diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f7cda9abd8..47dc9747c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # See nx recipe: https://nx.dev/recipes/ci/monorepo-ci-github-actions
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0 # nx recipe
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [18.x]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0 # nx recipe
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [18.x]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0 # nx recipe
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [18.x]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ext.yml b/.github/workflows/ext.yml
index db7cf5dfb7..df88550203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ext.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ext.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [18.x]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 263d604f41..7bf5d7ddc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [18.x]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Shallow clones should be disabled for computing changelog
           fetch-tags: true
diff --git a/scripts/github-action/create-github-release.js b/scripts/github-action/create-github-release.js
index db1503253c..275a0e3d42 100644
--- a/scripts/github-action/create-github-release.js
+++ b/scripts/github-action/create-github-release.js
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ async function getPRsBetweenCommits(github, context, core, lastCommit, currentCo
 
     return prsMerged.search.nodes.map((pr) => ({
       number: `[#${pr.number}](${pr.url})`,
-      title: pr.title,
+      // escape the pipe character in the title to avoid table formatting issues
+      title: pr.title.replace('|', '\\|'),
       url: pr.url,
       files: pr.files.nodes.map((file) => file.path),
       author: `@${pr.author.login}`,
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ function formatChangeLog(prs, tagsContext, context) {
 
   const changelog = `
     # What's New
-    
+
     https://github.com/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/compare/${releaseDiff}
 
     ## Packages Published
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ function formatChangeLog(prs, tagsContext, context) {
     ${formattedPackageTags || 'No packages published'}
 
     ${internalPRS.length > 0 ? formatTable(internalPRS, tableConfig, '## Internal PRs') : ''}
-        
+
     ${externalPRs.length > 0 ? formatTable(externalPRs, tableConfig, '## External PRs') : ''}
     `
   // trim double spaces and return the changelog
@@ -225,8 +226,9 @@ function formatTable(prs, tableConfig, title = '') {
     ${prs.map((pr) => `|${tableConfig.map((config) => pr[config.value]).join('|')}|`).join('\n')}
     `
 }
-
-// Map PRs with affected destinations based on the files changed
+/*
+  * Map PR with affected destinations
+ */
 function mapPRWithAffectedDestinations(pr) {
   let affectedDestinations = []
   if (pr.labels.includes('mode:cloud')) {