diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index c79c6e138..23e3c72ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       should_run: ${{ steps.should_run.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: print latest_commit
         run: echo ${{ github.sha }}
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         name: check latest commit is less than a day
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
-        run: test -z $(git rev-list  --after="24 hours"  ${{ github.sha }}) && echo "::set-output name=should_run::false"
+        run: test -z "$(git rev-list  --after='24 hours'  ${{ github.sha }})" && echo "name=should_run::false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   nightly:
     needs: check_date
     if: ${{ needs.check_date.outputs.should_run != 'false' }}
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 572cdb945..4060bfaf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regress.yml b/.github/workflows/regress.yml
index 5d7b86a93..4ff261868 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regress.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   regress-pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
   regress-smoke:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2.0.0
       - name: Get container from cache
         id: cache-sif
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .singularity/image.sif
           key: ${{ hashFiles('container.def', 'bin/.container-tag') }}
       - name: Get gems and node files from cache
         id: cache-bundle-npm
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .home/.gems