HalloweenV2 - #2220

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@v2, actions/github-script@v7, actions/setup-python@v2, pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/