Updated Node version in GitHub Action not being picked up in PR checks - github

Question

I have the following action set up in my private GitHub repo:
# This workflow will do a clean install of node dependencies, build the source code and run tests across different versions of node
# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-nodejs-with-github-actions
name: Node.js CI
on:
push:
branches: [ main ]
pull_request:
branches: [ main ]
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
strategy:
matrix:
node-version: [14.17.x]
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout#v2
- name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
uses: actions/setup-node#v1
with:
node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
- run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
- run: yarn test
Previously, the node-version was set to [15.x] and everything worked wonderfully. Since updating the required Node version to 14.17.x I have a check in my PRs that never resolves. It says:
build (15.x) Expected — Waiting for status to be reported Required
What am I missing here? It’s almost as if something is cached.

Answer 1

The issue ended up being a required status check that was added in “Settings » Branches » Require status checks to pass before merging » Require branches to be up to date before merging”. I removed that status check and re-added the updated version, then the message disappeared from the Checks list in all open PRs.