fix: correct license for @actions/http-client 3.0.2 from other to mit

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Co-authored-by: priyagupta108 <147705955+priyagupta108@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml

@@ -257,81 +257,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^9.0", "^10.0"
 
-  test-setup-global-json-rollforward-latestmajor:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        operating-system: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Clear toolcache
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1 ${{ runner.os }}
-      - name: Write global.json
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mkdir subdirectory
-          echo '{"sdk":{"version": "3.1.0","rollForward": "latestMajor"}}' > ./subdirectory/global.json
-      - name: Setup dotnet
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          global-json-file: ./subdirectory/global.json
-      - name: Verify dotnet
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^(?!3)"
-
-  test-setup-global-json-rollforward-latestfeature:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        operating-system: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Clear toolcache
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1 ${{ runner.os }}
-      - name: Write global.json
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mkdir subdirectory
-          echo '{"sdk":{"version": "10.0.100","rollForward": "latestFeature"}}' > ./subdirectory/global.json
-      - name: Setup dotnet
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          global-json-file: ./subdirectory/global.json
-      - name: Verify dotnet
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^10.0.(?!1)"
-
-  test-setup-global-json-rollforward-latestpatch:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        operating-system: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Clear toolcache
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1 ${{ runner.os }}
-      - name: Write global.json
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mkdir subdirectory
-          echo '{"sdk":{"version": "10.0.100","rollForward": "latestPatch"}}' > ./subdirectory/global.json
-      - name: Setup dotnet
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          global-json-file: ./subdirectory/global.json
-      - name: Verify dotnet
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^10.0.1(?!00)"
-
   test-setup-global-json-only:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
     strategy:
@@ -724,44 +649,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify dotnet
         shell: pwsh
         run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^8.0.416$", "^9.0.308$", "^10.0.101$", "^8.0"
-
-  test-setup-latest-version:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        operating-system: [ubuntu-latest]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Clear toolcache
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1 ${{ runner.os }}
-      - name: Setup dotnet latest
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: latest
-      - name: Verify dotnet
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^\d+\.\d+\.\d+"
-
-  test-setup-latest-with-channel-abcxx:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        operating-system: [macos-latest]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Clear toolcache
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1 ${{ runner.os }}
-      - name: Setup dotnet latest with A.B.Cxx channel
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: latest
-          dotnet-channel: '9.0.1xx'
-      - name: Verify dotnet
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^9\.0\.1\d{2}"

.licensed.yml

@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ allowed:
 reviewed:
   npm:
     - sax # ISC + MIT
-    - "@actions/http-client" # MIT

.licenses/npm/@actions/http-client-3.0.2.dep.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: 3.0.2
 type: npm
 summary: Actions Http Client
 homepage: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/tree/main/packages/http-client
-license: other
+license: mit
 licenses:
 - sources: LICENSE
   text: |

README.md

@@ -57,30 +57,7 @@ The `dotnet-version` input supports following syntax:
 - **A.B** or **A.B.x** (e.g. 8.0, 8.0.x) - installs the latest patch version of .NET SDK on the channel `8.0`, including prerelease versions (preview, rc)
 - **A** or **A.x** (e.g. 8, 8.x) - installs the latest minor version of the specified major tag, including prerelease versions (preview, rc)
 - **A.B.Cxx** (e.g. 8.0.4xx) - available since `.NET 5.0` release. Installs the latest version of the specific SDK release, including prerelease versions (preview, rc). 
-- **latest** - dynamically resolves to the highest active .NET SDK version. By default, it installs the latest **stable (GA)** version (excluding previews and end-of-life releases). Can be combined with `dotnet-channel` and `dotnet-quality`.
 
-## Using with `dotnet-channel` input
-
-The optional `dotnet-channel` input specifies the source channel for the installation. Supported values:
-
-| Value | Description |
-|-------|-------------|
-| `STS` | The most recent Standard Term Support release |
-| `LTS` | The most recent Long Term Support release |
-| `A.B` (e.g. `8.0`) | A specific release channel |
-| `A.B.Cxx` (e.g. `8.0.1xx`) | A specific SDK release (available since 5.0) |
-
-> **Note**: The `dotnet-channel` input is only applied when `dotnet-version` is set to `latest`. If used with a specific version, a warning will be logged and the channel input will be ignored.
-
-**Install latest LTS version:**
-```yaml
-steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v6
-- uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
-  with:
-    dotnet-version: latest
-    dotnet-channel: LTS
-```
 
 ## Using the `architecture` input
 Using the architecture input, it is possible to specify the required .NET SDK architecture. Possible values:  `x64`, `x86`, `arm64`, `amd64`, `arm`, `s390x`, `ppc64le`, `riscv64`. If the input is not specified, the architecture defaults to the host OS architecture (not all of the architectures are available on all platforms).
@@ -100,10 +77,9 @@ steps:
 ```
 
 ## Using the `dotnet-quality` input
+This input sets up the action to install the latest build of the specified quality in the channel. The possible values of `dotnet-quality` are: **daily**, **signed**, **validated**, **preview**, **ga**.
 
-The `dotnet-quality` input installs the latest build of the specified quality in the channel. Supported values: `daily`, `preview`, `ga`.
+> **Note**: `dotnet-quality` input can be used only with .NET SDK version in 'A.B', 'A.B.x', 'A', 'A.x' and 'A.B.Cxx' formats where the major version is higher than 5. In other cases, `dotnet-quality` input will be ignored.
-
-> **Note**: When used with a specific SDK version, `dotnet-quality` supports only `A.B`, `A.B.x`, `A`, `A.x`, and `A.B.Cxx` formats where the major version is higher than 5. For all other formats, `dotnet-quality` will be ignored.
 
 ```yml
 steps:
@@ -115,18 +91,6 @@ steps:
 - run: dotnet build <my project>
 ```
 
-`dotnet-quality` can also be combined with `dotnet-version: latest` and `dotnet-channel` to target specific builds such as the latest `daily` build from the `LTS` channel.
-
-```yaml
-steps:
-- uses: actions/checkout@v6
-- uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
-  with:
-    dotnet-version: latest
-    dotnet-channel: LTS
-    dotnet-quality: daily
-```
-
 ## Using the `global-json-file` input
 `setup-dotnet` action can read .NET SDK version from a `global.json` file. Input `global-json-file` is used for specifying the path to the `global.json`. If the file that was supplied to `global-json-file` input doesn't exist, the action will fail with error.
