Read releases json string with explicit utf-8 encoding - #264

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: emacs-eask/setup-eask@master, jcs090218/setup-emacs-windows@master. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/