Merge 9efb3f33bcbe5e22b5ec6457ebeaa04a7cd6cbdf into 53aa38c736a561b9c17b62df3fe885a17b78ee6d

Add note about when key is rendered
2026-01-13 09:03:06 +08:00 · 2025-01-06 11:56:00 -05:00 · 2023-11-18 13:31:41 -05:00
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@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ A cache key can include any of the contexts, functions, literals, and operators

 For example, using the [`hashFiles`](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/expressions#hashfiles) function allows you to create a new cache when dependencies change.

+> [!NOTE]  
+> The cache key is rendered during the restore stage, so can only depend on file state at that stage.
+
 ```yaml
  - uses: actions/cache@v4
    with:
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Ian Butterworth	c78c232659	Merge 9efb3f33bcbe5e22b5ec6457ebeaa04a7cd6cbdf into 53aa38c736a561b9c17b62df3fe885a17b78ee6d	2025-01-06 11:56:00 -05:00
Ian Butterworth	9efb3f33bc	Add note about when key is rendered	2023-11-18 13:31:41 -05:00