# Changelog## v7.0.1* Skip running unsafe pr check if input is default by @aiqiaoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2518* Trim only ascii whitespace for branch by @aiqiaoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2521* Escape values passed to --unset by @aiqiaoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2530* Various dependency updates## v7.0.0* Block checking out fork PR for pull_request_target and workflow_run by @aiqiaoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2454* Various dependency updates## v6.0.3* Fix checkout init for SHA-256 repositories by @yaananth in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2439* fix: expand merge commit SHA regex and add SHA-256 test cases by @yaananth in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2414## v6.0.2* Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2356## v6.0.1* Add worktree support for persist-credentials includeIf by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2327## v6.0.0* Persist creds to a separate file by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2286* Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2248## v5.0.1* Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2301## v5.0.0* Update actions checkout to use node 24 by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2226## v4.3.1* Port v6 cleanup to v4 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2305## v4.3.0* docs: update README.md by @motss in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1971* Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by @mouismail in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1977* Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by @benwells in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2043* Adjust positioning of user email note and permissions heading by @joshmgross in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2044* Update README.md by @nebuk89 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2194* Update CODEOWNERS for actions by @TingluoHuang in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2224* Update package dependencies by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2236## v4.2.2* `url-helper.ts` now leverages well-known environment variables by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1941* Expand unit test coverage for `isGhes` by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1946## v4.2.1* Check out other refs/* by commit if provided, fall back to ref by @orhantoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1924## v4.2.0* Add Ref and Commit outputs by @lucacome in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1180* Dependency updates by @dependabot- https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1777, https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1872## v4.1.7* Bump the minor-npm-dependencies group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1739* Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1697* Check out other refs/* by commit by @orhantoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1774* Pin actions/checkout's own workflows to a known, good, stable version. by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1776## v4.1.6* Check platform to set archive extension appropriately by @cory-miller in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1732## v4.1.5* Update NPM dependencies by @cory-miller in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1703* Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1694* Bump actions/setup-node from 1 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1696* Bump actions/upload-artifact from 2 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1695* README: Suggest `user.email` to be `41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com` by @cory-miller in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1707## v4.1.4- Disable `extensions.worktreeConfig` when disabling `sparse-checkout` by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1692- Add dependabot config by @cory-miller in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1688- Bump the minor-actions-dependencies group with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1693- Bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1643## v4.1.3- Check git version before attempting to disable `sparse-checkout` by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1656- Add SSH user parameter by @cory-miller in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1685- Update `actions/checkout` version in `update-main-version.yml` by @jww3 in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1650## v4.1.2- Fix: Disable sparse checkout whenever `sparse-checkout` option is not present @dscho in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1598## v4.1.1- Correct link to GitHub Docs by @peterbe in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1511- Link to release page from what's new section by @cory-miller in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1514## v4.1.0- [Add support for partial checkout filters](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1396)## v4.0.0- [Support fetching without the --progress option](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1067)- [Update to node20](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1436)## v3.6.0- [Fix: Mark test scripts with Bash'isms to be run via Bash](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1377)- [Add option to fetch tags even if fetch-depth > 0](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/579)## v3.5.3- [Fix: Checkout fail in self-hosted runners when faulty submodule are checked-in](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1196)- [Fix typos found by codespell](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1287)- [Add support for sparse checkouts](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1369)## v3.5.2- [Fix api endpoint for GHES](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1289)## v3.5.1- [Fix slow checkout on Windows](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1246)## v3.5.0* [Add new public key for known_hosts](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1237)## v3.4.0- [Upgrade codeql actions to v2](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1209)- [Upgrade dependencies](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1210)- [Upgrade @actions/io](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1225)## v3.3.0- [Implement branch list using callbacks from exec function](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1045)- [Add in explicit reference to private checkout options](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1050)- [Fix comment typos (that got added in #770)](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1057)## v3.2.0- [Add GitHub Action to perform release](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/942)- [Fix status badge](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/967)- [Replace datadog/squid with ubuntu/squid Docker image](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1002)- [Wrap pipeline commands for submoduleForeach in quotes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/964)- [Update @actions/io to 1.1.2](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1029)- [Upgrading version to 3.2.0](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1039)## v3.1.0- [Use @actions/core `saveState` and `getState`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/939)- [Add `github-server-url` input](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/922)## v3.0.2- [Add input `set-safe-directory`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/770)## v3.0.1- [Fixed an issue where checkout failed to run in container jobs due to the new git setting `safe.directory`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/762)- [Bumped various npm package versions](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/744)## v3.0.0- [Update to node 16](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/689)## v2.3.1- [Fix default branch resolution for .wiki and when using SSH](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/284)## v2.3.0- [Fallback to the default branch](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/278)## v2.2.0- [Fetch all history for all tags and branches when fetch-depth=0](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/258)## v2.1.1- Changes to support GHES ([here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/236) and [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/248))## v2.1.0- [Group output](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/191)- [Changes to support GHES alpha release](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/199)- [Persist core.sshCommand for submodules](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/184)- [Add support ssh](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/163)- [Convert submodule SSH URL to HTTPS, when not using SSH](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/179)- [Add submodule support](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/157)- [Follow proxy settings](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/144)- [Fix ref for pr closed event when a pr is merged](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/141)- [Fix issue checking detached when git less than 2.22](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/128)## v2.0.0- [Do not pass cred on command line](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/108)- [Add input persist-credentials](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/107)- [Fallback to REST API to download repo](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/104)## v2 (beta)- Improved fetch performance- The default behavior now fetches only the SHA being checked-out- Script authenticated git commands- Persists `with.token` in the local git config- Enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands- Post-job cleanup removes the token- Coming soon: Opt out by setting `with.persist-credentials` to `false`- Creates a local branch- No longer detached HEAD when checking out a branch- A local branch is created with the corresponding upstream branch set- Improved layout- `with.path` is always relative to `github.workspace`- Aligns better with container actions, where `github.workspace` gets mapped in- Removed input `submodules`## v1Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/v1/CHANGELOG.md) for the V1 changelog