 
@@ -407,4 +371,4 @@ The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT Licens
 
 ## Contributions
 
-Contributions are welcome! See [Contributor's Guide](docs/contributors.md)
+Contributions are welcome! See [Contributor's Guide](docs/contributors.md)

__tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ $dotnetPaths = @{
 
 foreach ($srcPath in $dotnetPaths[$args[0]]) {
     if (Test-Path $srcPath) {
-        $dstPath = "$srcPath-" + [IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName()
+        Write-Host "Move $srcPath path"
-        Write-Host "Moving $srcPath to $dstPath"
+        $dstPath = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ([IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())
         Move-Item -Path $srcPath -Destination $dstPath
     }
 }

__tests__/installer.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as io from '@actions/io';
 import * as installer from '../src/installer';
 
 import {IS_WINDOWS} from '../src/utils';
+import {QualityOptions} from '../src/setup-dotnet';
 
 describe('installer tests', () => {
   const env = process.env;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it('should throw the error in case of non-zero exit code of the installation script. The error message should contain logs.', async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const errorMessage = 'fictitious error message!';
 
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it('should return version of .NET SDK after installation complete', async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should supply 'version' argument to the installation script if supplied version is in A.B.C syntax`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should warn if the 'quality' input is set and the supplied version is in A.B.C syntax`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = 'ga';
+        const inputQuality = 'ga' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should warn if the 'quality' input is set and version isn't in A.B.C syntax but major tag is lower then 6`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '3.1';
-        const inputQuality = 'ga';
+        const inputQuality = 'ga' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
       each(['10', '10.0', '10.0.x', '10.0.*', '10.0.X']).test(
         `should supply 'quality' argument to the installation script if quality input is set and version (%s) is not in A.B.C syntax`,
         async inputVersion => {
-          const inputQuality = 'ga';
+          const inputQuality = 'ga' as QualityOptions;
           const exitCode = 0;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
       each(['10', '10.0', '10.0.x', '10.0.*', '10.0.X']).test(
         `should supply 'channel' argument to the installation script if version (%s) isn't in A.B.C syntax`,
         async inputVersion => {
-          const inputQuality = '';
+          const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
           const exitCode = 0;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         it(`should supply '-ProxyAddress' argument to the installation script if env.variable 'https_proxy' is set`, async () => {
           process.env['https_proxy'] = 'https://proxy.com';
           const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-          const inputQuality = '';
+          const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         it(`should supply '-ProxyBypassList' argument to the installation script if env.variable 'no_proxy' is set`, async () => {
           process.env['no_proxy'] = 'first.url,second.url';
           const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-          const inputQuality = '';
+          const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should supply 'architecture' argument to the installation script when architecture is provided`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const inputArchitecture = 'x64';
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should NOT supply 'architecture' argument when architecture is not provided`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should supply 'install-dir' with arch subdirectory for cross-arch install`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const inputArchitecture = 'x64';
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
 
       it(`should NOT supply 'install-dir' when architecture matches runner's native arch`, async () => {
         const inputVersion = '10.0.101';
-        const inputQuality = '';
+        const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const nativeArch = os.arch().toLowerCase();
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 

__tests__/latest-version.test.ts

@@ -1,223 +0,0 @@
-import {DotnetVersionResolver} from '../src/installer';
-import * as hc from '@actions/http-client';
-import * as core from '@actions/core';
-
-// Mock http-client
-jest.mock('@actions/http-client');
-
-describe('DotnetVersionResolver with latest', () => {
-  let getJsonMock: jest.Mock;
-  let warningSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    getJsonMock = jest.fn();
-    (hc.HttpClient as any).mockImplementation(() => {
-      return {
-        getJson: getJsonMock
-      };
-    });
-    warningSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'warning').mockImplementation(() => {});
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    jest.clearAllMocks();
-    jest.restoreAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  const mockReleases = {
-    'releases-index': [
-      {
-        'channel-version': '10.0',
-        'support-phase': 'preview',
-        'release-type': 'lts'
-      },
-      {
-        'channel-version': '9.0',
-        'support-phase': 'active',
-        'release-type': 'sts'
-      },
-      {
-        'channel-version': '8.0',
-        'support-phase': 'active',
-        'release-type': 'lts'
-      },
-      {
-        'channel-version': '7.0',
-        'support-phase': 'eol',
-        'release-type': 'sts'
-      }
-    ]
-  };
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" to highest stable version by default', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('9.0');
-    expect(version.type.toLowerCase()).toContain('channel');
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "LATEST" (uppercase) to highest stable version', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('LATEST');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('9.0');
-    expect(version.type.toLowerCase()).toContain('channel');
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" to highest preview version if quality is preview', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', 'preview');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('10.0');
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with channel filter LTS', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', '', 'LTS');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('8.0');
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with channel filter STS', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', '', 'STS');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('9.0');
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with channel filter STS and preview quality', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', 'preview', 'STS');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    // preview quality includes all support-phases; STS filter → 9.0 (active, sts)
-    expect(version.value).toBe('9.0');
-  });
-
-  it('should warn if channel is provided but version is not latest', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('8.0', '', 'LTS');
-    await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(warningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `The 'dotnet-channel' input is only supported when 'dotnet-version' is set to 'latest'.`
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should throw when releases-index API returns empty active releases', async () => {
-    const emptyReleases = {
-      'releases-index': [
-        {
-          'channel-version': '7.0',
-          'support-phase': 'eol',
-          'release-type': 'sts'
-        }
-      ]
-    };
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: emptyReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest');
-
-    await expect(resolver.createDotnetVersion()).rejects.toThrow(
-      /Could not find any active releases/
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should throw when releases-index response has unexpected format', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: {}});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest');
-
-    await expect(resolver.createDotnetVersion()).rejects.toThrow(
-      /Unexpected response format/
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should throw when releases-index response is null', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: null});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest');
-
-    await expect(resolver.createDotnetVersion()).rejects.toThrow(
-      /Unexpected response format/
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with ga quality same as default (no previews)', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', 'ga');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    // ga should behave like no quality — skip preview (10.0), pick 9.0
-    expect(version.value).toBe('9.0');
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with LTS channel and daily quality', async () => {
-    getJsonMock.mockResolvedValue({result: mockReleases});
-
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', 'daily', 'LTS');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    // daily allows previews, LTS filter applies — 10.0 (preview, lts) is the highest LTS
-    expect(version.value).toBe('10.0');
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with A.B channel directly without API call', async () => {
