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Accept GitHub release URLs in the tools input #4179

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Document how the CodeQL tools are versioned in the toolcache
henrymercer Sep 25, 2026
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Extract the toolcache lookup from getCodeQLSource
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Parse GitHub release URLs
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Read the CLI version of a release from its assets
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Look up releases requested by URL
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Accept GitHub release URLs in the tools input
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Extract the default bundle sources from selectDefaultBundle
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Reuse the toolcache for stable releases in the CodeQL Action reposito…
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Add the PR link to the changelog entry
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion CHANGELOG.md
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## [UNRELEASED]

No user facing changes.
- The `tools` input to the `init` and `setup-codeql` actions now accepts GitHub release URLs. The Action selects a compatible bundle from the specified release, including a per-language bundle when eligible. [#4179](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/4179)

## 4.38.2 - 24 Sept 2026

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- A local path to a CodeQL Bundle tarball, or
- The URL of a CodeQL Bundle tarball GitHub release asset, or
- A release URL from GitHub.com or the current GitHub instance, such as
https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/tag/codeql-bundle-v2.27.0.
- A special value `linked` which uses the version of the CodeQL tools
that the Action has been bundled with.
- A special value `nightly` which uses the latest nightly version of the
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