diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 8783952ca9..ce2e1dea72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_Linux_distributions.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_Linux_distributions.yml
index 7bb39f58fc..45baa71fdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_Linux_distributions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_Linux_distributions.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         echo $distro_id
         if [[ "$distro_id" == "opensuse-tumbleweed" ]]; then zypper --non-interactive install tar gzip; fi
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: install dependencies
       run: ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
     - name: build and compile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_fuzz.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_fuzz.yml
index ee355b2769..c6aebd4c6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_fuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_fuzz.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: install dependencies
       run: sudo ./ci/install_dependencies.sh
     - name: build and compile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml
index 66fd752627..6cff6453a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         shared_libraries: [ON, OFF]
         
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml
index d75973094b..162500d4d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
           # Trying to deal with warning: ->  Issue detecting commit SHA. Please run actions/checkout with fetch-depth > 1 or set to 0
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
index a377866c36..6d14aac1c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         shared_libraries: [ON, OFF]
         
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml
index 6de2a0338b..c3895b93dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         platform: [ x64, x86 ]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Visual Studio shell
         uses: egor-tensin/vs-shell@v2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 1.10.0
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
           python-version: 3.7
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: msys2 {0}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up MSYS2
         uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
       # Make sure we don't check out scripts using Windows CRLF line endings
       - run: git config --global core.autocrlf input
         shell: pwsh
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Cygwin
         uses: egor-tensin/setup-cygwin@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml b/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
index 28b79e2f06..779247eff8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Setup Ninja
         uses: ashutoshvarma/setup-ninja@master
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           arch: x64
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml b/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml
index 6a051d722f..71b9a7f0e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d695656026..d76a4941a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Build Linux Release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build . --target package
           tree -L 3
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: exiv2-linux64
           path: ./build/exiv2-*.tar.gz
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Build macOS Release'
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build . --target package
           tree -L 3
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: exiv2-macos
           path: ./build/exiv2-*.tar.gz
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Build Windows Release'
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up Visual Studio shell
         uses: egor-tensin/vs-shell@v2
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 1.10.0
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
           python-version: 3.7
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build . --target package
           tree -L 3
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: exiv2-win
           path: ./build/exiv2-*.zip
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cleanup old 0.27-nightly
         if: env.TAG_NAME == '0.27-nightly'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v4
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           script: |
             try{
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ jobs:
               console.log( "Failed with error\n", error);
             }
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       - name: List downloaded files
         run: tree -L 3
 
-      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.8
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with: