ci: bump github/codeql-action/autobuild from 4.37.3 to 4.37.6

[dependabot]

Bumps github/codeql-action/autobuild from 4.37.3 to 4.37.6.

Release notes

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v4.37.6

• Changed the default filepath for the new remote file address format that was introduced in CodeQL Action 4.37.0 / 3.37.0 to .github/codeql-config.yml to align it with the suggested path that is used elsewhere. #4070

v4.37.5

• Fixed a bug where a network error while streaming the download of the CodeQL bundle could terminate the init Action instead of falling back to downloading the bundle before extracting it. #4061

v4.37.4

• This version of the CodeQL Action adds support for the tools input for the codeql-action/init step to be specified using a github-codeql-tools repository property. This feature will gradually be rolled out following the release of this version. Once rolled out, this allows for the CodeQL CLI version that is used in GitHub-managed workflows, such as Default Setup, to be set to a custom value. For example, customers who run into issues with rate limits when a new CodeQL CLI version is released can set the value to toolcache to always use the CodeQL CLI version that is available in the runner toolcache. For Advanced Setup workflows, the value provided for tools in the workflow definition always takes precedence unless the value of the repository property starts with !. #4037
• Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.26.2. #4051

Changelog

Sourced from github/codeql-action/autobuild's changelog.

CodeQL Action Changelog

See the releases page for the relevant changes to the CodeQL CLI and language packs.

[UNRELEASED]

No user facing changes.

4.37.6 - 04 Aug 2026

• Changed the default filepath for the new remote file address format that was introduced in CodeQL Action 4.37.0 / 3.37.0 to .github/codeql-config.yml to align it with the suggested path that is used elsewhere. #4070

4.37.5 - 03 Aug 2026

• Fixed a bug where a network error while streaming the download of the CodeQL bundle could terminate the init Action instead of falling back to downloading the bundle before extracting it. #4061

4.37.4 - 29 Jul 2026

• This version of the CodeQL Action adds support for the tools input for the codeql-action/init step to be specified using a github-codeql-tools repository property. This feature will gradually be rolled out following the release of this version. Once rolled out, this allows for the CodeQL CLI version that is used in GitHub-managed workflows, such as Default Setup, to be set to a custom value. For example, customers who run into issues with rate limits when a new CodeQL CLI version is released can set the value to toolcache to always use the CodeQL CLI version that is available in the runner toolcache. For Advanced Setup workflows, the value provided for tools in the workflow definition always takes precedence unless the value of the repository property starts with !. #4037
• Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.26.2. #4051

4.37.3 - 22 Jul 2026

No user facing changes.

4.37.2 - 21 Jul 2026

• The new address format for the config-file input that was introduced in CodeQL Action 4.37.0 is now enabled by default. In addition to the format described there, the remote= prefix can now be used to explicitly indicate that the input refers to a remote file. All previous input formats continue to be accepted as well. #4023
• The CodeQL Action can now make use of configured private registries in Default Setup to retrieve CodeQL configuration files from remote repositories that require authentication. This will allow customers to store their CodeQL configuration in a single repository that can then be referenced by Default Setup workflows in other repositories. We expect to roll this and other, related changes out to everyone in July. #4007

4.37.1 - 16 Jul 2026

• Upcoming breaking change: Add a deprecation warning for customers using CodeQL version 2.20.6 and earlier. These versions of CodeQL were discontinued on 1 July 2026 alongside GitHub Enterprise Server 3.16, and will be unsupported by the next minor release of the CodeQL Action. #3956
• Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.26.1. #4019

4.37.0 - 08 Jul 2026

• Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.26.0. #3995
• In addition to the existing input format, the config-file input for the codeql-action/init step will soon support a new [owner/]repo[@ref][:path] format. All components except the repository name are optional. If omitted, owner defaults to the same owner as the repository the analysis is running for, ref to main, and path to .github/codeql-action.yaml. Support for this format ships in this version of the CodeQL Action, but will only be enabled over the coming weeks. #3973

4.36.3 - 01 Jul 2026

No user facing changes.

4.36.2 - 04 Jun 2026

• Cache CodeQL CLI version information across Actions steps. #3943
• Reduce requests while waiting for analysis processing by using exponential backoff when polling SARIF processing status. #3937
• Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.25.6. #3948

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Commits

• 5595cca Merge pull request #4071 from github/update-v4.37.6-6a9359a1b
• ec9c757 Add change note for PR 4070
• 45c8742 Update changelog for v4.37.6
• 6a9359a Merge pull request #4070 from github/mbg/remote-address/change-file-default
• 065cdc0 Change DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME
• f99dd5a Merge pull request #4066 from github/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/js-yaml-5.2.2
• 1804b21 Merge pull request #4068 from github/mergeback/v4.37.5-to-main-d1ba80a1
• 3020a2f Rebuild
• 93c3a5a Update changelog and version after v4.37.5
• d1ba80a Merge pull request #4067 from github/update-v4.37.5-1cd4d01d5
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[wbreza]

Authentic 4.37.6 SHA pin, but bumping autobuild alone leaves init and analyze on 4.37.3 and the CodeQL job fails.

What stood out

• Pin authenticity verified — The new pin 5595ccaf dereferences to the annotated tag v4.37.6, and the prior pin resolved to v4.37.3. A genuine forward bump that stays immutably SHA-pinned.
• Split upgrade breaks the job — init and analyze stay on the 4.37.3 pin, so autobuild refuses the saved config and the Analyze job fails on this head.
• No workflow migration needed — Release notes for 4.37.4 through 4.37.6 add no required inputs, permission changes, or runtime bumps.

Top issues

• [F-001] CodeQL Analyze fails with autobuild 4.37.6 running against init 4.37.3 — .github/workflows/codeql.yml:45

Cross-cutting

• [F-001] Sub-action pins must move as a set (process) — Companion PRs #604 (init) and #605 (analyze) need to land with this one; any lone merge leaves CodeQL broken on main.

Improvement opportunities

• [O-001] Pin comment says # v4 while the rest of the repo uses full semver (Optional) — .github/workflows/codeql.yml:45

[wbreza]

[F-001] This bumps autobuild to 4.37.6 while init (line 40) and analyze (line 48) stay pinned to e4fba868… (4.37.3). init stamps the saved CodeQL config with its own action version, and autobuild rejects a config whose version differs from its own, so the job dies before analysis runs.

The CodeQL run on this head SHA failed at the Autobuild step:

Loaded a configuration file for version '4.37.3', but running version '4.37.6'

with the annotation:

Not all workflow steps that use github/codeql-action actions use the same version.

Companion PRs #604 (init) and #605 (analyze) bump the same 4.37.3 → 4.37.6. No merge order of the three avoids a broken window — whichever lands first leaves main with a failing CodeQL Analyze job. Land all three pins together, or fold the other two lines into this branch:

-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4

[wbreza]

[O-001] The trailing pin comment reads # v4, but every other pinned action in this repo's workflows carries a full semver comment (for example actions/checkout@… # v7.0.1 in ci.yml). The three codeql-action lines are the only bare-major exceptions, so the file alone never reveals that this is 4.37.6. Tightening the comment restores the audit trail, and is worth applying to all three lines once the sub-actions are aligned.

Suggested change

	uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
	uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4.37.6

[dependabot]

Superseded by #616.