Accept alphanumeric sections in the course-instructor form - #1966

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: garg3133/welcome-new-contributors@v1.1. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/