
During November 2025, Pavel Maslana modernized the CI/CD infrastructure for the chia-blockchain repository by migrating GitHub Actions workflows from deprecated macOS 13 runners to macOS 15 hosted runners. This update addressed end-of-life concerns and improved build reliability, ensuring smoother contributor onboarding and reducing environment drift. Pavel utilized YAML to define and update the workflows, leveraging his expertise in Continuous Integration and DevOps. The work focused on automating CI processes and aligning platform support with current standards. Although the scope was limited to a single feature, the changes provided tangible improvements in CI reliability and maintainability for the project’s development pipeline.

November 2025 — Chia-Network/chia-blockchain: Key CI/CD modernization delivered. Migrated CI workloads to macOS 15 hosted runners, replacing deprecated macOS 13, via updates to GitHub Actions workflows. Commit: 6fe8e6666f65a5405785707068ba3e6d0a3c6edd. No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: improved CI reliability, faster feedback loops, reduced risk from end-of-life of macOS 13, and smoother contributor onboarding. Technologies/skills demonstrated: CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, macOS hosted runners, workflow modernization, change management.
November 2025 — Chia-Network/chia-blockchain: Key CI/CD modernization delivered. Migrated CI workloads to macOS 15 hosted runners, replacing deprecated macOS 13, via updates to GitHub Actions workflows. Commit: 6fe8e6666f65a5405785707068ba3e6d0a3c6edd. No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: improved CI reliability, faster feedback loops, reduced risk from end-of-life of macOS 13, and smoother contributor onboarding. Technologies/skills demonstrated: CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, macOS hosted runners, workflow modernization, change management.
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