Promote development to main (branch strategy + tip sync) - #8

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/cache/restore@v4, actions/cache/save@v4, actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/