQuYRbfyxDXJMVJ1XNwUHGROVmuaeiEm3OslpZ1RV96d7SKKjZKrSJu3+t/xlw3R9A==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "unbox-primitive": {

src/Misc/expressionFunc/hashFiles/package.json

@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
     "lint-staged": "^15.5.0",
     "prettier": "^3.0.3",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.2"
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   }
 }

src/Misc/externals.sh

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ NODE_URL=https://nodejs.org/dist
 NODE_ALPINE_URL=https://github.com/actions/alpine_nodejs/releases/download
 # When you update Node versions you must also create a new release of alpine_nodejs at that updated version.
 # Follow the instructions here: https://github.com/actions/alpine_nodejs?tab=readme-ov-file#getting-started
-NODE20_VERSION="20.19.5"
+NODE20_VERSION="20.19.6"
-NODE24_VERSION="24.11.1"
+NODE24_VERSION="24.12.0"
 
 get_abs_path() {
   # exploits the fact that pwd will print abs path when no args

src/Misc/layoutroot/safe_sleep.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# try to use sleep if available
+if [ -x "$(command -v sleep)" ]; then
+    sleep "$1"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# try to use ping if available
+if [ -x "$(command -v ping)" ]; then
+    ping -c $(( $1 + 1 )) 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# try to use read -t from stdin/stdout/stderr if we are in bash
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+    if command -v read >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if [ -t 0 ]; then
+            read -t "$1" -u 0 || :;
+            exit 0
+        fi
+        if [ -t 1 ]; then
+            read -t "$1" -u 1 || :;
+            exit 0
+        fi
+        if [ -t 2 ]; then
+            read -t "$1" -u 2 || :;
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+# fallback to a busy wait
 SECONDS=0
 while [[ $SECONDS -lt $1 ]]; do
     :

src/Runner.Common/Constants.cs

@@ -169,23 +169,23 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 public static readonly string AllowRunnerContainerHooks = "DistributedTask.AllowRunnerContainerHooks";
                 public static readonly string AddCheckRunIdToJobContext = "actions_add_check_run_id_to_job_context";
                 public static readonly string DisplayHelpfulActionsDownloadErrors = "actions_display_helpful_actions_download_errors";
-                public static readonly string ContainerActionRunnerTemp = "actions_container_action_runner_temp";
                 public static readonly string SnapshotPreflightHostedRunnerCheck = "actions_snapshot_preflight_hosted_runner_check";
                 public static readonly string SnapshotPreflightImageGenPoolCheck = "actions_snapshot_preflight_image_gen_pool_check";
                 public static readonly string CompareWorkflowParser = "actions_runner_compare_workflow_parser";
+                public static readonly string SetOrchestrationIdEnvForActions = "actions_set_orchestration_id_env_for_actions";
             }
-            
+
             // Node version migration related constants
             public static class NodeMigration
             {
                 // Node versions
                 public static readonly string Node20 = "node20";
                 public static readonly string Node24 = "node24";
-                
+
                 // Environment variables for controlling node version selection
                 public static readonly string ForceNode24Variable = "FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24";
                 public static readonly string AllowUnsecureNodeVersionVariable = "ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION";
-                
+
                 // Feature flags for controlling the migration phases
                 public static readonly string UseNode24ByDefaultFlag = "actions.runner.usenode24bydefault";
                 public static readonly string RequireNode24Flag = "actions.runner.requirenode24";

src/Runner.Worker/ActionManifestManager.cs

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 Schema = _actionManifestSchema,
                 // TODO: Switch to real tracewriter for cutover
                 TraceWriter = new GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.EmptyTraceWriter(),
+                AllowCaseFunction = false,
             };
 
             // Expression values from execution context

src/Runner.Worker/ActionManifestManagerLegacy.cs

@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                     maxBytes: 10 * 1024 * 1024),
                 Schema = _actionManifestSchema,
                 TraceWriter = executionContext.ToTemplateTraceWriter(),
+                AllowCaseFunction = false,
             };
 
             // Expression values from execution context

src/Runner.Worker/FeatureManager.cs

@@ -11,10 +11,5 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             var isContainerHooksPathSet = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.Hooks.ContainerHooksPath));
             return isContainerHookFeatureFlagSet && isContainerHooksPathSet;
         }
-
-        public static bool IsContainerActionRunnerTempEnabled(Variables variables)
-        {
-            return variables?.GetBoolean(Constants.Runner.Features.ContainerActionRunnerTemp) ?? false;
-        }
     }
 }

src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/ContainerActionHandler.cs

