docs(README): point users to the successor pnpm/setup action

The pnpm setup action has moved to `pnpm/setup`, which installs
pnpm v11+ as a self-contained native executable and can install a
JavaScript runtime (Node.js, Bun, or Deno) in the same step,
replacing `actions/setup-node`.

Add a notice at the top of the README, a migration section with a
before/after workflow example and an input/output mapping table,
and mention the successor in the Notes section. The rest of the
docs stay intact since `pnpm/action-setup` remains the way to
install pnpm v10 and older.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc>

.github/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -194,6 +194,54 @@ jobs:
           pnpm add is-odd
         shell: bash
 
+  standalone_windows_self_update:
+    # Regression guard for the patchPnpmEnv PATH-shadow bug. When
+    # standalone: true on Windows AND the requested pnpm differs from the
+    # bootstrap, the previous patchPnpmEnv prepended node_modules/.bin to
+    # PATH; that directory contains an npm-created pnpm.cmd shim pointing
+    # at the BOOTSTRAP pnpm, which shadowed the self-updated pnpm at
+    # $PNPM_HOME/bin and caused `pnpm install` inside the action to run
+    # under the bootstrap version. Exercising a newer-pnpm-only flag
+    # (`--no-runtime`, added in 11.1.0) makes the regression assertable:
+    # if the bootstrap (11.0.4) handles the install, it errors with
+    # "Unknown option: 'runtime'".
+    name: 'Standalone Windows self-update (PATH regression)'
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+
+      - name: Set up package.json with a minimal manifest
+        # run_install needs a manifest to install against. Removing the
+        # repo's existing pnpm-lock.yaml avoids frozen-lockfile mismatch.
+        run: |
+          rm -f pnpm-lock.yaml
+          echo '{"name":"sw","private":true,"packageManager":"pnpm@11.1.0"}' > package.json
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Run the action
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          version: 11.1.0
+          standalone: true
+          run_install: |
+            args: ['--no-runtime']
+
+      - name: 'Test: pnpm install completed under the self-updated pnpm'
+        # If the bug recurs, the previous step's run_install will have failed
+        # the job with "Unknown option: 'runtime'", so reaching this step
+        # implies success. Still verify the version on PATH matches request.
+        env:
+          REQUIRED: '11.1.0'
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          actual="$(pnpm --version)"
+          echo "pnpm --version: ${actual}"
+          if [ "${actual}" != "${REQUIRED}" ]; then
+            echo "Expected pnpm ${REQUIRED}, got ${actual}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
   cache_store_path:
     # Regression guard for #233. When package.json pins a pnpm major that
     # differs from the bootstrap pnpm's major, the bootstrap reports its

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **This action has a successor: [`pnpm/setup`](https://github.com/pnpm/setup).**
+>
+> For pnpm v11 and newer, use [`pnpm/setup`](https://github.com/pnpm/setup) instead. It downloads pnpm's self-contained release binary (no Node.js or npm required) and can install a JavaScript runtime (Node.js, Bun, or Deno) in the same step, replacing `actions/setup-node`.
+>
+> `pnpm/action-setup` remains the action to use for installing pnpm v10 and older. See [Migrating to pnpm/setup](#migrating-to-pnpmsetup) below.
+
 > ## :warning: Upgrade from v2!
 >
 > The v2 version of this action [has stopped working](https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup/issues/135) with newer Node.js versions. Please, upgrade to the latest version to fix any issues.
@@ -6,6 +13,46 @@
 
 Install pnpm package manager.
 
