During August 2025, Darrell Sam upgraded the runtime environment for the actions/runner repository, aligning Node.js runtimes to Node20 and Node24 (LTS) to enhance security, performance, and compatibility. He approached the upgrade with a controlled process, using a single commit and minor version bumps to ensure reproducibility and minimize risk to CI workloads. Darrell focused on environment management and release engineering, applying his expertise in CI/CD and DevOps practices. Working primarily with Shell scripting and Node.js, he addressed dependency drift and improved build stability. The work demonstrated depth in modernizing infrastructure while maintaining reliability and minimizing disruption to existing workflows.