chore(release): 6.0.0 [skip ci]

# [6.0.0](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.1.2...v6.0.0) (2026-04-02)

* feat!: replace rsyncwrapper with direct child_process.spawn ([b11fb7f](b11fb7f911))
* feat!: replace rsyncwrapper with local rsync module ([71b8eb3](71b8eb300f))

### Bug Fixes

* add proc.on('error') handler to prevent hanging on spawn failure ([c81b43c](c81b43c5bf))

### BREAKING CHANGES

* rsyncwrapper dependency removed, rsync command is now
constructed and executed via a local module using child_process.spawn.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* rsyncwrapper dependency removed, rsync command is now
constructed and executed directly via child_process.spawn.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node-version: [20.x]
+        node-version: [24.x]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
         language: [ 'javascript' ]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ jobs:
         npm run build --if-present
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4

.github/workflows/e2e-manual.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
 #         ----------------------------------------------------------------
 #         START E2E Test Specific - steps

.github/workflows/e2e.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
 #         : ---------------------------------------------------------------
 #         : START E2E Test Specific - steps
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       #         : ---------------------------------------------------------------
       #         : START E2E Test Specific - steps
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       #         ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
       - name: e2e Test ssh-deploy action - Target 1
-        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@v3
+        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
         env:
           # Shared ENV Vars created in previous steps
           REMOTE_USER: ${{ env.TEST_USER }}

.github/workflows/manual-release.yml

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.NODE_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.NODE_VERSION }}
       - name: Commit trigger
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: npm test --if-present
       - name: Create a release - ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
         with:
+          semantic_version: 24
           dry_run: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'true' }}
           extra_plugins: |
             @semantic-release/changelog

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
-        node-version: [ 20.x ]
+        node-version: [ 24.x ]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix['node-version'] }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: npm test --if-present
       - name: Release
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
         with:
+          semantic_version: 24
           dry_run: false
           extra_plugins: |
             @semantic-release/changelog

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v7
+    - uses: actions/stale@v9
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
-        days-before-stale: 30
-        days-before-close: 5
+        stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 150 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 30 days.'
+        days-before-stale: 150
+        days-before-close: 30
         stale-issue-label: 'stale'

.github/workflows/update-major-tag.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Update major version tag
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  update-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Update major version tag
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          MAJOR="v$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d. -f1)"
+          echo "Updating $MAJOR tag to point to $VERSION"
+          git tag -f "$MAJOR" "$VERSION"
+          git push -f origin "$MAJOR"

README.md

@@ -67,19 +67,27 @@ Execution is preformed by storing commands in `.sh` file and executing it via `.
 If you have issues with `ssh` connection, use this var, eg `SCRIPT_BEFORE: ls`.
 This will force `known_hosts` update, adding your host via `ssh-keyscan`.
 
-##### 10. `SCRIPT_AFTER` (optional, default '')
+##### 10. `SCRIPT_BEFORE_REQUIRED` (optional, default false)
+
+If set to `true`, Job will fail if SCRIPT_BEFORE fails.
+
+##### 11. `SCRIPT_AFTER` (optional, default '')
 
 Script to run on host machine after rsync.
 Rsync output is stored in `$RSYNC_STDOUT` env variable.
 
-##### 11. `SSH_CMD_ARGS` (optional, default '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no')
+##### 12. `SCRIPT_AFTER_REQUIRED` (optional, default false)
+
+If set to `true`, Job will fail if SCRIPT_AFTER fails.
+
+##### 13. `SSH_CMD_ARGS` (optional, default '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no')
 
 A list of ssh arguments, they must be prefixed with -o and separated by a comma, for example: -o SomeArgument=no, -o SomeOtherArgument=5
 