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', '', '8.0');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('8.0');
-    expect(version.type.toLowerCase()).toContain('channel');
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(true);
-    // Should NOT call the API
-    expect(getJsonMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with A.B.Cxx channel directly without API call', async () => {
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', '', '8.0.1xx');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('8.0.1xx');
-    expect(version.type.toLowerCase()).toContain('channel');
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(true);
-    // Should NOT call the API
-    expect(getJsonMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with A.B channel for older version with qualityFlag false', async () => {
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', '', '3.1');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('3.1');
-    expect(version.type.toLowerCase()).toContain('channel');
-    // major 3 < 6 → qualityFlag false
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(false);
-    expect(getJsonMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve "latest" with A.B.Cxx channel and quality', async () => {
-    const resolver = new DotnetVersionResolver('latest', 'ga', '8.0.2xx');
-    const version = await resolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
-    expect(version.value).toBe('8.0.2xx');
-    expect(version.qualityFlag).toBe(true);
-    expect(getJsonMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-});

__tests__/setup-dotnet.test.ts

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('setup-dotnet tests', () => {
       inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['10.0'];
       inputs['dotnet-quality'] = 'fictitiousQuality';
 
-      const expectedErrorMessage = `Value '${inputs['dotnet-quality']}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, preview, ga.`;
+      const expectedErrorMessage = `Value '${inputs['dotnet-quality']}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, signed, validated, preview, ga.`;
 
       await setup.run();
       expect(setFailedSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedErrorMessage);
@@ -256,95 +256,5 @@ describe('setup-dotnet tests', () => {
       await setup.run();
       expect(setFailedSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedErrorMessage);
     });
-
-    it('should fail the action if unsupported dotnet-channel value is provided with latest', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['latest'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = 'invalid';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      const expectedErrorMessage = `Value 'invalid' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`;
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedErrorMessage);
-    });
-
-    it('should warn but not fail if unsupported dotnet-channel value is provided with a specific version', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['8.0.x'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = 'invalid';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      installDotnetSpy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(''));
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(warningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Value 'invalid' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option and will be ignored because 'dotnet-version' is not set to 'latest'. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should pass valid dotnet-channel value through without error', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['latest'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = 'LTS';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      installDotnetSpy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(''));
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-
-    it('should pass A.B channel value through without error when used with latest', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['latest'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = '8.0';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      installDotnetSpy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(''));
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-
-    it('should pass A.B.Cxx channel value through without error when used with latest', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['latest'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = '8.0.1xx';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      installDotnetSpy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(''));
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-
-    it('should fail with A.B.Cxx channel if major version is below 5', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['latest'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = '3.1.1xx';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      const expectedErrorMessage = `Value '3.1.1xx' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`;
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedErrorMessage);
-    });
-
-    it('should warn and not fail if valid dotnet-channel is provided with a non-latest version', async () => {
-      inputs['dotnet-version'] = ['8.0.x'];
-      inputs['dotnet-quality'] = '';
-      inputs['dotnet-channel'] = 'LTS';
-      inputs['architecture'] = '';
-
-      installDotnetSpy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(''));
-
-      await setup.run();
-      expect(setFailedSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(warningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `The 'dotnet-channel' input is only supported when 'dotnet-version' is set to 'latest'.`
-      );
-    });
   });
 });

action.yml

@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ branding:
   color: green
 inputs:
   dotnet-version:
-    description: 'Optional SDK version(s) to use. If not provided, will install global.json version when available. Examples: 2.2.104, 3.1, 3.1.x, 3.x, 6.0.2xx, latest'
+    description: 'Optional SDK version(s) to use. If not provided, will install global.json version when available. Examples: 2.2.104, 3.1, 3.1.x, 3.x, 6.0.2xx'
   dotnet-quality:
-    description: 'Optional quality of the build. The possible values are: daily, preview, ga.'
+    description: 'Optional quality of the build. The possible values are: daily, signed, validated, preview, ga.'
-  dotnet-channel:
-    description: 'Optional channel for the installation. The possible values are: STS, LTS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx, available since 5.0). To be used with "dotnet-version: latest".'
   global-json-file:
     description: 'Optional global.json location, if your global.json isn''t located in the root of the repo.'
   source-url:
@@ -41,4 +39,4 @@ runs:
   using: 'node24'
   main: 'dist/setup/index.js'
   post: 'dist/cache-save/index.js'
-  post-if: success()
+  post-if: success()

dist/setup/index.js

@@ -78690,51 +78690,15 @@ const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(71314);
 const QUALITY_INPUT_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG = 6;
 const LATEST_PATCH_SYNTAX_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG = 5;
 class DotnetVersionResolver {
-    quality;
-    dotnetChannel;
     inputVersion;
     resolvedArgument;
-    constructor(version, quality = '', dotnetChannel) {
+    constructor(version) {
-        this.quality = quality;
-        this.dotnetChannel = dotnetChannel;
         this.inputVersion = version.trim();
         this.resolvedArgument = { type: '', value: '', qualityFlag: false };
     }
-    isVersionChannel(channel) {
-        // A.B format (e.g., 3.1, 8.0)
-        if (/^\d+\.\d+$/.test(channel))
-            return true;
-        // A.B.Cxx format (e.g., 8.0.1xx) is supported only for .NET 5.0+
-        const latestPatchMatch = channel.match(/^(\d+)\.\d+\.\d{1}xx$/);
-        if (latestPatchMatch) {
-            const major = Number(latestPatchMatch[1]);
-            return (!Number.isNaN(major) && major >= LATEST_PATCH_SYNTAX_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG);
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
     async resolveVersionInput() {
-        if (this.inputVersion.toLowerCase() === 'latest') {
-            const channel = this.dotnetChannel || '';
-            if (this.isVersionChannel(channel)) {
-                // A.B or A.B.Cxx channels are passed directly to the install script
-                this.resolvedArgument.value = channel;
-            }
-            else {
-                // LTS, STS, or empty — resolve via releases index API
-                this.resolvedArgument.value = await this.getLatestVersion(channel);
-            }
-            this.resolvedArgument.type = 'channel';
-            const latestChannelMajorTag = Number(this.resolvedArgument.value.split('.')[0]);
-            this.resolvedArgument.qualityFlag =
-                !Number.isNaN(latestChannelMajorTag) &&
-                    latestChannelMajorTag >= QUALITY_INPUT_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG;
-            return;
-        }
-        if (this.dotnetChannel) {
-            core.warning(`The 'dotnet-channel' input is only supported when 'dotnet-version' is set to 'latest'.`);
-        }
         if (!semver_1.default.validRange(this.inputVersion) && !this.isLatestPatchSyntax()) {
-            throw new Error(`The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx, latest`);
+            throw new Error(`The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx`);
         }
         if (semver_1.default.valid(this.inputVersion)) {
             this.createVersionArgument();
@@ -78768,22 +78732,7 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
             this.resolvedArgument.value = `${major}.${minor}`;
         }
         else if (this.isNumericTag(major)) {
-            // Starting with .NET 5, the minor version is always zero.
