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Minor improvements to "Keeping the CodeQL Action up to date" section#3500

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@mbg mbg commented Feb 23, 2026

Follow-up to #3499 with some minor improvements.

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@github-actions github-actions bot added the size/XS Should be very easy to review label Feb 23, 2026
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Pull request overview

This PR makes minor improvements to the "Keeping the CodeQL Action up to date" section in the README, following up on PR #3499. The changes clarify that the guidance applies to advanced setups, update the example version tag to the current latest (v4), and improve the wording for better clarity.

Changes:

  • Updated section title to explicitly mention "advanced setups"
  • Changed example major version tag from v3 to v4 to reflect the current latest version
  • Improved wording from "controlled by" to "enabled by" and "pinned versions" to "old versions" for better clarity

@mbg mbg merged commit a754a57 into main Feb 23, 2026
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@mbg mbg deleted the mbg/fixup/version-pinning branch February 23, 2026 14:19
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