+## Migrating to pnpm/setup
+
+[`pnpm/setup`](https://github.com/pnpm/setup) installs pnpm v11+ as a native standalone executable and can install Node.js, Bun, or Deno in the same step, so a typical workflow no longer needs `actions/setup-node` or an explicit `pnpm install` step:
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+  # Before:
+  # - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
+  #   with:
+  #     version: 10
+  #     cache: true
+  # - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+  #   with:
+  #     node-version: 22
+  # - run: pnpm install
+
+  # After:
+  - uses: pnpm/setup@v1
+    with:
+      runtime: node@22
+      cache: true
+```
+
+Input and output changes:
+
+| `pnpm/action-setup` | `pnpm/setup` | Notes |
+| ------------------- | ------------ | ----- |
+| `version` | `version` | Must resolve to pnpm v11 or newer. As before, it can be omitted when `packageManager` (or `devEngines.packageManager`) is set in `package.json`. |
+| `dest` | `dest` | Unchanged. |
+| `run_install` | `install` | `pnpm/setup` runs `pnpm install` automatically when a `package.json` is present (`install: true` by default); set `install: false` to skip it. The object/array form (`recursive`, `cwd`, `args`) is not supported — run those commands in separate steps. |
+| `cache` | `cache` | Unchanged. |
+| `cache_dependency_path` | `cache-dependency-path` | Renamed to kebab-case. |
+| `package_json_file` | `package-json-file` | Renamed to kebab-case. |
+| `standalone` | removed | `pnpm/setup` always installs the standalone native executable. |
+| n/a | `runtime` | New: installs Node.js, Bun, or Deno (e.g. `node@22`, `bun@latest`, `deno@2`), or reads `devEngines.runtime` from `package.json`. |
+| n/a | `token` | New: GitHub token for release lookup; defaults to `${{ github.token }}` and rarely needs to be set. |
+| `bin_dest` (output) | `bin-dest` (output) | Renamed to kebab-case. New outputs `runtime-name` and `runtime-version` describe the installed runtime. |
+
 ## Inputs
 
 ### `version`
@@ -48,7 +95,7 @@ If `run_install` is a YAML string representation of either an object or an array
 
 ### `cache_dependency_path`
 
-**Optional** (_type:_ `string|string[]`, _default:_ `pnpm-lock.yaml`) File path to the pnpm lockfile, which contents hash will be used as a cache key.
+**Optional** (_type:_ `string`, _default:_ `pnpm-lock.yaml`) File path to the pnpm lockfile, whose contents hash will be used as a cache key. Accepts multiple paths delimited by newlines.
 
 ### `package_json_file`
 
@@ -158,9 +205,36 @@ jobs:
 
 **Note:** You don't need to run `pnpm store prune` at the end; post-action has already taken care of that.
 
+### Cache dependencies from multiple lockfiles
+
+```yaml
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  cache-and-install-multiple:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
+        with:
+          version: 10
+          cache: true
+          cache_dependency_path: |
+            one/pnpm-lock.yaml
+            two/pnpm-lock.yaml
+          run_install: |
+            - cwd: one
+            - cwd: two
+```
+
 ## Notes
 
-This action does not setup Node.js for you, use [actions/setup-node](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) yourself.
+This action does not setup Node.js for you, use [actions/setup-node](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) yourself. If you are on pnpm v11 or newer, [`pnpm/setup`](https://github.com/pnpm/setup) can install pnpm and Node.js in a single step.
 
 ## License
 

action.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'false'
   cache_dependency_path:
-    description: File path to the pnpm lockfile, which contents hash will be used as a cache key
+    description: File path to the pnpm lockfile, whose contents hash will be used as a cache key. Accepts multiple paths delimited by newlines.
     required: false
     default: 'pnpm-lock.yaml'
   package_json_file:

