diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml
index 45d5e727..a21f8286 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ jobs:
         language: ['javascript', 'python']
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
     - name: Setup Python
       if: ${{ matrix.language == 'python' }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Build Application using script
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools build
         python -m build
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_update.yml b/.github/workflows/on_update.yml
index ebd5409e..5fd32751 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_update.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
index 1f494767..440cc0c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.11"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         py.test
     - name: Upload coverage JUint report
       if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.12' }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-n-coverage-report
         path: |
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r requirements/test.txt
     - name: Download a coverage artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-n-coverage-report
     - name: Send coverage stats to Coveralls
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Build source and wheel distributions
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ jobs:
         tar -cvf dist.tar dist
     - name: Upload build and wheel distributions files
       if: ${{  matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.12' }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: pre-release-build
         path: dist.tar
@@ -260,15 +260,15 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Download build and wheel distributions files
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: pre-release-build
     - name: Build source and wheel distributions to version ${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
         tar -xvf dist.tar
         twine check --strict dist/*
     - name: Publish distribution to TestPyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.5.1
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.11
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 78c9df8d..38bcad5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Build source and wheel distributions to version ${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m build
         twine check --strict dist/*
     - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.5.1
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.11
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 64703674..94ae5aef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         bash ./bin/docker-compose-test.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source at ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         bash ./bin/docker-compose-it.sh