chore: Update Alpine version in README.md

Updated the README to reflect changes in Alpine and Rsync versions, and updated the action versions from v8 to v9.

.github/workflows/ci-validating-linting-testing.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test BATS Suite
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install BATS
       run: |
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate Action Definition
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Validate action.yml
       run: |
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [validate-action, action-structure]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Build Docker image
       run: |
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate Action Structure
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Check required files
       run: |
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint Shell Scripts
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install ShellCheck
       run: |
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [test, validate-action, docker-build, action-structure, lint-shell]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Final integration check
       run: |

.github/workflows/snyk-docker-vulnerability-scan.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Build a Docker image
       run: docker build -t burnett01/rsync-deployments .
     - name: Run Snyk to check Docker image for vulnerabilities

Dockerfile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:3.24.1@sha256:28bd5fe8b56d1bd048e5babf5b10710ebe0bae67db86916198a6eec434943f8b AS base
 
-RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache --upgrade 'rsync>=3.5.0-r0' openssh openssl busybox
+RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache --upgrade rsync openssh openssl busybox
 
 RUN rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 

README.md

@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ Use this action in a CD workflow which leaves deployable code in `GITHUB_WORKSPA
 The base-image of this action is very small and based on **Alpine 3.24.1** (no cache) which results in fast deployments.
 
 Alpine version: [3.24.1](https://www.alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.24.1-released.html)
-Rsync version: [3.5.0-r0](https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS#3.5.0)
+Rsync version: [3.4.3-r1](https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS#3.4.3)
 
-## Current Version: v9 (9.0.1)
+## Current Version: v9 (9.0.0)
 
 ### Release channels:
 
 | Version | Purpose          | Immutable  | 
 | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------ | 
 | ``v9`` (recommended, LTS)  |  latest MAJOR (pointer to 9.MINOR.PATCH) | no |
-| 9.0.1  | latest MAJOR+MINOR+PATCH | yes |
+| 9.0.0  | latest MAJOR+MINOR+PATCH | yes |
 | ``v8`` (ESU)  | previous MAJOR (pointer to 8.MINOR.PATCH) | no |
 | 8.0.5  | previous MAJOR+MINOR+PATCH | yes |
 
@@ -285,12 +285,6 @@ sudo apk add rsync
 
 ## Versions
 
-## Version 9.0.0
-
-Check here: 
-
-- https://github.com/Burnett01/rsync-deployments/tree/9.0.0  (alpine 3.24.1)
-
 ## Version 8.0.5
 
 Check here: 

SECURITY.md

@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ The following versions are currently being supported with security updates:
 
 | Version | Supported          | Rsync version          | Alpine version          | Support Until  |
 | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------ | 
-| (``v9``) 9.0.1  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.5.0-r0 | 3.24.1 | LTS (2028-*) |
-| 9.0.0  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.3-r1 | 3.24.1 | LTS (2028-*) |
+| (``v9``) 9.0.0  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.3-r1 | 3.24.1 | LTS (2028-*) |
 | (``v8``) 8.0.5  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.4 | ESU (Apr, 1st 2027) |
-| 8.0.4  | :warning: DEPRECATED | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.3 | Dec, 6th 2026 |
-| 8.0.3  | :warning: DEPRECATED | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.2 | Dec, 6th 2026 |
-| 8.0.2  | :warning: DEPRECATED | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 | Dec, 6th 2026 |
+| 8.0.4  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.3 | Dec, 6th 2026 |
+| 8.0.3  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.2 | Dec, 6th 2026 |
+| 8.0.2  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 | Dec, 6th 2026 |
 | 8.0.1  | :x: EOL | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 | † Apr, 1st 2026 |
 | 8.0.0  | :x: EOL (due to regression #90) | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 | † Dec, 6th 2025 |
 | 7.1.0  | :x: EOL | >= 3.4.1-r0 | 3.22.1 | † June, 1st 2026 ([deprecation notice](https://github.com/Burnett01/rsync-deployments/discussions/96)) |