feat: added banner and update subscription check to make maintained actions free for public repos

.github/workflows/actions_release.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       tag:
         description: "Tag for the release"
         required: true
+      node_version:
+        description: "Specify Node.js version (e.g., '18', '20', 'lts/*')"
+        required: false
+        default: "24"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -19,4 +23,5 @@ jobs:
 
     uses: step-security/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/actions_release.yaml@v1
     with:
-      tag: "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+      tag: "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+      node_version: "${{ github.event.inputs.node_version }}"

.github/workflows/audit_package.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ on:
         description: "Specify a base branch"
         required: false
         default: "main"
+      node_version:
+        description: "Specify Node.js version (e.g., '18', '20', 'lts/*')"
+        required: false
+        default: "24"
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
 
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       force: ${{ inputs.force || false }}
       base_branch: ${{ inputs.base_branch || 'main' }}
+      node_version: "${{ inputs.node_version || '24' }}"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write

.github/workflows/auto_cherry_pick.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ on:
         description: "Run mode: cherry-pick or verify"
         required: false
         default: "cherry-pick"
+      node_version:
+        description: "Specify Node.js version (e.g., '18', '20', 'lts/*')"
+        required: false
+        default: "24"
 
   pull_request:
     types: [labeled, opened, synchronize]
@@ -30,3 +34,4 @@ jobs:
       repo-name: "git-auto-commit-action"
       base_branch: ${{ inputs.base_branch }}
       mode: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'verify' || inputs.mode }}
+      node_version: "${{ inputs.node_version || '24' }}"

LICENSE

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
 Copyright (c) 2021 Stefan Zweifel
-Copyright (c) 2025 StepSecurity
+Copyright (c) 2026 StepSecurity
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![StepSecurity Maintained Action](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/step-security/maintained-actions-assets/main/assets/maintained-action-banner.png)](https://docs.stepsecurity.io/actions/stepsecurity-maintained-actions)
+
 # git-auto-commit Action
 
 > The GitHub Action for committing files for the 80% use case.

index.js

@@ -9,23 +9,53 @@
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 const path = require("path");
 const axios = require('axios');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 async function validateSubscription() {
-    const API_URL = `https://agent.api.stepsecurity.io/v1/github/${process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/subscription`;
-
-    try {
-      await axios.get(API_URL, {timeout: 3000});
-    } catch (error) {
-       if (error.response && error.response.status === 403) {
-        console.error(
-          'Subscription is not valid. Reach out to support@stepsecurity.io'
-        );
-        process.exit(1);
-      } else {
-        core.info('Timeout or API not reachable. Continuing to next step.');
-      }
+  let repoPrivate;
+  const eventPath = process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH;
+  if (eventPath && fs.existsSync(eventPath)) {
+    const payload = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(eventPath, "utf8"));
+    repoPrivate = payload?.repository?.private;
+  }
+
+  const upstream = "stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action";
+  const action = process.env.GITHUB_ACTION_REPOSITORY;
+  const docsUrl =
+    "https://docs.stepsecurity.io/actions/stepsecurity-maintained-actions";
+
+  console.log("");
+  console.log("\u001b[1;36mStepSecurity Maintained Action\u001b[0m");
+  console.log(`Secure drop-in replacement for ${upstream}`);
+  if (repoPrivate === false)
+    console.log("\u001b[32m\u2713 Free for public repositories\u001b[0m");
+  console.log(`\u001b[36mLearn more:\u001b[0m ${docsUrl}`);
+  console.log("");
+
+  if (repoPrivate === false) return;
+  const serverUrl = process.env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL || "https://github.com";
+  const body = { action: action || "" };
+
+  if (serverUrl !== "https://github.com") body.ghes_server = serverUrl;
+  try {
+    await axios.post(
+      `https://agent.api.stepsecurity.io/v1/github/${process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/maintained-actions-subscription`,
+      body,
+      { timeout: 3000 },
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (axios.isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status === 403) {
+      console.error(
+        `\u001b[1;31mThis action requires a StepSecurity subscription for private repositories.\u001b[0m`,
+      );
+      console.error(
+        `\u001b[31mLearn how to enable a subscription: ${docsUrl}\u001b[0m`,
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
     }
+    console.log("Timeout or API not reachable. Continuing to next step.");
   }
+}
 
 const exec = (cmd, args=[]) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     console.log(`Started: ${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`)