diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/community.ts b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/community.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2559bbc3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/community.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+import type { SkipReason, StageName } from '../../../types';
+import { escapeRegExp, regEx } from '../../../util/regex';
+import { GithubReleasesDatasource } from '../../datasource/github-releases';
+import { NpmDatasource } from '../../datasource/npm';
+import { PypiDatasource } from '../../datasource/pypi';
+import * as condaVersioning from '../../versioning/conda';
+import * as npmVersioning from '../../versioning/npm';
+import * as pep440versioning from '../../versioning/pep440';
+import type { PackageDependency } from '../types';
+
+function matchAction(action: string): z.Schema {
+  return z
+    .string()
+    .regex(regEx(`(?:https?://[^/]+/)?${escapeRegExp(action)}(?:@.+)?$`));
+}
+
+const SetupUVSchema = z
+  .object({
+    // https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv
+    uses: matchAction('astral-sh/setup-uv'),
+    with: z.object({ version: z.string().optional() }),
+  })
+  .transform(({ with: val }): PackageDependency => {
+    let skipStage: StageName | undefined;
+    let skipReason: SkipReason | undefined;
+
+    if (!val.version) {
+      skipStage = 'extract';
+      skipReason = 'unspecified-version';
+    }
+
+    return {
+      datasource: GithubReleasesDatasource.id,
+      depName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+      versioning: npmVersioning.id,
+      packageName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+      ...(skipStage && { skipStage }),
+      ...(skipReason && { skipReason }),
+      currentValue: val.version,
+      depType: 'uses-with',
+    };
+  });
+
+const SetupPnpmSchema = z
+  .object({
+    uses: matchAction('pnpm/action-setup'),
+    with: z.object({
+      version: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
+  })
+  .transform(({ with: val }): PackageDependency => {
+    let skipStage: StageName | undefined;
+    let skipReason: SkipReason | undefined;
+    if (!val.version) {
+      skipStage = 'extract';
+      skipReason = 'unspecified-version';
+    }
+
+    return {
+      datasource: NpmDatasource.id,
+      depName: 'pnpm',
+      versioning: npmVersioning.id,
+      packageName: 'pnpm',
+      ...(skipStage && { skipStage }),
+      ...(skipReason && { skipReason }),
+      currentValue: val.version,
+      depType: 'uses-with',
+    };
+  });
+
+const SetupPDMSchema = z
+  .object({
+    uses: matchAction('pdm-project/setup-pdm'),
+    with: z.object({ version: z.string().optional() }),
+  })
+  .transform(({ with: val }): PackageDependency => {
+    let skipStage: StageName | undefined;
+    let skipReason: SkipReason | undefined;
+    if (!val.version) {
+      skipStage = 'extract';
+      skipReason = 'unspecified-version';
+    }
+
+    return {
+      datasource: PypiDatasource.id,
+      depName: 'pdm',
+      versioning: pep440versioning.id,
+      packageName: 'pdm',
+      currentValue: val.version,
+      ...(skipStage && { skipStage }),
+      ...(skipReason && { skipReason }),
+      depType: 'uses-with',
+    };
+  });
+
+const InstallBinarySchema = z
+  .object({
+    uses: z.union([
+      matchAction('jaxxstorm/action-install-gh-release'),
+      matchAction('sigoden/install-binary'),
+    ]),
+    with: z.object({ repo: z.string(), tag: z.string() }),
+  })
+  .transform(({ with: val }): PackageDependency => {
+    return {
+      datasource: GithubReleasesDatasource.id,
+      depName: val.repo,
+      packageName: val.repo,
+      currentValue: val.tag,
+      depType: 'uses-with',
+    };
+  });
+
+const SetupPixiSchema = z
+  .object({
+    uses: matchAction('prefix-dev/setup-pixi'),
+    with: z.object({ 'pixi-version': z.string() }),
+  })
+  .transform(({ with: val }): PackageDependency => {
+    return {
+      datasource: GithubReleasesDatasource.id,
+      versioning: condaVersioning.id,
+      depName: 'prefix-dev/pixi',
+      packageName: 'prefix-dev/pixi',
+      currentValue: val['pixi-version'],
+      depType: 'uses-with',
+    };
+  });
+
+/**
+ * schema here should match the whole step,
+ * there may be some actions use env as arguments version.
+ *
+ * each type should return `PackageDependency | undefined`
+ */
+export const CommunityActions = z.union([
+  InstallBinarySchema,
+  SetupPDMSchema,
+  SetupPixiSchema,
+  SetupPnpmSchema,
+  SetupUVSchema,
+]);
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.spec.ts
index 982f5ece56..435ed14ff6 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { codeBlock } from 'common-tags';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '../../../config/global';
+import * as yaml from '../../../util/yaml';
 import { extractPackageFile } from '.';
 import { Fixtures } from '~test/fixtures';
 