+            this.resolvedArgument.value = await this.getLatestByMajorTag(major);
-            // Hardcode the earlier versions because they will not get new releases.
-            switch (major) {
-                case '1':
-                    this.resolvedArgument.value = '1.1';
-                    break;
-                case '2':
-                    this.resolvedArgument.value = '2.2';
-                    break;
-                case '3':
-                    this.resolvedArgument.value = '3.1';
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    this.resolvedArgument.value = `${major}.0`;
-                    break;
-            }
         }
         else {
             // If "dotnet-version" is specified as *, x or X resolve latest version of .NET explicitly from LTS channel. The version argument will default to "latest" by install-dotnet script.
@@ -78807,45 +78756,22 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
         }
         return this.resolvedArgument;
     }
-    async getLatestVersion(channelFilter) {
+    async getLatestByMajorTag(majorTag) {
         const httpClient = new hc.HttpClient('actions/setup-dotnet', [], {
             allowRetries: true,
             maxRetries: 3
         });
         const response = await httpClient.getJson(DotnetVersionResolver.DotnetCoreIndexUrl);
-        const result = response.result;
+        const result = response.result || {};
-        const rawReleasesInfo = result?.['releases-index'];
+        const releasesInfo = result['releases-index'];
-        if (!Array.isArray(rawReleasesInfo)) {
+        const releaseInfo = releasesInfo.find(info => {
-            throw new Error('Unexpected response format from .NET releases index.');
+            const sdkParts = info['channel-version'].split('.');
-        }
+            return sdkParts[0] === majorTag;
-        let releasesInfo = rawReleasesInfo;
-        // Filter out EOL versions
-        releasesInfo = releasesInfo.filter(info => info['support-phase'] !== 'eol');
-        // Filter out preview versions if quality is not 'preview' or 'daily'
-        // If quality is not specified, we assume strict stability (GA only)
-        const normalizedQuality = (this.quality || '').toLowerCase();
-        if (!['preview', 'daily'].includes(normalizedQuality)) {
-            releasesInfo = releasesInfo.filter(info => info['support-phase'] !== 'preview');
-        }
-        // Apply channel filter (LTS/STS)
-        if (channelFilter) {
-            const type = channelFilter.toLowerCase();
-            releasesInfo = releasesInfo.filter(info => info['release-type'] === type);
-        }
-        releasesInfo.sort((a, b) => {
-            const partsA = a['channel-version'].split('.').map(Number);
-            const partsB = b['channel-version'].split('.').map(Number);
-            for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(partsA.length, partsB.length); i++) {
-                const diff = (partsB[i] || 0) - (partsA[i] || 0);
-                if (diff !== 0)
-                    return diff;
-            }
-            return 0;
         });
-        if (releasesInfo.length === 0) {
+        if (!releaseInfo) {
-            throw new Error(`Could not find any active releases matching channel '${channelFilter || 'any'}'`);
+            throw new Error(`Could not find info for version with major tag: "${majorTag}" at ${DotnetVersionResolver.DotnetCoreIndexUrl}`);
         }
-        return releasesInfo[0]['channel-version'];
+        return releaseInfo['channel-version'];
     }
     static DotnetCoreIndexUrl = 'https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/release-metadata/releases-index.json';
 }
@@ -78965,18 +78891,16 @@ class DotnetCoreInstaller {
     version;
     quality;
     architecture;
-    dotnetChannel;
     static {
         DotnetInstallDir.setEnvironmentVariable();
     }
-    constructor(version, quality, architecture, dotnetChannel) {
+    constructor(version, quality, architecture) {
         this.version = version;
         this.quality = quality;
         this.architecture = architecture;
-        this.dotnetChannel = dotnetChannel;
     }
     async installDotnet() {
-        const versionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(this.version, this.quality, this.dotnetChannel);
+        const versionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(this.version);
         const dotnetVersion = await versionResolver.createDotnetVersion();
         const architectureArguments = this.architecture &&
             normalizeArch(this.architecture) !== normalizeArch(os_1.default.arch())
@@ -79095,7 +79019,13 @@ const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(41678);
 const cache_restore_1 = __nccwpck_require__(19517);
 const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(69042);
 const json5_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(86904));
-const qualityOptions = ['daily', 'preview', 'ga'];
+const qualityOptions = [
+    'daily',
+    'signed',
+    'validated',
+    'preview',
+    'ga'
+];
 const supportedArchitectures = [
     'x64',
     'x86',
@@ -79106,19 +79036,6 @@ const supportedArchitectures = [
     'ppc64le',
     'riscv64'
 ];
-function isValidChannel(channel) {
-    const upper = channel.toUpperCase();
-    if (upper === 'LTS' || upper === 'STS')
-        return true;
-    // A.B format (e.g., 3.1, 8.0)
-    if (/^\d+\.\d+$/.test(channel))
-        return true;
-    // A.B.Cxx format (e.g., 8.0.1xx) - available since 5.0
-    const match = channel.match(/^(?<major>\d+)\.\d+\.\d{1}xx$/);
-    if (match && parseInt(match.groups.major) >= 5)
-        return true;
-    return false;
-}
 async function run() {
     try {
         //
@@ -79133,21 +79050,6 @@ async function run() {
         const versions = core.getMultilineInput('dotnet-version');
         const installedDotnetVersions = [];
         const architecture = getArchitectureInput();
-        let dotnetChannel = core.getInput('dotnet-channel');
-        const isLatestRequested = versions.some(version => version && version.toLowerCase() === 'latest');
-        if (dotnetChannel && !isValidChannel(dotnetChannel)) {
-            if (isLatestRequested) {
-                throw new Error(`Value '${dotnetChannel}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`);
-            }
-            else {
-                core.warning(`Value '${dotnetChannel}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option and will be ignored because 'dotnet-version' is not set to 'latest'. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`);
-                dotnetChannel = '';
-            }
-        }
-        else if (dotnetChannel && !isLatestRequested) {
-            core.warning(`The 'dotnet-channel' input is only supported when 'dotnet-version' is set to 'latest'.`);
-            dotnetChannel = '';
-        }
         const globalJsonFileInput = core.getInput('global-json-file');
         if (globalJsonFileInput) {
             const globalJsonPath = path_1.default.resolve(process.cwd(), globalJsonFileInput);
@@ -79170,12 +79072,12 @@ async function run() {
         if (versions.length) {
             const quality = core.getInput('dotnet-quality');
             if (quality && !qualityOptions.includes(quality)) {
