fix: usage of a deprecated Node.js version in CI

[hamirmahal]

fixes #686.

Motivation

.github/workflows/update_base.yml uses a deprecated Node.js version.

Modification

.github/workflows/update_base.yml no longer uses a deprecated Node.js version

BC-breaking (Optional)

Does the modification introduce changes that break the backward compatibility of the downstream repositories?

No.

Checklist

Before PR:

• Pre-commit or other linting tools are used to fix the potential lint issues.
• Bug fixes are fully covered by unit tests, the case that causes the bug should be added in the unit tests.
• The modification is covered by complete unit tests. If not, please add more unit test to ensure the correctness.
• The documentation has been modified accordingly, like docstring or example tutorials.

After PR:

• If the modification has potential influence on downstream or other related projects, this PR should be tested with those projects.
• CLA has been signed and all committers have signed the CLA in this PR.

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[hamirmahal]

This is the latest major version at the time of this writing.