GitHub Actions: Public beta of macOS 12 for GitHub-hosted runners is now available

The macOS 12 Actions runner image public beta is now available. Start using GitHub Actions to build and publish apps for the Apple ecosystem with the latest version of Xcode (13.3) by updating your jobs to include runs-on: macos-12

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: macos-12
     steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Build
        run: swift build
      - name: Run tests
        run: swift test

The macOS 12 Actions runner image has different tools and tool versions than macOS 11. See the full list of changed software.

If you spot any issues with your workflows when using the image, please let us know by creating an issue in the virtual-environments repository.

While the runner image is in beta, you may experience longer queue times during peak usage hours. Follow the public roadmap for information on general availability of this image.