diff --git a/.github/workflows/about-files-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/about-files-ci.yml
index b5b80b30c98..68c3b800468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/about-files-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/about-files-ci.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml
index b8b9b869204..c10d409569f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml b/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
index f5f951d9bc0..e09a85be7cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
        pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }} 
 
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
 
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ jobs:
        pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }} 
 
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ jobs:
        pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }} 
 
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ jobs:
        pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python on ${{ matrix.pyver }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }} 
 
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
 
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ jobs:
         pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
 
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ jobs:
        pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
 
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ jobs:
         pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
 
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ jobs:
         pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
 
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@ jobs:
         pyver: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
 
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: 3.8