diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-pages.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs-pages.yaml
index 5dec65e446e..1f53ac53c5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-pages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-pages.yaml
@@ -25,21 +25,28 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
+
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+
       - name: Set up env
         run: make -C docs setupenv
+
       - name: Build redirects
         run: make -C docs redirects
+
       - name: Build docs
         run: make -C docs multiversion
+
       - name: Deploy docs to GitHub Pages
         run: ./docs/_utils/deploy.sh
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs-pr.yaml
index 461dd3ce1d8..d67fa7f0d58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-pr.yaml
@@ -22,15 +22,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
+
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+
       - name: Set up env
         run: make -C docs setupenv
+
       - name: Build docs
         run: make -C docs test
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 732c9ba581b..3fa59b48bf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: '8'
         distribution: 'adopt'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests@v1.yml b/.github/workflows/tests@v1.yml
index 162ed7a75e6..4bdd37794fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests@v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests@v1.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
           distribution: 'adopt'
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
           distribution: 'adopt'
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'adopt'
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn -B test -Dfmt.skip=true -Dclirr.skip=true -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true
 
       - name: Copy test results
-        if: success() || failure()
+        if: failure()
         run: |
           shopt -s globstar
           mkdir unit
           cp --parents ./**/target/*-reports/*.xml unit/
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        if: success() || failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
         with:
           name: test-results
           path: "*/**/target/*-reports/*.xml"
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
@@ -124,16 +124,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'adopt'
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
@@ -148,22 +148,22 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn -B verify -Pshort -Dcassandra.version=${{ matrix.cassandra-version }} -Dfmt.skip=true -Dclirr.skip=true -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true
 
       - name: Copy test results
-        if: success() || failure()
+        if: failure()
         run: |
           shopt -s globstar
           mkdir cassandra-${{ matrix.cassandra-version }}
           cp --parents ./**/target/*-reports/*.xml cassandra-${{ matrix.cassandra-version }}/
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        if: success() || failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
         with:
           name: test-results
           path: "*/**/target/*-reports/*.xml"
 
       - name: Upload CCM logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
         with:
           name: ccm-logs-cassandra-${{ matrix.cassandra-version }}
           path: /tmp/*-0/ccm*/node*/logs/*
@@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'adopt'
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
@@ -206,22 +206,22 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn -B verify -Pshort -Dscylla.version=${{ matrix.scylla-version }} -Dfmt.skip=true -Dclirr.skip=true -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true
 
       - name: Copy test results
-        if: success() || failure()
+        if: failure()
         run: |
           shopt -s globstar
           mkdir scylla-${{ matrix.scylla-version }}
           cp --parents ./**/target/*-reports/*.xml scylla-${{ matrix.scylla-version }}/
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        if: success() || failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
         with:
-          name: test-results
+          name: test-results-${{ matrix.scylla-version }}
           path: "*/**/target/*-reports/*.xml"
 
       - name: Upload CCM logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
         with:
           name: ccm-logs-scylla-${{ matrix.scylla-version }}
           path: /tmp/*-0/ccm*/node*/logs/*