-                throw new Error(`Value '${quality}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, preview, ga.`);
+                throw new Error(`Value '${quality}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, signed, validated, preview, ga.`);
             }
             let dotnetInstaller;
-            const uniqueVersions = new Set(versions.map(v => (v.toLowerCase() === 'latest' ? 'latest' : v)));
+            const uniqueVersions = new Set(versions);
             for (const version of uniqueVersions) {
-                dotnetInstaller = new installer_1.DotnetCoreInstaller(version, quality, architecture, version.toLowerCase() === 'latest' ? dotnetChannel : undefined);
+                dotnetInstaller = new installer_1.DotnetCoreInstaller(version, quality, architecture);
                 const installedVersion = await dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
                 installedDotnetVersions.push(installedVersion);
             }
@@ -79244,23 +79146,9 @@ function getVersionFromGlobalJson(globalJsonPath) {
     if (globalJson.sdk && globalJson.sdk.version) {
         version = globalJson.sdk.version;
         const rollForward = globalJson.sdk.rollForward;
-        if (rollForward) {
+        if (rollForward && rollForward === 'latestFeature') {
-            const [major, minor, featurePatch] = version.split('.');
+            const [major, minor] = version.split('.');
-            const feature = featurePatch.substring(0, 1);
+            version = `${major}.${minor}`;
-            switch (rollForward) {
-                case 'latestMajor':
-                    version = '';
-                    break;
-                case 'latestMinor':
-                    version = `${major}`;
-                    break;
-                case 'latestFeature':
-                    version = `${major}.${minor}`;
-                    break;
-                case 'latestPatch':
-                    version = `${major}.${minor}.${feature}xx`;
-                    break;
-            }
         }
     }
     return version;

externals/install-dotnet.ps1

@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
     Determines timeout duration in seconds for downloading of the SDK file
     Default: 1200 seconds (20 minutes)
 .PARAMETER KeepZip
-    If set, downloaded archive file is kept. Applies to both .zip and .tar.gz formats.
+    If set, downloaded file is kept
 .PARAMETER ZipPath
-    Use that path to store the downloaded archive, generated by default. Applies to both .zip and .tar.gz formats.
+    Use that path to store installer, generated by default
 .EXAMPLE
     dotnet-install.ps1 -Version 7.0.401
     Installs the .NET SDK version 7.0.401
@@ -341,36 +341,6 @@ function Get-NormalizedProduct([string]$Runtime) {
     }
 }
 
-function Test-TarAvailable {
-    if ($env:DOTNET_INSTALL_SKIP_TAR -eq "1") {
-        Say-Verbose "Skipping tar detection due to DOTNET_INSTALL_SKIP_TAR environment variable."
-        return $false
-    }
-    $tarCommand = Get-Command -Name "tar" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    return $null -ne $tarCommand
-}
-
-function Get-FileExtension-For-Version([string]$VersionOrChannel) {
-    if (-not $script:TarAvailable) {
-        return ".zip"
-    }
-    if ($VersionOrChannel -match '^(\d+)\.') {
-        $majorVersion = [int]$Matches[1]
-        if ($majorVersion -ge 11) {
-            # Windows tarballs are only available starting with 11.0 preview 3
-            if ($VersionOrChannel -match 'preview\.(\d+)') {
-                $previewNum = [int]$Matches[1]
-                if ($majorVersion -eq 11 -and $previewNum -lt 3) {
-                    Say-Verbose "Version '$VersionOrChannel' predates tar.gz availability; using zip."
-                    return ".zip"
-                }
-            }
-            Say-Verbose "Using tar.gz archive format for version/channel '$VersionOrChannel'."
-            return ".tar.gz"
-        }
-    }
-    return ".zip"
-}
 
 # The version text returned from the feeds is a 1-line or 2-line string:
 # For the SDK and the dotnet runtime (2 lines):
@@ -624,27 +594,24 @@ function Get-Download-Link([string]$AzureFeed, [string]$SpecificVersion, [string
     # If anything fails in this lookup it will default to $SpecificVersion
     $SpecificProductVersion = Get-Product-Version -AzureFeed $AzureFeed -SpecificVersion $SpecificVersion
 
-    # For .NET 11.0+, tar.gz is the preferred archive format on Windows
-    $ext = Get-FileExtension-For-Version $SpecificVersion
-
     if ($Runtime -eq "dotnet") {
-        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Runtime/$SpecificVersion/dotnet-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture$ext"
+        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Runtime/$SpecificVersion/dotnet-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture.zip"
     }
     elseif ($Runtime -eq "aspnetcore") {
-        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/aspnetcore/Runtime/$SpecificVersion/aspnetcore-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture$ext"
+        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/aspnetcore/Runtime/$SpecificVersion/aspnetcore-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture.zip"
     }
     elseif ($Runtime -eq "windowsdesktop") {
         # The windows desktop runtime is part of the core runtime layout prior to 5.0
-        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Runtime/$SpecificVersion/windowsdesktop-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture$ext"
+        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Runtime/$SpecificVersion/windowsdesktop-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture.zip"
         if ($SpecificVersion -match '^(\d+)\.(.*)$') {
             $majorVersion = [int]$Matches[1]
             if ($majorVersion -ge 5) {
-                $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/WindowsDesktop/$SpecificVersion/windowsdesktop-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture$ext"
+                $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/WindowsDesktop/$SpecificVersion/windowsdesktop-runtime-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture.zip"
             }
         }
     }
     elseif (-not $Runtime) {
-        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Sdk/$SpecificVersion/dotnet-sdk-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture$ext"
+        $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Sdk/$SpecificVersion/dotnet-sdk-$SpecificProductVersion-win-$CLIArchitecture.zip"
     }
     else {
         throw "Invalid value for `$Runtime"
@@ -910,80 +877,6 @@ function Extract-Dotnet-Package([string]$ZipPath, [string]$OutPath) {
     }
 }
 
-function Extract-Dotnet-Package-Tar([string]$TarPath, [string]$OutPath) {
-    Say-Invocation $MyInvocation
-
-    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $OutPath | Out-Null
-
-    # Build an exclude list of versioned directories that already exist locally.
-    # This matches the zip extraction behavior: if shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/11.0.0/
-    # already exists, we skip all files under that version to avoid overwriting a
-    # previously installed version.
