Support Node.js 24 to keep this action working

[rdamazio]

Describe the problem

This action will stop working soon - my workflows that use it have started issuing this warning:

Node.js 20 actions are deprecated. The following actions are running on Node.js 20 and may not work as expected: arduino/setup-protoc@c65c819552d16ad3c9b72d9dfd5ba5237b9c906b. Actions will be forced to run with Node.js 24 by default starting June 2nd, 2026. Please check if updated versions of these actions are available that support Node.js 24. To opt into Node.js 24 now, set the FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24=true environment variable on the runner or in your workflow file. Once Node.js 24 becomes the default, you can temporarily opt out by setting ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION=true. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

Probably time to upgrade?

Thanks for maintaining this action!

To reproduce

Run the action on a GitHub project

Expected behavior

It'd use Node.js 24

'arduino/setup-protoc' version

c65c819

Additional context

https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

Issue checklist

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• I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest version
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