src/install-pnpm/bootstrap/exe-lock.json

@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "dependencies": {
-        "@pnpm/exe": "11.0.4"
+        "@pnpm/exe": "11.7.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/exe": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/exe/-/exe-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3OwYqbbj1KtuUqoMo5OEkY8nU/WutZ7L5ADFl0bbW9oyqU55U37aDqA3NJNSk28CyszNARfrjerAF2DW2TsV7w==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/exe/-/exe-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3CujpSSp2PIDE0pwu7mWSdjhdDqaZa7OppVooECWWaNEoA/z66s9FZts1MhDO+2yq1XER4gBHh84DVbFN/r1rA==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@reflink/reflink": "0.1.19",
-        "detect-libc": "^2.0.3"
+        "detect-libc": "^2.1.2"
       },
       "bin": {
         "pn": "pn",
@@ -28,20 +28,19 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@pnpm/linux-arm64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/linux-x64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/linuxstatic-arm64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/linuxstatic-x64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/macos-arm64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/macos-x64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/win-arm64": "11.0.4",
-        "@pnpm/win-x64": "11.0.4"
+        "@pnpm/linux-arm64": "11.7.0",
+        "@pnpm/linux-x64": "11.7.0",
+        "@pnpm/linuxstatic-arm64": "11.7.0",
+        "@pnpm/linuxstatic-x64": "11.7.0",
+        "@pnpm/macos-arm64": "11.7.0",
+        "@pnpm/win-arm64": "11.7.0",
+        "@pnpm/win-x64": "11.7.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/linux-arm64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linux-arm64/-/linux-arm64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Bz7V2sFypoGHX/t5w/w7jnCw5DCK3C8s5q8whHJJ3iS5kRznX3Q1F4LwSjjy+lsi777fHyNIvD7qtNmdt9IKoA==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linux-arm64/-/linux-arm64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ANTX2SlMO+d2y/4bYQhHCwHPX7gSSADJ5+pMUIiDFzIsybnFFaJdZboaFfq9NOxCbETcnDxqZ95Rz3+NHx1JIw==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -55,9 +54,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/linux-x64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linux-x64/-/linux-x64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-u0Yn1gytR1vKdPk6fYF500H8ZWQlj0cTuIQPp+5GYVPkMmA5bSw41RNIDPBfjDlE8ERmQWaQcrgmTcmTZ+n22A==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linux-x64/-/linux-x64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fr75tqixXoS8cnA81HQIomjOGEPnsOsd3xCDL5pMNY5raOXbKurtgRV+RjATvjxlJxSLIVFKegABlxAiB7q72A==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -71,9 +70,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/linuxstatic-arm64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linuxstatic-arm64/-/linuxstatic-arm64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0aitEcfhWNXNZhfJGt/kJaRvfcdtJzXZpV+toJN94kfawSJnhuawfnUSXMi/3m0G97HkJc7BH8rOz3sojUKt0g==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linuxstatic-arm64/-/linuxstatic-arm64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Q++pgzvXkGeqnVRl26/uqmpMGdttQus0rGyL3XIfYGLCi8ZfajYUaCKdZID2MH7+CNOuugWDdFDup3r7BR7Rfg==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -90,9 +89,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/linuxstatic-x64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linuxstatic-x64/-/linuxstatic-x64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xDJdeJ7D2YvDBy2/IH9lEqMKiSuZiV8190XKWOgQgxUGGeuW4z3j6Ewpl0S5bXsWuNjAgC+uCKp7Qp3P7cXAvw==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/linuxstatic-x64/-/linuxstatic-x64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-z1+exW6ocU/rmOvJnmU3FUBJYaryCUqFoaXN6KZW5BqTj7BPJb7HJcAyXRlirNZMJlEiUY5rXbfStGPQJhGsVA==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -109,9 +108,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/macos-arm64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/macos-arm64/-/macos-arm64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dNR69jUARtGFuyyLE9VuyxhRUKC8MO/7/xIyAdeIMZAD5ej0Y/Ct0DYCa/FLbgFL1nXaXmp4+gRMfJBkkrKfQQ==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/macos-arm64/-/macos-arm64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gD34/k3JT5oab4BYaqrUor3e4VdwXvkfLNlEI+lvDtX1MHT+2Nauc9p9NsQnpn1zE8blQEflzbF8wAUQ6Dmvkw==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -124,26 +123,10 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@pnpm/macos-x64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/macos-x64/-/macos-x64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RfyrxSBajeEU16dZsgFjbdagDV9F4HNCJfbBgm8IbGjL0+J95naM/VmCDLd6S3+1tISeI2MxtcyCxqjKJsD/BA==",
-      "cpu": [
-        "x64"
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "optional": true,
-      "os": [
-        "darwin"
-      ],
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/win-arm64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/win-arm64/-/win-arm64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fOQEv8b9KxZlUAxPPXSQQUUIrt2nY24Qwd4RzCPpatacBnsE4JIadlr/B4V5z2zFxmV7FdHr7nYUhv2RqTlY/w==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/win-arm64/-/win-arm64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hRTcDmm2j7KoRwbqNo0rUAu9A1kVJN98Eob7H09U0uPJbEMax85JGOmERkT3Lf6HjVJuFNBvfaJ3OTI3HmlVGg==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -157,9 +140,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@pnpm/win-x64": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/win-x64/-/win-x64-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pErHAV8m3NZuPSeCmH3senTSHX0nwkH5lLzQSpiFuyt08hq8sqL3jDymT4ri9N7ixPN9RFZghZIiT3h+Croaew==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/win-x64/-/win-x64-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r/1NuKY7Z+6ZXVIzVrUEMj6TTEBdR63geV4Rlm8HKEhgQTdxyIsJoqV3FJGqoyzbRaScObqAwRfMaK9dskPddQ==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],

