diff --git a/dist/post_run/index.js b/dist/post_run/index.js
index 5cf3b28..6494ade 100644
--- a/dist/post_run/index.js
+++ b/dist/post_run/index.js
@@ -5808,6 +5808,10 @@ function checkBypass(reqUrl) {
     if (!reqUrl.hostname) {
         return false;
     }
+    const reqHost = reqUrl.hostname;
+    if (isLoopbackAddress(reqHost)) {
+        return true;
+    }
     const noProxy = process.env['no_proxy'] || process.env['NO_PROXY'] || '';
     if (!noProxy) {
         return false;
@@ -5833,13 +5837,24 @@ function checkBypass(reqUrl) {
         .split(',')
         .map(x => x.trim().toUpperCase())
         .filter(x => x)) {
-        if (upperReqHosts.some(x => x === upperNoProxyItem)) {
+        if (upperNoProxyItem === '*' ||
+            upperReqHosts.some(x => x === upperNoProxyItem ||
+                x.endsWith(`.${upperNoProxyItem}`) ||
+                (upperNoProxyItem.startsWith('.') &&
+                    x.endsWith(`${upperNoProxyItem}`)))) {
             return true;
         }
     }
     return false;
 }
 exports.checkBypass = checkBypass;
+function isLoopbackAddress(host) {
+    const hostLower = host.toLowerCase();
+    return (hostLower === 'localhost' ||
+        hostLower.startsWith('127.') ||
+        hostLower.startsWith('[::1]') ||
+        hostLower.startsWith('[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]'));
+}
 //# sourceMappingURL=proxy.js.map
 
 /***/ }),
diff --git a/dist/run/index.js b/dist/run/index.js
index c3f7493..3ac0c2e 100644
--- a/dist/run/index.js
+++ b/dist/run/index.js
@@ -5808,6 +5808,10 @@ function checkBypass(reqUrl) {
     if (!reqUrl.hostname) {
         return false;
     }
+    const reqHost = reqUrl.hostname;
+    if (isLoopbackAddress(reqHost)) {
+        return true;
+    }
     const noProxy = process.env['no_proxy'] || process.env['NO_PROXY'] || '';
     if (!noProxy) {
         return false;
@@ -5833,13 +5837,24 @@ function checkBypass(reqUrl) {
         .split(',')
         .map(x => x.trim().toUpperCase())
         .filter(x => x)) {
-        if (upperReqHosts.some(x => x === upperNoProxyItem)) {
+        if (upperNoProxyItem === '*' ||
+            upperReqHosts.some(x => x === upperNoProxyItem ||
+                x.endsWith(`.${upperNoProxyItem}`) ||
+                (upperNoProxyItem.startsWith('.') &&
+                    x.endsWith(`${upperNoProxyItem}`)))) {
             return true;
         }
     }
     return false;
 }
 exports.checkBypass = checkBypass;
+function isLoopbackAddress(host) {
+    const hostLower = host.toLowerCase();
+    return (hostLower === 'localhost' ||
+        hostLower.startsWith('127.') ||
+        hostLower.startsWith('[::1]') ||
+        hostLower.startsWith('[0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]'));
+}
 //# sourceMappingURL=proxy.js.map
 
 /***/ }),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a0fbef3..802fe6d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
         "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
         "@actions/github": "^5.1.1",
-        "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
+        "@actions/http-client": "^2.1.0",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
         "@types/node": "^18.15.3",
         "@types/semver": "^7.3.13",
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/http-client": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PIXiMVtz6VvyaRsGY268qvj57hXQEpsYogYOu2nrQhlf+XCGmZstmuZBbAybUl1nQGnvS1k1eEsQ69ZoD7xlSw==",
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BonhODnXr3amchh4qkmjPMUO8mFi/zLaaCeCAJZqch8iQqyDnVIkySjB38VHAC8IJ+bnlgfOqlhpyCUZHlQsqw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "tunnel": "^0.0.6"
       }
@@ -3642,9 +3642,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@actions/http-client": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PIXiMVtz6VvyaRsGY268qvj57hXQEpsYogYOu2nrQhlf+XCGmZstmuZBbAybUl1nQGnvS1k1eEsQ69ZoD7xlSw==",
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BonhODnXr3amchh4qkmjPMUO8mFi/zLaaCeCAJZqch8iQqyDnVIkySjB38VHAC8IJ+bnlgfOqlhpyCUZHlQsqw==",
       "requires": {
         "tunnel": "^0.0.6"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d38ebed..19a70a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/github": "^5.1.1",
-    "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
+    "@actions/http-client": "^2.1.0",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
     "@types/node": "^18.15.3",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.13",