[pull] develop from smartcontractkit:develop - #626

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: bufbuild/buf-breaking-action@c57b3d842a5c3f3b454756ef65305a50a587c5ba, bufbuild/buf-setup-action@a47c93e0b1648d5651a065437926377d060baa99. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/