diff --git a/.github/workflows/aas-registry-e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/aas-registry-e2e-test.yml
index b97505b4..e6e11843 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aas-registry-e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aas-registry-e2e-test.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           echo mask_edc_bpn=$mask_edc_bpn >> $GITHUB_ENV  
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           EDC_BPN: ${{ env.mask_edc_bpn }}
 
       - name: Upload test report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: aas-registry-e2e-test-report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/build-snapshot.yml
index fa9ef42d..1f118260 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-snapshot.yml
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
index 6dd298ce..845c1b59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       options: --user root
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           gitleaks detect -f sarif -r ./gitleaks-report-registry.sarif --exit-code 0
 
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: gitleaks-report
           path: ./gitleaks-report-registry.sarif
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: gitleaks-report
       - name: Upload SARIF report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-release.yml
index b9ba236f..ec10da47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-release.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-test.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-test.yml
index b3390e49..9f798c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-test.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
 
       - name: Upload test report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: aas-registry-e2e-test-report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hotfix-helm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/hotfix-helm-release.yml
index 3c20c6ae..7682687e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hotfix-helm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hotfix-helm-release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml b/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml
index 2bace0fc..60058715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions: 
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kics.yml b/.github/workflows/kics.yml
index 443da38c..5f761cdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kics.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: KICS scan
         uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
index 096abc86..0263e68a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout if workflow_dispatch
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
       - name: setup-java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-image-registry.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-image-registry.yml
index ec27a800..5b4b6321 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-image-registry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-image-registry.yml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout if push
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout if workflow_dispatch
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
       - name: setup-java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 345e401f..3f099a03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions: 
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
index b8ad811b..cf891fa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/veracode.yaml b/.github/workflows/veracode.yaml
index ce97c265..c49e4718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/veracode.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/veracode.yaml
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: release
       - name: setup-java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17