@@ -852,4 +853,233 @@ describe('modules/manager/github-actions/extract', () => {
       expect(extractPackageFile(yamlContent, 'action.yml')).toBeNull();
     });
   });
+
+  it.each([
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'astral-sh/setup-uv@v5',
+        with: {
+          version: 'latest',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: 'latest',
+          datasource: 'github-releases',
+          depName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        name: 'Pinning a minor version of uv',
+        uses: 'astral-sh/setup-uv@v5',
+        with: {
+          version: '0.4.x',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: '0.4.x',
+          datasource: 'github-releases',
+          depName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        name: 'Pinning a minor version of uv',
+        uses: 'https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv@v5',
+        with: {
+          version: '0.4.x',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: '0.4.x',
+          datasource: 'github-releases',
+          depName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv@v5',
+        with: {},
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          datasource: 'github-releases',
+          depName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          skipStage: 'extract',
+          skipReason: 'unspecified-version',
+          packageName: 'astral-sh/uv',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'pnpm/action-setup@v4',
+        with: {
+          version: 'latest',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: 'latest',
+          datasource: 'npm',
+          depName: 'pnpm',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'pnpm',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'pnpm/action-setup@v4',
+        with: {},
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          skipStage: 'extract',
+          skipReason: 'unspecified-version',
+          datasource: 'npm',
+          depName: 'pnpm',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'pnpm',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        name: 'Install gotestsum',
+        uses: 'jaxxstorm/action-install-gh-release@v1.10.0',
+        with: {
+          repo: 'gotestyourself/gotestsum',
+          tag: 'v1.12.1',
+          platform: 'linux',
+          arch: 'amd64',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: 'v1.12.1',
+          datasource: 'github-releases',
+          depName: 'gotestyourself/gotestsum',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'gotestyourself/gotestsum',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'pnpm/action-setup@v4',
+        with: {
+          version: 10,
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: '10',
+          datasource: 'npm',
+          depName: 'pnpm',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'pnpm',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'pnpm/action-setup@v4',
+        with: {
+          version: '10.x',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: '10.x',
+          datasource: 'npm',
+          depName: 'pnpm',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'pnpm',
+          versioning: 'npm',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4.2',
+        with: {
+          version: '1.2.3',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: '1.2.3',
+          datasource: 'pypi',
+          depName: 'pdm',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'pdm',
+          versioning: 'pep440',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4.2',
+        with: {},
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          skipStage: 'extract',
+          skipReason: 'unspecified-version',
+          datasource: 'pypi',
+          depName: 'pdm',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'pdm',
+          versioning: 'pep440',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      step: {
+        uses: 'prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.3',
+        with: {
+          'pixi-version': 'v0.41.4',
+        },
+      },
+      expected: [
+        {
+          currentValue: 'v0.41.4',
+          datasource: 'github-releases',
+          depName: 'prefix-dev/pixi',
+          depType: 'uses-with',
+          packageName: 'prefix-dev/pixi',
+          versioning: 'conda',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ])('extract from $step.uses', ({ step, expected }) => {
+    const yamlContent = yaml.dump({ jobs: { build: { steps: [step] } } });
+
+    const res = extractPackageFile(yamlContent, 'workflow.yml');
+    expect(res?.deps.filter((pkg) => pkg.depType !== 'action')).toMatchObject(
+      expected,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.ts b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.ts
index f08493c972..0029283cf1 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/extract.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type {
   PackageDependency,
   PackageFileContent,
 } from '../types';
+import { CommunityActions } from './community';
 import type { Steps } from './schema';
 import { WorkflowSchema } from './schema';
 
@@ -188,6 +189,12 @@ function extractSteps(
   deps: PackageDependency<Record<string, any>>[],
 ): void {
   for (const step of steps) {
+    const res = CommunityActions.safeParse(step);
+    if (res.success) {
+      deps.push(res.data);
+      continue;
+    }
+
     for (const [action, versioning] of Object.entries(versionedActions)) {
       const actionName = `actions/setup-${action}`;
       if (step.uses === actionName || step.uses?.startsWith(`${actionName}@`)) {
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/readme.md b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/readme.md
index d6de2b09ad..81224806a0 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/readme.md
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/readme.md
@@ -75,3 +75,14 @@ For example, normally the `^` syntax is not used in `go` or `python`, but it's s
 
 Depending on your use case, you may need to change `versioning` manually.
 If you find a use case which you think Renovate could/should automatically detect and support without manual configuration, please raise a Discussion to suggest it.
+
+### commonly used community actions
+
+Renovate also supports some commonly used community actions:
+
+- `astral-sh/setup-uv`
+- `pnpm/action-setup`
+- `pdm-project/setup-pdm`
+- `jaxxstorm/action-install-gh-release`
+- `sigoden/install-binary`
+- `prefix-dev/setup-pixi`
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/schema.ts b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/schema.ts
index 12cbca5d04..fbb33c0d27 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/schema.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/github-actions/schema.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import {
 
 const StepsSchema = z.object({
   uses: z.string(),
-  with: LooseRecord(z.string()),
+  with: LooseRecord(
+    z.union([z.string(), z.number().transform((s) => s.toString())]),
+  ),
 });
 export type Steps = z.infer<typeof StepsSchema>;