# Show HN: Fail CI when your stack runs end-of-life software

> Source: <https://github.com/endoflife-ai/eol-check>
> Published: 2026-08-20 10:19:07+00:00

A zero-dependency GitHub Action that scans your repo for runtime versions
(`.nvmrc`

, `.python-version`

, `.ruby-version`

, `go.mod`

, `package.json`

engines, `Dockerfile`

base images) and checks each one against
[endoflife.ai](https://endoflife.ai). Anything past end of life fails the
build with a file-anchored annotation; anything close gets a warning and a
date. No API key, no configuration required.

```
- uses: endoflife-ai/eol-check@v1
```

That's the whole integration. A fuller example:

```
name: EOL gate
on:
  pull_request:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'   # weekly — EOL dates pass whether or not you push code

jobs:
  eol:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
      - uses: endoflife-ai/eol-check@v1
        with:
          products: 'postgresql:14, kubernetes:1.32'   # things not visible in the repo
          fail-on: 'eol'                                # or 'approaching' / 'never'
          warn-days: '90'
```

| Source | Product |
|---|---|
`.nvmrc` , `.node-version` , `package.json` `engines.node` |
Node.js |
`.python-version` |
Python |
`.ruby-version` |
Ruby |
`go.mod` (`go 1.x` ) |
Go |
`Dockerfile*` `FROM` images (root + 2 levels) |
node, python, ruby, golang, php, nginx, postgres, mysql, mariadb, redis, mongo, alpine, debian, ubuntu |

Anything else — databases, OSes, appliances, 500+ products — via the
`products`

input as `slug:version`

pairs. Slugs are the path segments on
endoflife.ai (e.g. [ endoflife.ai/postgresql](https://endoflife.ai/postgresql) →

`postgresql`

).| Input | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
`products` |
`''` |
Extra `slug:version` pairs, comma-separated |
`scan` |
`true` |
Auto-detect from repo files |
`fail-on` |
`eol` |
`eol` | `approaching` | `never` |
`warn-days` |
`90` |
Warn when EOL is within this many days |

`eol-count`

, `approaching-count`

, `checked-count`

, and `report`

(the
markdown table also written to the job summary).

error· nodejs 18 is END OF LIFE since 2025-04-30 (477 days ago) — no more security fixes.[https://endoflife.ai/score/nodejs/18]warning· python 3.10 reaches end of life in 72 days (2026-10-31). Plan the upgrade.

Plus a job-summary table:

| Product | Status | EOL date | Found in |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs 18 | 🔴 EOL | 2025-04-30 | .nvmrc |
| python 3.10 | 🟡 EOL in 72d | 2026-10-31 | Dockerfile |
| go 1.24 | 🟢 supported | 2026-08-12 | go.mod |

Show a live EOL status badge for any version you ship against:

```
![Node 22 EOL status](https://api.endoflife.ai/v1/badge/nodejs/22)
```

Lifecycle data comes from [endoflife.ai](https://endoflife.ai) — end-of-life
dates for 500+ products, verified against vendor sources daily, with
[EOL Risk Scores](https://endoflife.ai/risk-score) and a
[free API](https://endoflife.ai/api). Underlying community dates from
[endoflife.date](https://endoflife.date) (MIT).

MIT