fix: harden local workspace persistence - #2

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262, docker/build-push-action@ca052bb54ab0790a636c9b5f226502c73d547a25. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/