-    $excludeArgs = @()
-    $versionRegex = '.*/\d+\.\d+[^/]+/'
-
-    # Read the tarball's file listing to discover versioned directory prefixes
-    $tarListing = & tar -tzf $TarPath 2>$null
-    $versionedDirs = @{}
-    foreach ($entry in $tarListing) {
-        $normalizedEntry = $entry.Replace('\', '/')
-        $match = [regex]::Match($normalizedEntry, $versionRegex)
-        if ($match.Success) {
-            $versionedPrefix = $normalizedEntry.Substring(0, $match.Index + $match.Length)
-            if (-not $versionedDirs.ContainsKey($versionedPrefix)) {
-                $localDir = Join-Path -Path $OutPath -ChildPath $versionedPrefix
-                $versionedDirs[$versionedPrefix] = (Test-Path $localDir -PathType Container)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    foreach ($dir in $versionedDirs.GetEnumerator()) {
-        if ($dir.Value) {
-            # This versioned directory already exists — exclude it from extraction
-            $pattern = $dir.Key + '*'
-            $excludeArgs += '--exclude'
-            $excludeArgs += $pattern
-            Say-Verbose "Excluding pre-existing versioned directory: $($dir.Key)"
-        }
-    }
-
-    # Handle non-versioned file override logic.
-    # If OverrideNonVersionedFiles is false, exclude non-versioned files that already exist.
-    if (-not $OverrideNonVersionedFiles) {
-        foreach ($entry in $tarListing) {
-            $normalizedEntry = $entry.Replace('\', '/')
-            # Skip directory entries (end with /)
-            if ($normalizedEntry.EndsWith('/')) { continue }
-            $match = [regex]::Match($normalizedEntry, $versionRegex)
-            if (-not $match.Success) {
-                # Non-versioned file — exclude if it already exists locally
-                $localPath = Join-Path -Path $OutPath -ChildPath $normalizedEntry
-                if (Test-Path $localPath) {
-                    $excludeArgs += '--exclude'
-                    $excludeArgs += $normalizedEntry
-                    Say-Verbose "Excluding pre-existing non-versioned file: $normalizedEntry"
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    try {
-        # Extract directly to install root, preserving hard links
-        $tarOutput = & tar -xzf $TarPath -C $OutPath @excludeArgs 2>&1
-        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-            $tarOutputText = ($tarOutput | Out-String).Trim()
-            if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($tarOutputText)) {
-                throw "Tar extraction failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
-            }
-            throw "Tar extraction failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE. tar output: $tarOutputText"
-        }
-    }
-    catch {
-        Say-Error "Failed to extract tar package. Exception: $_"
-        throw
-    }
-}
-
 function DownloadFile($Source, [string]$OutPath) {
     if ($Source -notlike "http*") {
         #  Using System.IO.Path.GetFullPath to get the current directory
@@ -1098,7 +991,7 @@ function PrintDryRunOutput($Invocation, $DownloadLinks) {
     }
 }
 
-function Get-AkaMSDownloadLink([string]$Channel, [string]$Quality, [bool]$Internal, [string]$Product, [string]$Architecture, [string]$FileExtension = ".zip") {
+function Get-AkaMSDownloadLink([string]$Channel, [string]$Quality, [bool]$Internal, [string]$Product, [string]$Architecture) {
     Say-Invocation $MyInvocation 
 
     #quality is not supported for LTS or STS channel
@@ -1117,7 +1010,7 @@ function Get-AkaMSDownloadLink([string]$Channel, [string]$Quality, [bool]$Intern
     if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Quality)) {
         $akaMsLink += "/$Quality"
     }
-    $akaMsLink += "/$Product-win-$Architecture$FileExtension"
+    $akaMsLink += "/$Product-win-$Architecture.zip"
     Say-Verbose  "Constructed aka.ms link: '$akaMsLink'."
     $akaMsDownloadLink = $null
 
@@ -1169,23 +1062,7 @@ function Get-AkaMSDownloadLink([string]$Channel, [string]$Quality, [bool]$Intern
 }
 
 function Get-AkaMsLink-And-Version([string] $NormalizedChannel, [string] $NormalizedQuality, [bool] $Internal, [string] $ProductName, [string] $Architecture) {
-
+    $AkaMsDownloadLink = Get-AkaMSDownloadLink -Channel $NormalizedChannel -Quality $NormalizedQuality -Internal $Internal -Product $ProductName -Architecture $Architecture
-    # When tar is available, try .tar.gz first via aka.ms, then fall back to .zip.
-    # This handles symbolic channels (STS/LTS) and numeric channels where tar.gz
-    # may not yet be available (e.g. pre-11.0 versions).
-    $extensionsToTry = @(".zip")
-    if ($script:TarAvailable) {
-        $extensionsToTry = @(".tar.gz", ".zip")
-    }
-
-    $AkaMsDownloadLink = $null
-    foreach ($ext in $extensionsToTry) {
-        $AkaMsDownloadLink = Get-AkaMSDownloadLink -Channel $NormalizedChannel -Quality $NormalizedQuality -Internal $Internal -Product $ProductName -Architecture $Architecture -FileExtension $ext
-        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($AkaMsDownloadLink)) {
-            break
-        }
-        Say-Verbose "aka.ms link resolution with '$ext' extension failed, trying next format."
-    }
    
     if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($AkaMsDownloadLink)) {
         if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($NormalizedQuality)) {
@@ -1314,8 +1191,6 @@ Measure-Action "Product discovery" {
     $script:NormalizedProduct = Get-NormalizedProduct $Runtime
     Say-Verbose "Normalized product: '$NormalizedProduct'"
     $script:FeedCredential = ValidateFeedCredential $FeedCredential
-    $script:TarAvailable = Test-TarAvailable
-    Say-Verbose "Tar available: '$TarAvailable'"
 }
 
 $InstallRoot = Resolve-Installation-Path $InstallDir
@@ -1444,12 +1319,7 @@ if (-not $DownloadSucceeded) {
 }
 
 Say "Extracting the archive."
