Update/actions

.github/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 ### Improvements
 
+* Update GitHub actions in response to a high-severity vulnerability.
+  [(#887)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/887)
+
 * Optimize gate cache recording for `lightning.tensor` C++ layer.
   [(#879)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/879)
 
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@
 
 This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):
 
-Luis Alfredo Nuñez Meneses, Shuli Shu
+Amintor Dusko, Luis Alfredo Nuñez Meneses, Shuli Shu
 
 ---
 

.github/workflows/docker_linux_x86_64.yml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build and export to Docker
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           load: true
           push: false
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           docker run --rm test:${{ inputs.lightning-version }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
 
       - name: Build and push version
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         if: ${{ inputs.push-to-dockerhub }}
         with:
           push: ${{ inputs.push-to-dockerhub }}

.github/workflows/post_release_version_bump.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           --changelog_path "./.github/CHANGELOG.md" --post_release
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           commit-message: post release version bump
           title: Version Bump

.github/workflows/pre_release_version_bump.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           --changelog_path "./.github/CHANGELOG.md" --pre_release
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           commit-message: pre release version bump
           title: Version Bump

.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_cpp.yml

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "venv_name=${{ env.VENV_NAME }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Python_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.VENV_NAME }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Python3_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.VENV_NAME }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          
+
           # Adding venv site-packages to output for subsequent step to referecen if needed
           echo "site_packages_dir=$(${{ env.VENV_NAME }}/bin/python -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path("platlib"))')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           py_path=$(which python)
           echo "Python Interpreter Path => $py_path"
           echo "python=$py_path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           pip_path=$(which pip)
           echo "PIP Path => $pip_path"
           echo "pip=$pip_path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -151,25 +151,30 @@ jobs:
             -G Ninja
           cmake --build ./Build
           cd ./Build
-          mkdir -p ./tests/results_${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
-          for file in *runner ; do ./$file --order lex --reporter junit --out ./tests/results_${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}/report_$file.xml; done;
+          mkdir -p ./tests/results_${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}
+          for file in *runner ; do ./$file --order lex --reporter junit --out ./tests/results_${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}/report_$file.xml; done;
           lcov --directory . -b ../pennylane_lightning/core/src --capture --output-file coverage.info
           lcov --remove coverage.info '/usr/*' --output-file coverage.info
-          mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.info
+          mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}.info
+
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
-          path: ./main/Build/tests/results_${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
+          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}
+          path: ./main/Build/tests/results_${{ github.job }}_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp
-          path: ./main/Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.info
+          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}
+          path: ./main/Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}.info
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   upload-to-codecov-linux-cpp:
     needs: [cpptestswithLGPU]
@@ -180,17 +185,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download coverage reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp
+          pattern: ubuntu-codecov*
+          merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           fail_ci_if_error: true
           verbose: true
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-      
+
       - name: Cleanup
         if: always()
         run: |

.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_python.yml

@@ -235,11 +235,13 @@ jobs:
           mv coverage.xml coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.xml
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python
+          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
           path: ./main/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.xml
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   upload-to-codecov-linux-python:
     needs: [pythontestswithLGPU]
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download coverage reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python
 

.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_cpp.yml

@@ -153,19 +153,23 @@ jobs:
           mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-lightning_gpu_${{ matrix.mpilib }}.info
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-tests-reports
+          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ matrix.mpilib }}
           path: ./Build/tests/results/
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp
+          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp-${{ matrix.mpilib }}
           path: ./Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-lightning_gpu_${{ matrix.mpilib }}.info
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
       - name: Cleanup
         if: always()
@@ -183,9 +187,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download coverage reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp
+          pattern: ubuntu-codecov*
+          merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4

.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_python.yml

@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@ jobs:
           coverage xml -o coverage-${{ github.job }}-lightning_gpu_${{ matrix.mpilib }}_cu${{ matrix.cuda_version_maj }}-main.xml
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python
+          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python-${{ matrix.mpilib }}
           path: coverage-${{ github.job }}-lightning_gpu_${{ matrix.mpilib }}_cu${{ matrix.cuda_version_maj }}-*.xml
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
       - name: Cleanup
         if: always()
@@ -179,9 +181,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download coverage reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python
+          pattern: ubuntu-codecov*
+          merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4

.github/workflows/tests_linux_cpp.yml

@@ -97,23 +97,25 @@ jobs:
             for file in *runner ; do ./$file --order lex --reporter junit --out ./tests/results/report_$file.xml; done;
             lcov --directory . -b ../pennylane_lightning/core/src --capture --output-file coverage.info
             lcov --remove coverage.info '/usr/*' --output-file coverage.info
-            mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}.info
+            mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}.info
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}
+          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}
+          retention-days: 1
+          include-hidden-files: true
           path: |
             ./Build/tests/results/
 
           if-no-files-found: error
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}
-          path: ./Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}.info
+          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}
+          path: ./Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_avx_streaming }}-${{ matrix.enable_kernel_omp }}-${{ matrix.enable_lapack }}.info
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   cpptestswithOpenBLAS:
@@ -159,19 +161,23 @@ jobs:
             mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.info
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: ubuntu-tests-reports-blas-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
           path: ./Build/tests/results/
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ubuntu-codecov-results-blas-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
           path: ./Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.info
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   build_and_cache_Kokkos:
     name: "Build and cache Kokkos"
@@ -241,19 +247,23 @@ jobs:
             mv coverage.info coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.info
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
           path: ./Build/tests/results-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp
+          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
           path: ./Build/coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.info
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   upload-to-codecov-linux-cpp:
     needs: [cpptests, cpptestswithOpenBLAS, cpptestswithKokkos]
@@ -264,9 +274,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download coverage reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-codecov-results-cpp
+          pattern: ubuntu-codecov*
+          merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
@@ -331,9 +342,11 @@ jobs:
             for file in *runner ; do ./$file --order lex --reporter junit --out ./tests/results_multiple_backends/report_$file.xml; done;
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}-multiple-backends
+          name: ubuntu-tests-reports-${{ github.job }}-multiple-backends-kokkos${{ matrix.kokkos_version }}-${{ matrix.exec_model }}
           path: ./Build/tests/results_multiple_backends/
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true

.github/workflows/tests_lkcpu_python.yml

@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: .coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.group }}
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/.coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.group }}
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
           include-hidden-files: true
 
@@ -296,13 +297,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download coverage reports
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          pattern: .coverage*
+          pattern: .coverage-*
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Combine coverage files
         run: |
           python -m pip install coverage
-          python -m coverage combine .coverage*
+          python -m coverage combine .coverage-*
           # Added cov xml -i to ignore "No source for code" random errors
           # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2386975/no-source-for-code-message-in-coverage-py
           python -m coverage xml -i -o coverage-${{ github.job }}.xml