 
 # Usage
 
-Use the latest version from Marketplace,eg: ssh-deploy@v2
+Use the latest version from Marketplace,eg: ssh-deploy@v5.1.0
 or use the latest version from a branch, eg: ssh-deploy@main
 
 ```
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ These issues are not related to the action itself.
 - Check manually your ssh connection from your client before opening a bug report.
 - Check `rsync` params for your use-case. Default params are not necessarily going to be enough for everyone, it highly depends on your setup.
 - Check manually your rsync command from your client before opening a bug report.
+- `Deployment Failed, Permission denied (publickey,password)`: This issue occures in some cases, it is related to OS and ssh. This action can only provide a workaround:
+  - Use `SCRIPT_BEFORE` param, eg `SCRIPT_BEFORE: ls`. This will force `known_hosts` update, adding your host via `ssh-keyscan`.
+  - Or manually add public key to authorized_keys and add a new line to a private key.
 
 I've added e2e test for this action.
 Real example is executed on every PR merge to `main`.

action.yml

@@ -39,15 +39,23 @@ inputs:
     description: "Script to run on host machine before rsync"
     required: false
     default: ""
+  SCRIPT_BEFORE_REQUIRED:
+    description: "If not an empty string, the action will fail if the before script fails. Note: The string 'false' will be treated as true"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
   SCRIPT_AFTER:
     description: "Script to run on host machine after rsync"
     required: false
     default: ""
+  SCRIPT_AFTER_REQUIRED:
+    description: "If not an empty string, the action will fail if the after script fails. Note: The string 'false' will be treated as true"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
 outputs:
   status:
     description: "Status"
 runs:
-  using: "node20"
+  using: "node24"
   main: "dist/index.js"
 branding:
   color: "green"

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,70 @@
+# [6.0.0](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.1.2...v6.0.0) (2026-04-02)
+
+
+* feat!: replace rsyncwrapper with direct child_process.spawn ([b11fb7f](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/b11fb7f9113ccfec263a5645d472d0351e4874da))
+* feat!: replace rsyncwrapper with local rsync module ([71b8eb3](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/71b8eb300f807e47a87dc96ace9e083d606c05e7))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add proc.on('error') handler to prevent hanging on spawn failure ([c81b43c](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/c81b43c5bf3a389da4168d71e71ddf2f118c2939))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* rsyncwrapper dependency removed, rsync command is now
+constructed and executed via a local module using child_process.spawn.
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
+* rsyncwrapper dependency removed, rsync command is now
+constructed and executed directly via child_process.spawn.
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
+
+## [5.1.2](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.1.1...v5.1.2) (2026-04-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update Node.js runtime from 20 to 24 ([681efb5](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/681efb59f1b7a4f41e72cf98a4e30f8860ab66f9)), closes [#207](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/issues/207)
+
+## [5.1.1](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.1.0...v5.1.1) (2024-07-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Update README.md ([f007431](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/f007431332cb2dae49153363ad22fb9f90f4aa75))
+
+# [5.1.0](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.0.3...v5.1.0) (2024-07-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add deleteFile function to helpers module ([1befdb1](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/1befdb1c6bf3282aa34e6caa431cb2da23d2b17d))
+* apply deleteFile function to remoteCmd ([b82eced](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/b82eced4571cb3f63369d51760a81820ffb1bc7f))
+
+## [5.0.3](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.0.2...v5.0.3) (2024-02-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* trigger automated release ([4d8bbf0](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/4d8bbf0debaade9fb03b8dc3be3c020955557b12))
+
