Merge pull request #4210 from github/henrymercer/pin-python-for-older-clis-in-ci

Pin Python 3.13.15 for older CLI versions in the multi-language check

.github/workflows/__multi-language-autodetect.yml

@@ -116,13 +116,14 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           use-all-platform-bundle: 'false'
           setup-kotlin: 'true'
-      - name: Install Python 3.13 for older CLI versions
-        # We need Python 3.13 for older CLI versions because they are not compatible with Python 3.14 or newer.
+      - name: Install Python 3.13.15 for older CLI versions
+        # Older CLI versions don't work with Python 3.13.16 or newer because their Python extractor
+        # imports `importlib._bootstrap._ERR_MSG`, which those Python versions no longer define.
         # See https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/3212
         if: matrix.version != 'nightly-latest' && matrix.version != 'linked'
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
-          python-version: '3.13'
+          python-version: '3.13.15'
 
       - name: Use Xcode 16
         # Only the older CodeQL CLI versions need Xcode 16, and these run on macOS 15.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ See the [releases page](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases) for th
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
 - _Upcoming breaking change_: CodeQL version 2.21.2 and earlier were discontinued on 24 September 2026 alongside GitHub Enterprise Server 3.17, and will be unsupported by the next minor release of the CodeQL Action. Added a deprecation warning for customers using these versions of CodeQL. [#4188](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/4188)
+- Update default CodeQL bundle version to [2.27.2](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/tag/codeql-bundle-v2.27.2). [#4203](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/4203)
 
 ## 4.38.2 - 24 Sept 2026
 

lib/defaults.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "bundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.1",
-  "cliVersion": "2.27.1",
-  "priorBundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.0",
-  "priorCliVersion": "2.27.0"
+  "bundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.2",
+  "cliVersion": "2.27.2",
+  "priorBundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.1",
+  "priorCliVersion": "2.27.1"
 }

lib/entry-points.js

@@ -171723,8 +171723,8 @@ var path6 = __toESM(require("path"));
 var semver4 = __toESM(require_semver2());
 
 // src/defaults.json
-var bundleVersion = "codeql-bundle-v2.27.1";
-var cliVersion = "2.27.1";
+var bundleVersion = "codeql-bundle-v2.27.2";
+var cliVersion = "2.27.2";
 
 // src/overlay/index.ts
 var fs5 = __toESM(require("fs"));

pr-checks/checks/multi-language-autodetect.yml

@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ env:
 installGo: true
 installDotNet: true
 steps:
-  - name: Install Python 3.13 for older CLI versions
-    # We need Python 3.13 for older CLI versions because they are not compatible with Python 3.14 or newer.
+  - name: Install Python 3.13.15 for older CLI versions
+    # Older CLI versions don't work with Python 3.13.16 or newer because their Python extractor
+    # imports `importlib._bootstrap._ERR_MSG`, which those Python versions no longer define.
     # See https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/3212
     if: matrix.version != 'nightly-latest' && matrix.version != 'linked'
     uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
     with:
-      python-version: "3.13"
+      python-version: "3.13.15"
 
   - name: Use Xcode 16
     # Only the older CodeQL CLI versions need Xcode 16, and these run on macOS 15.

src/defaults.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "bundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.1",
-  "cliVersion": "2.27.1",
-  "priorBundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.0",
-  "priorCliVersion": "2.27.0"
+  "bundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.2",
+  "cliVersion": "2.27.2",
+  "priorBundleVersion": "codeql-bundle-v2.27.1",
+  "priorCliVersion": "2.27.1"
 }