@@ -191,19 +191,13 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
             ArgUtil.Directory(tempWorkflowDirectory, nameof(tempWorkflowDirectory));
 
             container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume("/var/run/docker.sock", "/var/run/docker.sock"));
-            if (FeatureManager.IsContainerActionRunnerTempEnabled(ExecutionContext.Global.Variables))
+            container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume(tempDirectory, "/github/runner_temp"));
-            {
-                container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume(tempDirectory, "/github/runner_temp"));
-            }
             container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume(tempHomeDirectory, "/github/home"));
             container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume(tempWorkflowDirectory, "/github/workflow"));
             container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume(tempFileCommandDirectory, "/github/file_commands"));
             container.MountVolumes.Add(new MountVolume(defaultWorkingDirectory, "/github/workspace"));
 
-            if (FeatureManager.IsContainerActionRunnerTempEnabled(ExecutionContext.Global.Variables))
+            container.AddPathTranslateMapping(tempDirectory, "/github/runner_temp");
-            {
-                container.AddPathTranslateMapping(tempDirectory, "/github/runner_temp");
-            }
             container.AddPathTranslateMapping(tempHomeDirectory, "/github/home");
             container.AddPathTranslateMapping(tempWorkflowDirectory, "/github/workflow");
             container.AddPathTranslateMapping(tempFileCommandDirectory, "/github/file_commands");
@@ -245,6 +239,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
                 Environment["ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL"] = resultsUrl;
             }
 
+            if (ExecutionContext.Global.Variables.GetBoolean(Constants.Runner.Features.SetOrchestrationIdEnvForActions) ?? false)
+            {
+                if (ExecutionContext.Global.Variables.TryGetValue(Constants.Variables.System.OrchestrationId, out var orchestrationId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(orchestrationId))
+                {
+                    Environment["ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID"] = orchestrationId;
+                }
+            }
+
             foreach (var variable in this.Environment)
             {
                 container.ContainerEnvironmentVariables[variable.Key] = container.TranslateToContainerPath(variable.Value);

src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/NodeScriptActionHandler.cs

@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
                 Environment["ACTIONS_CACHE_SERVICE_V2"] = bool.TrueString;
             }
 
+            if (ExecutionContext.Global.Variables.GetBoolean(Constants.Runner.Features.SetOrchestrationIdEnvForActions) ?? false)
+            {
+                if (ExecutionContext.Global.Variables.TryGetValue(Constants.Variables.System.OrchestrationId, out var orchestrationId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(orchestrationId))
+                {
+                    Environment["ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID"] = orchestrationId;
+                }
+            }
+
             // Resolve the target script.
             string target = null;
             if (stage == ActionRunStage.Main)

src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/ScriptHandler.cs

@@ -318,6 +318,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
                 Environment["ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_TOKEN"] = systemConnection.Authorization.Parameters[EndpointAuthorizationParameters.AccessToken];
             }
 
+            if (ExecutionContext.Global.Variables.GetBoolean(Constants.Runner.Features.SetOrchestrationIdEnvForActions) ?? false)
+            {
+                if (ExecutionContext.Global.Variables.TryGetValue(Constants.Variables.System.OrchestrationId, out var orchestrationId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(orchestrationId))
+                {
+                    Environment["ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID"] = orchestrationId;
+                }
+            }
+
             ExecutionContext.Debug($"{fileName} {arguments}");
 
             Inputs.TryGetValue("standardInInput", out var standardInInput);

src/Runner.Worker/JobExtension.cs

@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                                             groupName = "Machine Setup Info";
                                         }
 
+                                        // not output internal groups
+                                        if (groupName.StartsWith("_internal_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                                        {
+                                            jobContext.Global.JobTelemetry.Add(new JobTelemetry() { Type = JobTelemetryType.General, Message = info.Detail });
+                                            continue;
+                                        }
+
                                         context.Output($"##[group]{groupName}");
                                         var multiLines = info.Detail.Replace("\r\n", "\n").TrimEnd('\n').Split('\n');
                                         foreach (var line in multiLines)

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ExpressionConstants.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
     {
         static ExpressionConstants()
         {
+            AddFunction<Case>("case", 3, Byte.MaxValue);
             AddFunction<Contains>("contains", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<EndsWith>("endsWith", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<Format>("format", 1, Byte.MaxValue);