+## [5.0.2](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.0.1...v5.0.2) (2024-02-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* added the missing declarations [#177](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/issues/177) ([bb271fe](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/bb271fe4c69eeeacb986a38cdb3347104143c61f))
+* Fix default values used incorrectly. ([a1b383f](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/a1b383f560a7f52a65da3670e61efe6e02f8639a))
+
+## [5.0.1](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2024-01-31)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add info for Permission denied issue. ([845b578](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/845b578606c0c5a956c70caf61e00a7d2b13ee37))
+
 # [5.0.0](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v4.1.10...v5.0.0) (2023-12-12)
 
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "@draganfilipovic/ssh-deploy",
-  "version": "4.1.10",
+  "version": "5.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@draganfilipovic/ssh-deploy",
-      "version": "4.1.10",
+      "version": "5.1.1",
       "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "rsyncwrapper": "^3.0.1"
-      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@vercel/ncc": "^0.36.0",
         "eslint": "^8.30.0",
@@ -129,6 +126,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.8.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-7zFpHzhnqYKrkYdUjF1HI1bzd0VygEGX8lFk4k5zVMqHEoES+P+7TKI+EvLO9WVMJ8eekdO0aDEK044xTXwPPA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -459,6 +457,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint/-/eslint-8.31.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-0tQQEVdmPZ1UtUKXjX7EMm9BlgJ08G90IhWh0PKDCb3ZLsgAOHI8fYSIzYVZej92zsgq+ft0FGsxhJ3xo2tbuA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@eslint/eslintrc": "^1.4.1",
         "@humanwhocodes/config-array": "^0.11.8",
@@ -579,6 +578,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-import/-/eslint-plugin-import-2.26.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-hYfi3FXaM8WPLf4S1cikh/r4IxnO6zrhZbEGz2b660EJRbuxgpDS5gkCuYgGWg2xxh2rBuIr4Pvhve/7c31koA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "array-includes": "^3.1.4",
         "array.prototype.flat": "^1.2.5",
@@ -1698,14 +1698,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/rsyncwrapper": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rsyncwrapper/-/rsyncwrapper-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fkGmeEJRbKveT/6bBqTVzzHS1wtbGQwL6qnwT/+1AtMAsEV5dX1fSAiOJVZrDOnVsOr2lFl8ga1MZLoHekV3yg==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8.1.3"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/run-parallel": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-parallel/-/run-parallel-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -2083,7 +2075,8 @@
       "version": "8.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.8.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-7zFpHzhnqYKrkYdUjF1HI1bzd0VygEGX8lFk4k5zVMqHEoES+P+7TKI+EvLO9WVMJ8eekdO0aDEK044xTXwPPA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "peer": true
     },
     "acorn-jsx": {
       "version": "5.3.2",
@@ -2328,6 +2321,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint/-/eslint-8.31.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-0tQQEVdmPZ1UtUKXjX7EMm9BlgJ08G90IhWh0PKDCb3ZLsgAOHI8fYSIzYVZej92zsgq+ft0FGsxhJ3xo2tbuA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "requires": {
         "@eslint/eslintrc": "^1.4.1",
         "@humanwhocodes/config-array": "^0.11.8",
@@ -2428,6 +2422,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-import/-/eslint-plugin-import-2.26.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-hYfi3FXaM8WPLf4S1cikh/r4IxnO6zrhZbEGz2b660EJRbuxgpDS5gkCuYgGWg2xxh2rBuIr4Pvhve/7c31koA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "requires": {
         "array-includes": "^3.1.4",
         "array.prototype.flat": "^1.2.5",
@@ -3221,11 +3216,6 @@
         "glob": "^7.1.3"
       }
     },
-    "rsyncwrapper": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rsyncwrapper/-/rsyncwrapper-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fkGmeEJRbKveT/6bBqTVzzHS1wtbGQwL6qnwT/+1AtMAsEV5dX1fSAiOJVZrDOnVsOr2lFl8ga1MZLoHekV3yg=="
-    },
     "run-parallel": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-parallel/-/run-parallel-1.2.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@draganfilipovic/ssh-deploy",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "description": "Fast NodeJS action to deploy specific directory from `GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to a server via rsync over ssh.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy#readme",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "rsyncwrapper": "^3.0.1"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.36.0",