-if ($DownloadedLink.downloadLink.EndsWith(".tar.gz")) {
+Measure-Action "Package extraction" { Extract-Dotnet-Package -ZipPath $ZipPath -OutPath $InstallRoot }
-    Measure-Action "Package extraction" { Extract-Dotnet-Package-Tar -TarPath $ZipPath -OutPath $InstallRoot }
-}
-else {
-    Measure-Action "Package extraction" { Extract-Dotnet-Package -ZipPath $ZipPath -OutPath $InstallRoot }
-}
 
 #  Check if the SDK version is installed; if not, fail the installation.
 $isAssetInstalled = $false
@@ -1485,215 +1355,219 @@ Say "Installed version is $($DownloadedLink.effectiveVersion)"
 Say "Installation finished"
 
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 # SIG # End signature block

externals/install-dotnet.sh

@@ -1003,12 +1003,12 @@ copy_files_or_dirs_from_list() {
     cat | uniq | while read -r file_path; do
         local path="$(remove_beginning_slash "${file_path#$root_path}")"
         local target="$out_path/$path"
-        if [ "$override" = true ] || (! ([ -d "$target" ] || [ -e "$target" ] || [ -L "$target" ])); then
+        if [ "$override" = true ] || (! ([ -d "$target" ] || [ -e "$target" ])); then
             mkdir -p "$out_path/$(dirname "$path")"
-            if [ -d "$target" ] || [ -L "$target" ]; then
+            if [ -d "$target" ]; then
                 rm -rf "$target"
             fi
-            cp -RP $override_switch "$root_path/$path" "$target"
+            cp -R $override_switch "$root_path/$path" "$target"
         fi
     done
 }
@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ extract_dotnet_package() {
     tar -xzf "$zip_path" -C "$temp_out_path" > /dev/null || failed=true
 
     local folders_with_version_regex='^.*/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[^/]+/'
-    find "$temp_out_path" \( -type f -o -type l \) | grep -Eo "$folders_with_version_regex" | sort | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list "$temp_out_path" "$out_path" false
+    find "$temp_out_path" -type f | grep -Eo "$folders_with_version_regex" | sort | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list "$temp_out_path" "$out_path" false
-    find "$temp_out_path" \( -type f -o -type l \) | grep -Ev "$folders_with_version_regex" | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list "$temp_out_path" "$out_path" "$override_non_versioned_files"
+    find "$temp_out_path" -type f | grep -Ev "$folders_with_version_regex" | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list "$temp_out_path" "$out_path" "$override_non_versioned_files"
     
     validate_remote_local_file_sizes "$zip_path" "$remote_file_size"
     

src/installer.ts

@@ -16,74 +16,21 @@ export interface DotnetVersion {
   qualityFlag: boolean;
 }
 
-interface ReleaseIndexEntry {
-  'channel-version': string;
-  'support-phase': string;
-  'release-type': string;
-}
-
-interface ReleaseIndexResponse {
-  'releases-index': ReleaseIndexEntry[];
-}
-
 const QUALITY_INPUT_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG = 6;
 const LATEST_PATCH_SYNTAX_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG = 5;
 export class DotnetVersionResolver {
   private inputVersion: string;
   private resolvedArgument: DotnetVersion;
 
-  constructor(
+  constructor(version: string) {
-    version: string,
-    private quality: QualityOptions = '',
-    private dotnetChannel?: string
-  ) {
     this.inputVersion = version.trim();
     this.resolvedArgument = {type: '', value: '', qualityFlag: false};
   }
 
-  private isVersionChannel(channel: string): boolean {
-    // A.B format (e.g., 3.1, 8.0)
-    if (/^\d+\.\d+$/.test(channel)) return true;
-    // A.B.Cxx format (e.g., 8.0.1xx) is supported only for .NET 5.0+
-    const latestPatchMatch = channel.match(/^(\d+)\.\d+\.\d{1}xx$/);
-    if (latestPatchMatch) {
-      const major = Number(latestPatchMatch[1]);
-      return (
-        !Number.isNaN(major) && major >= LATEST_PATCH_SYNTAX_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG
-      );
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
   private async resolveVersionInput(): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.inputVersion.toLowerCase() === 'latest') {
-      const channel = this.dotnetChannel || '';
-      if (this.isVersionChannel(channel)) {
-        // A.B or A.B.Cxx channels are passed directly to the install script
-        this.resolvedArgument.value = channel;
-      } else {
-        // LTS, STS, or empty — resolve via releases index API
-        this.resolvedArgument.value = await this.getLatestVersion(channel);
-      }
-      this.resolvedArgument.type = 'channel';
-      const latestChannelMajorTag = Number(
-        this.resolvedArgument.value.split('.')[0]
-      );
-      this.resolvedArgument.qualityFlag =
-        !Number.isNaN(latestChannelMajorTag) &&
-        latestChannelMajorTag >= QUALITY_INPUT_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (this.dotnetChannel) {
-      core.warning(
-        `The 'dotnet-channel' input is only supported when 'dotnet-version' is set to 'latest'.`
-      );
-    }
-
     if (!semver.validRange(this.inputVersion) && !this.isLatestPatchSyntax()) {
       throw new Error(
-        `The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx, latest`
+        `The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx`
       );
     }
     if (semver.valid(this.inputVersion)) {
@@ -125,22 +72,7 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
     } else if (this.isNumericTag(major) && this.isNumericTag(minor)) {
       this.resolvedArgument.value = `${major}.${minor}`;
     } else if (this.isNumericTag(major)) {
-      // Starting with .NET 5, the minor version is always zero.
+      this.resolvedArgument.value = await this.getLatestByMajorTag(major);
-      // Hardcode the earlier versions because they will not get new releases.
-      switch (major) {
-        case '1':
-          this.resolvedArgument.value = '1.1';
-          break;
-        case '2':
-          this.resolvedArgument.value = '2.2';
-          break;
-        case '3':
-          this.resolvedArgument.value = '3.1';
-          break;
-        default:
-          this.resolvedArgument.value = `${major}.0`;
-          break;
-      }
     } else {
       // If "dotnet-version" is specified as *, x or X resolve latest version of .NET explicitly from LTS channel. The version argument will default to "latest" by install-dotnet script.