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ExpressionParser.cs

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
             String expression,
             ITraceWriter trace,
             IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
-            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions)
+            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
+            Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
         {
-            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions);
+            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction);
             context.Trace.Info($"Parsing expression: <{expression}>");
             return CreateTree(context);
         }
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
             {
                 throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
             }
+            else if (functionInfo.Name.Equals("case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && function.Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -411,6 +416,12 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
             String name,
             out IFunctionInfo functionInfo)
         {
+            if (String.Equals(name, "case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !context.AllowCaseFunction)
+            {
+                functionInfo = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             return ExpressionConstants.WellKnownFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo) ||
                 context.ExtensionFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo);
         }
@@ -418,6 +429,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
         private sealed class ParseContext
         {
             public Boolean AllowUnknownKeywords;
+            public Boolean AllowCaseFunction;
             public readonly String Expression;
             public readonly Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo> ExtensionFunctions = new Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             public readonly Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo> ExtensionNamedValues = new Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -433,7 +445,8 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
                 ITraceWriter trace,
                 IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
                 IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
-                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false)
+                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false,
+                Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
             {
                 Expression = expression ?? String.Empty;
                 if (Expression.Length > ExpressionConstants.MaxLength)
@@ -454,6 +467,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
 
                 LexicalAnalyzer = new LexicalAnalyzer(Expression);
                 AllowUnknownKeywords = allowUnknownKeywords;
+                AllowCaseFunction = allowCaseFunction;
             }
 
             private class NoOperationTraceWriter : ITraceWriter

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ParseException.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2
                 case ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters:
                     description = "Too many parameters supplied";
                     break;
+                case ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters:
+                    description = "Even number of parameters supplied, requires an odd number of parameters";
+                    break;
                 case ParseExceptionKind.UnexpectedEndOfExpression:
                     description = "Unexpected end of expression";
                     break;

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/ParseExceptionKind.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         ExceededMaxLength,
         TooFewParameters,
         TooManyParameters,
+        EvenParameters,
         UnexpectedEndOfExpression,
         UnexpectedSymbol,
         UnrecognizedFunction,

src/Sdk/DTExpressions2/Expressions2/Sdk/Functions/Case.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#nullable disable // Consider removing in the future to minimize likelihood of NullReferenceException; refer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/nullable-references
+
+using System;
+using GitHub.Actions.Expressions.Data;
+
+namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2.Sdk.Functions
+{
+    internal sealed class Case : Function
+    {
+        protected sealed override Object EvaluateCore(
+            EvaluationContext context,
+            out ResultMemory resultMemory)
+        {
+            resultMemory = null;
+            // Validate argument count - must be odd (pairs of predicate-result plus default)
+            if (Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("case requires an odd number of arguments");
+            }
+
+            // Evaluate predicate-result pairs
+            for (var i = 0; i < Parameters.Count - 1; i += 2)
+            {
+                var predicate = Parameters[i].Evaluate(context);
+
+                // Predicate must be a boolean
+                if (predicate.Kind != ValueKind.Boolean)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("case predicate must evaluate to a boolean value");
+                }
+
+                // If predicate is true, return the corresponding result
+                if ((Boolean)predicate.Value)
+                {
+                    var result = Parameters[i + 1].Evaluate(context);
+                    return result.Value;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // No predicate matched, return default (last argument)
+            var defaultResult = Parameters[Parameters.Count - 1].Evaluate(context);
+            return defaultResult.Value;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Sdk/DTObjectTemplating/ObjectTemplating/TemplateContext.cs

@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating
 
         internal ITraceWriter TraceWriter { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the case expression function is allowed.
+        /// Defaults to true. Set to false to disable the case function.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Boolean AllowCaseFunction { get; set; } = true;
+
         private IDictionary<String, Int32> FileIds
         {
             get

src/Sdk/DTObjectTemplating/ObjectTemplating/Tokens/TemplateToken.cs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,

src/Sdk/DTPipelines/Pipelines/ObjectTemplating/PipelineTemplateConverter.cs

@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ObjectTemplating
             var node = default(ExpressionNode);
             try
             {
-                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions) as ExpressionNode;
+                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction) as ExpressionNode;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

src/Sdk/Expressions/ExpressionConstants.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
     {
         static ExpressionConstants()
         {
+            AddFunction<Case>("case", 3, Byte.MaxValue);
             AddFunction<Contains>("contains", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<EndsWith>("endsWith", 2, 2);
             AddFunction<Format>("format", 1, Byte.MaxValue);