     "eslint": "^8.30.0",

src/helpers.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } = require('fs');
+const { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, unlink } = require('fs');
 const { join } = require('path');
 
 const validateDir = (dir) => {
@@ -45,6 +45,29 @@ const writeToFile = ({ dir, filename, content, isRequired, mode = '0644' }) => {
   }
 };
 
+const deleteFile = ({ dir, filename, isRequired }) => {
+  validateDir(dir);
+  const filePath = join(dir, filename);
+
+  if (existsSync(filePath)) {
+    const message = `⚠️ [FILE] ${filePath} Required file exist.`;
+    handleError(message, isRequired);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    console.log(`[FILE] Deleting ${filePath} file ...`);
+    unlink(filePath, (error) => {
+      if (error) {
+        throw new Error(error);
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = `⚠️[FILE] Deleting file error. filePath: ${filePath}, message:  ${error.message}`;
+    handleError(message, isRequired);
+  }
+};
+
 const validateRequiredInputs = (inputs) => {
   const inputKeys = Object.keys(inputs);
   const validInputs = inputKeys.filter((inputKey) => {
@@ -66,6 +89,7 @@ const snakeToCamel = (str) => str.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+(.)/g, (m, chr) => chr.t
 
 module.exports = {
   writeToFile,
+  deleteFile,
   validateRequiredInputs,
   snakeToCamel
 };

src/remoteCmd.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { exec } = require('child_process');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const { sshServer, githubWorkspace, remotePort } = require('./inputs');
-const { writeToFile } = require('./helpers');
+const { writeToFile, deleteFile } = require('./helpers');
 
 const handleError = (message, isRequired, callback) => {
   if (isRequired) {
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const remoteCmd = async (content, privateKeyPath, isRequired, label) => new Prom
         } else {
           const limited = data.substring(0, dataLimit);
           console.log('✅ [CMD] Remote script executed. \n', limited, stderr);
+          deleteFile({ dir: githubWorkspace, filename });
+          console.log('✅ [FILE] Script file deleted.');
           resolve(limited);
         }
       }

src/rsync.js

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+
+const escapeSpaces = (str) => (typeof str === 'string' ? str.replace(/\b\s/g, '\\ ') : str);
+
+const buildRsyncCommand = ({ src, dest, excludeFirst, port, privateKey, args, sshCmdArgs }) => {
+  const cmdParts = [];
+
+  const sources = Array.isArray(src) ? src : [src];
+  cmdParts.push(...sources.map(escapeSpaces));
+  cmdParts.push(escapeSpaces(dest));
+
+  let sshCmd = `ssh -p ${port || 22} -i ${privateKey}`;
+  if (sshCmdArgs && sshCmdArgs.length > 0) {
+    sshCmd += ` ${sshCmdArgs.join(' ')}`;
+  }
+  cmdParts.push('--rsh', `"${sshCmd}"`);
+
+  cmdParts.push('--recursive');
+
+  if (Array.isArray(excludeFirst)) {
+    excludeFirst.forEach((pattern) => {
+      if (pattern) cmdParts.push(`--exclude=${escapeSpaces(pattern)}`);
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(args)) {
+    cmdParts.push(...args);
+  }
+
+  return `rsync ${[...new Set(cmdParts)].join(' ')}`;
+};
+
+module.exports = (options, callback) => {
+  const cmd = buildRsyncCommand(options);
+  const noop = () => {};
+  const onStdout = options.onStdout || noop;
+  const onStderr = options.onStderr || noop;
+
+  let stdout = '';
+  let stderr = '';
+  const proc = spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', cmd]);
+
+  proc.stdout.on('data', (data) => { onStdout(data); stdout += data; });
+  proc.stderr.on('data', (data) => { onStderr(data); stderr += data; });
+
+  proc.on('exit', (code) => {
+    let error = null;
+    if (code !== 0) {
+      error = new Error(`rsync exited with code ${code}`);
+      error.code = code;
+    }
+    callback(error, stdout, stderr, cmd);
+  });
+
+  proc.on('error', (err) => callback(err, stdout, stderr, cmd));
+};

src/rsyncCli.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
-const nodeRsync = require('rsyncwrapper');
+const nodeRsync = require('./rsync');
 
 const nodeRsyncPromise = async (config) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   const logCMD = (cmd) => {