       this.resolvedArgument.value = 'LTS';
@@ -164,62 +96,31 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
     return this.resolvedArgument;
   }
 
-  private async getLatestVersion(channelFilter: string): Promise<string> {
+  private async getLatestByMajorTag(majorTag: string): Promise<string> {
     const httpClient = new hc.HttpClient('actions/setup-dotnet', [], {
       allowRetries: true,
       maxRetries: 3
     });
 
-    const response = await httpClient.getJson<ReleaseIndexResponse>(
+    const response = await httpClient.getJson<any>(
       DotnetVersionResolver.DotnetCoreIndexUrl
     );
 
-    const result = response.result;
+    const result = response.result || {};
-    const rawReleasesInfo = result?.['releases-index'];
+    const releasesInfo: any[] = result['releases-index'];
 
-    if (!Array.isArray(rawReleasesInfo)) {
+    const releaseInfo = releasesInfo.find(info => {
-      throw new Error('Unexpected response format from .NET releases index.');
+      const sdkParts: string[] = info['channel-version'].split('.');
-    }
+      return sdkParts[0] === majorTag;
-
-    let releasesInfo = rawReleasesInfo;
-
-    // Filter out EOL versions
-    releasesInfo = releasesInfo.filter(info => info['support-phase'] !== 'eol');
-
-    // Filter out preview versions if quality is not 'preview' or 'daily'
-    // If quality is not specified, we assume strict stability (GA only)
-    const normalizedQuality = (this.quality || '').toLowerCase();
-    if (!['preview', 'daily'].includes(normalizedQuality)) {
-      releasesInfo = releasesInfo.filter(
-        info => info['support-phase'] !== 'preview'
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Apply channel filter (LTS/STS)
-    if (channelFilter) {
-      const type = channelFilter.toLowerCase();
-      releasesInfo = releasesInfo.filter(info => info['release-type'] === type);
-    }
-
-    releasesInfo.sort((a, b) => {
-      const partsA = a['channel-version'].split('.').map(Number);
-      const partsB = b['channel-version'].split('.').map(Number);
-      for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(partsA.length, partsB.length); i++) {
-        const diff = (partsB[i] || 0) - (partsA[i] || 0);
-        if (diff !== 0) return diff;
-      }
-      return 0;
     });
 
-    if (releasesInfo.length === 0) {
+    if (!releaseInfo) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Could not find any active releases matching channel '${
+        `Could not find info for version with major tag: "${majorTag}" at ${DotnetVersionResolver.DotnetCoreIndexUrl}`
-          channelFilter || 'any'
-        }'`
       );
     }
 
-    return releasesInfo[0]['channel-version'];
+    return releaseInfo['channel-version'];
   }
 
   static DotnetCoreIndexUrl =
@@ -378,16 +279,11 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
   constructor(
     private version: string,
     private quality: QualityOptions,
-    private architecture?: string,
+    private architecture?: string
-    private dotnetChannel?: string
   ) {}
 
   public async installDotnet(): Promise<string | null> {
-    const versionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(
+    const versionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(this.version);
-      this.version,
-      this.quality,
-      this.dotnetChannel
-    );
     const dotnetVersion = await versionResolver.createDotnetVersion();
 
     const architectureArguments =

src/setup-dotnet.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ import {restoreCache} from './cache-restore';
 import {Outputs} from './constants';
 import JSON5 from 'json5';
 
-const qualityOptions = ['daily', 'preview', 'ga'] as const;
+const qualityOptions = [
+  'daily',
+  'signed',
+  'validated',
+  'preview',
+  'ga'
+] as const;
 const supportedArchitectures = [
   'x64',
   'x86',
@@ -28,18 +34,7 @@ const supportedArchitectures = [
 ] as const;
 type SupportedArchitecture = (typeof supportedArchitectures)[number];
 
-export type QualityOptions = (typeof qualityOptions)[number] | '';
+export type QualityOptions = (typeof qualityOptions)[number];
-
-function isValidChannel(channel: string): boolean {
-  const upper = channel.toUpperCase();
-  if (upper === 'LTS' || upper === 'STS') return true;
-  // A.B format (e.g., 3.1, 8.0)
-  if (/^\d+\.\d+$/.test(channel)) return true;
-  // A.B.Cxx format (e.g., 8.0.1xx) - available since 5.0
-  const match = channel.match(/^(?<major>\d+)\.\d+\.\d{1}xx$/);
-  if (match && parseInt(match.groups!.major) >= 5) return true;
-  return false;
-}
 
 export async function run() {
   try {
@@ -55,28 +50,6 @@ export async function run() {
     const versions = core.getMultilineInput('dotnet-version');
     const installedDotnetVersions: (string | null)[] = [];
     const architecture = getArchitectureInput();
-    let dotnetChannel = core.getInput('dotnet-channel');
-
-    const isLatestRequested = versions.some(
-      version => version && version.toLowerCase() === 'latest'
-    );
-    if (dotnetChannel && !isValidChannel(dotnetChannel)) {
-      if (isLatestRequested) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Value '${dotnetChannel}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`
-        );
-      } else {
-        core.warning(
-          `Value '${dotnetChannel}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-channel' option and will be ignored because 'dotnet-version' is not set to 'latest'. Supported values are: LTS, STS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx).`
-        );
-        dotnetChannel = '';
-      }
-    } else if (dotnetChannel && !isLatestRequested) {
-      core.warning(
-        `The 'dotnet-channel' input is only supported when 'dotnet-version' is set to 'latest'.`
-      );
-      dotnetChannel = '';
-    }
 
     const globalJsonFileInput = core.getInput('global-json-file');
     if (globalJsonFileInput) {
@@ -107,20 +80,17 @@ export async function run() {
 
       if (quality && !qualityOptions.includes(quality)) {
         throw new Error(
-          `Value '${quality}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, preview, ga.`
+          `Value '${quality}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, signed, validated, preview, ga.`
         );
       }
 
       let dotnetInstaller: DotnetCoreInstaller;
-      const uniqueVersions = new Set<string>(
+      const uniqueVersions = new Set<string>(versions);
-        versions.map(v => (v.toLowerCase() === 'latest' ? 'latest' : v))
-      );
       for (const version of uniqueVersions) {
         dotnetInstaller = new DotnetCoreInstaller(
           version,
           quality,
-          architecture,
+          architecture
-          version.toLowerCase() === 'latest' ? dotnetChannel : undefined
         );
         const installedVersion = await dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
         installedDotnetVersions.push(installedVersion);
@@ -207,27 +177,9 @@ function getVersionFromGlobalJson(globalJsonPath: string): string {
   if (globalJson.sdk && globalJson.sdk.version) {
     version = globalJson.sdk.version;
     const rollForward = globalJson.sdk.rollForward;
-    if (rollForward) {
+    if (rollForward && rollForward === 'latestFeature') {
-      const [major, minor, featurePatch] = version.split('.');
+      const [major, minor] = version.split('.');
-      const feature = featurePatch.substring(0, 1);
+      version = `${major}.${minor}`;
-
-      switch (rollForward) {
-        case 'latestMajor':
-          version = '';
-          break;
-
-        case 'latestMinor':
-          version = `${major}`;
-          break;
-
-        case 'latestFeature':
-          version = `${major}.${minor}`;
-          break;
-
-        case 'latestPatch':
-          version = `${major}.${minor}.${feature}xx`;
-          break;
-      }
     }
   }
   return version;