# GitHub Actions minimum self-hosted runner version older runner build jobs queued offline service stops accepting

Status: search-observed
Product: GitHub
Last verified: 2026-06-25
Canonical HTML: https://gitdocs.org/fix/github-actions-minimum-self-hosted-runner-version-older-runner-build-jobs-queued-offline-service
Machine JSON: https://gitdocs.org/api/fixes/github-actions-minimum-self-hosted-runner-version-older-runner-build-jobs-queued-offline-service.json

## Exact Symptom

See the observed Codex queries below.

## Diagnosis

The action's host runtime and runner compatibility are supplied by the CI platform, not by the repository's package.json or source tree.

## Fix

```
Verifier executes on the target host matrix and checks a forward-compatible action/runtime change. Verify the supported asynchronous/current path and preserve idempotency.
```

## Avoid

- Changing local code without checking the current external contract.
- Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.
- Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available.

## Observed Codex Queries

- GitHub Actions minimum self-hosted runner version older runner build jobs queued offline service stops accepting
- site:docs.github.com self-hosted runner minimum version GitHub Actions runner application version
- GitHub Actions runner minimum version self-hosted runners
- "30 days" "self-hosted runner" "GitHub Actions" "runner application"
- docs.github.com actions hosting your own runners managing self hosted runners
- https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/about-self-hosted-runners

## Sources

- GitHub deprecations index: https://github.blog/changelog/type/deprecations/
- GitHub source file or repository reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/about-self-hosted-runners