src/install-pnpm/bootstrap/pnpm-lock.json

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "dependencies": {
-        "pnpm": "11.0.4"
+        "pnpm": "11.7.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/pnpm": {
-      "version": "11.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/-/pnpm-11.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CjlxZQB6AU7VKRmmHl9GxIubyohATDA+yuzGP2Le9WOJjTxril1epYEes5jP4DqwXaGlzpY/Em1erUwC+TuDww==",
+      "version": "11.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/-/pnpm-11.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GcyFLBIMcSV2DyRD7mvgyltA+fUFmN4aCaHxd1A+AQ5Xwjx3ZG4B52HeWb+HT7IqM5jDOrlpH8E+uUa28PTWIA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "pn": "bin/pnpm.mjs",

src/pnpm-install/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import { setFailed, startGroup, endGroup } from '@actions/core'
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process'
 import { Inputs } from '../inputs'
-import { patchPnpmEnv } from '../utils'
 
 export function runPnpmInstall(inputs: Inputs) {
-  const env = patchPnpmEnv(inputs)
-
   for (const options of inputs.runInstall) {
     const args = ['install']
     if (options.recursive) args.unshift('recursive')
@@ -14,11 +11,16 @@ export function runPnpmInstall(inputs: Inputs) {
     const cmdStr = ['pnpm', ...args].join(' ')
     startGroup(`Running ${cmdStr}...`)
 
+    // spawnSync inherits process.env, which already has $PNPM_HOME/bin and
+    // $PNPM_HOME prepended via addPath() in install-pnpm. Do NOT pass a
+    // hand-patched env that adds node_modules/.bin to the front — on
+    // Windows standalone, .bin/pnpm.cmd is an npm shim pointing at the
+    // BOOTSTRAP pnpm, which would shadow the self-updated one and break
+    // newer-pnpm-only behavior.
     const { error, status } = spawnSync('pnpm', args, {
       stdio: 'inherit',
       cwd: options.cwd,
       shell: true,
-      env,
     })
 
     endGroup()

src/pnpm-store-prune/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { warning, startGroup, endGroup } from '@actions/core'
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process'
 import { Inputs } from '../inputs'
-import { patchPnpmEnv } from '../utils'
 
 export function pruneStore(inputs: Inputs) {
   if (inputs.runInstall.length === 0) {
@@ -10,10 +9,11 @@ export function pruneStore(inputs: Inputs) {
   }
 
   startGroup('Running pnpm store prune...')
+  // spawnSync inherits process.env (which has the right PATH from addPath
+  // in install-pnpm). See pnpm-install/index.ts for the rationale.
   const { error, status } = spawnSync('pnpm', ['store', 'prune'], {
     stdio: 'inherit',
     shell: true,
-    env: patchPnpmEnv(inputs),
   })
   endGroup()
 

src/utils/index.ts

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import path from 'path'
-import process from 'process'
-import { Inputs } from '../inputs'
-
-export const getBinDest = (inputs: Inputs): string => path.join(inputs.dest, 'node_modules', '.bin')
-
-export const patchPnpmEnv = (inputs: Inputs): NodeJS.ProcessEnv => ({
-  ...process.env,
-  PATH: path.join(getBinDest(inputs), 'bin') + path.delimiter + getBinDest(inputs) + path.delimiter + process.env.PATH,
-})