src/Sdk/Expressions/ExpressionParser.cs

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             String expression,
             ITraceWriter trace,
             IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
-            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions)
+            IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
+            Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
         {
-            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions);
+            var context = new ParseContext(expression, trace, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction: allowCaseFunction);
             context.Trace.Info($"Parsing expression: <{expression}>");
             return CreateTree(context);
         }
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             {
                 throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
             }
+            else if (functionInfo.Name.Equals("case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && function.Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new ParseException(ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters, token: @operator, expression: context.Expression);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -411,6 +416,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             String name,
             out IFunctionInfo functionInfo)
         {
+            if (String.Equals(name, "case", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !context.AllowCaseFunction)
+            {
+                functionInfo = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             return ExpressionConstants.WellKnownFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo) ||
                 context.ExtensionFunctions.TryGetValue(name, out functionInfo);
         }
@@ -418,6 +429,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
         private sealed class ParseContext
         {
             public Boolean AllowUnknownKeywords;
+            public Boolean AllowCaseFunction;
             public readonly String Expression;
             public readonly Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo> ExtensionFunctions = new Dictionary<String, IFunctionInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             public readonly Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo> ExtensionNamedValues = new Dictionary<String, INamedValueInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -433,7 +445,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
                 ITraceWriter trace,
                 IEnumerable<INamedValueInfo> namedValues,
                 IEnumerable<IFunctionInfo> functions,
-                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false)
+                Boolean allowUnknownKeywords = false,
+                Boolean allowCaseFunction = true)
             {
                 Expression = expression ?? String.Empty;
                 if (Expression.Length > ExpressionConstants.MaxLength)
@@ -454,6 +467,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
 
                 LexicalAnalyzer = new LexicalAnalyzer(Expression);
                 AllowUnknownKeywords = allowUnknownKeywords;
+                AllowCaseFunction = allowCaseFunction;
             }
 
             private class NoOperationTraceWriter : ITraceWriter
@@ -468,4 +482,4 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/Sdk/Expressions/ParseException.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
                 case ParseExceptionKind.TooManyParameters:
                     description = "Too many parameters supplied";
                     break;
+                case ParseExceptionKind.EvenParameters:
+                    description = "Even number of parameters supplied, requires an odd number of parameters";
+                    break;
                 case ParseExceptionKind.UnexpectedEndOfExpression:
                     description = "Unexpected end of expression";
                     break;

src/Sdk/Expressions/ParseExceptionKind.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions
         ExceededMaxLength,
         TooFewParameters,
         TooManyParameters,
+        EvenParameters,
         UnexpectedEndOfExpression,
         UnexpectedSymbol,
         UnrecognizedFunction,

src/Sdk/Expressions/Sdk/Functions/Case.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#nullable disable // Consider removing in the future to minimize likelihood of NullReferenceException; refer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/nullable-references
+
+using System;
+using GitHub.Actions.Expressions.Data;
+
+namespace GitHub.Actions.Expressions.Sdk.Functions
+{
+    internal sealed class Case : Function
+    {
+        protected sealed override Object EvaluateCore(
+            EvaluationContext context,
+            out ResultMemory resultMemory)
+        {
+            resultMemory = null;
+            // Validate argument count - must be odd (pairs of predicate-result plus default)
+            if (Parameters.Count % 2 == 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("case requires an odd number of arguments");
+            }
+
+            // Evaluate predicate-result pairs
+            for (var i = 0; i < Parameters.Count - 1; i += 2)
+            {
+                var predicate = Parameters[i].Evaluate(context);
+
+                // Predicate must be a boolean
+                if (predicate.Kind != ValueKind.Boolean)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("case predicate must evaluate to a boolean value");
+                }
+
+                // If predicate is true, return the corresponding result
+                if ((Boolean)predicate.Value)
+                {
+                    var result = Parameters[i + 1].Evaluate(context);
+                    return result.Value;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // No predicate matched, return default (last argument)
+            var defaultResult = Parameters[Parameters.Count - 1].Evaluate(context);
+            return defaultResult.Value;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Sdk/Sdk.csproj

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.26.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.27.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" Version="6.0.0" />

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/Conversion/WorkflowTemplateConverter.cs

@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.Conversion
             var node = default(ExpressionNode);
             try
             {
-                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions) as ExpressionNode;
+                node = expressionParser.CreateTree(condition, null, namedValues, functions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction) as ExpressionNode;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/ObjectTemplating/TemplateContext.cs

@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating
         /// </summary>
         internal Boolean StrictJsonParsing { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the case expression function is allowed.
+        /// Defaults to true. Set to false to disable the case function.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Boolean AllowCaseFunction { get; set; } = true;
+
         internal ITraceWriter TraceWriter { get; set; }
 
         private IDictionary<String, Int32> FileIds

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/ObjectTemplating/Tokens/TemplateToken.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.ObjectTemplating.Tokens
             var originalBytes = context.Memory.CurrentBytes;
             try
             {
-                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions);
+                var tree = new ExpressionParser().CreateTree(expression, null, context.GetExpressionNamedValues(), context.ExpressionFunctions, allowCaseFunction: context.AllowCaseFunction);
                 var options = new EvaluationOptions
                 {
                     MaxMemory = context.Memory.MaxBytes,

src/runnerversion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.330.0
+2.331.0