diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
index 379ffc89d..3b0fe1252 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: dev
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20.1'
+          go-version: '1.22'
       - name: Go Version
         run: go version
       - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '20'
       - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.11'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Cache Go modules
         uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m venv .venv
           source .venv/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pytest py pytest-cov pytest-clarity
-          pytest "cla/tests" -p no:warnings || true
+          pytest "cla/tests" -p no:warnings
         env:
           PLATFORM_GATEWAY_URL: https://api-gw.dev.platform.linuxfoundation.org
           AUTH0_PLATFORM_URL: https://linuxfoundation-dev.auth0.com/oauth/token
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Go Setup
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
-        run: |
-          make clean setup
+        run: make clean setup
 
       - name: Go Dependencies
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
@@ -96,8 +95,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Go Swagger Generate
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
-        run: |
-          make swagger
+        run: make swagger
 
       - name: Go Build
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
@@ -106,8 +104,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Go Test
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
-        run: |
-          make test
+        run: make test
 
       - name: Go Lint
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index e104dfcab..4f0dd5cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m venv .venv
           source .venv/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pytest py pytest-cov pytest-clarity
-          pytest "cla/tests" -p no:warnings || true
+          pytest "cla/tests" -p no:warnings
         env:
           PLATFORM_GATEWAY_URL: https://api-gw.dev.platform.linuxfoundation.org
           AUTH0_PLATFORM_URL: https://linuxfoundation-dev.auth0.com/oauth/token
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Go Test
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
-        run: |
-          make test
+        run: make test
 
       - name: Go Lint
         working-directory: cla-backend-go
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ jobs:
           cp ../cla-backend-go/bin/zipbuilder-lambda bin/
           cp ../cla-backend-go/bin/gitlab-repository-check-lambda bin/
 
-
       - name: EasyCLA v1 Deployment us-east-1
         working-directory: cla-backend
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index 35d535151..8b32b2b05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -24,22 +24,21 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: prod
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20.1'
-          check-latest: true
+          go-version: '1.22'
       - name: Go Version
         run: go version
       - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '20'
       - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.11'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
@@ -67,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Python Setup
         working-directory: cla-backend
         run: |
+          python -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ ! -f serverless.yml ]]; then echo "Missing serverless.yml file. Exiting..."; exit 1; fi
           if [[ ! -f serverless-authorizer.yml ]]; then echo "Missing serverless-authorizer.yml file. Exiting..."; exit 1; fi
           yarn sls deploy --force --stage ${STAGE} --region us-east-1 --verbose
+
       - name: EasyCLA v1 Service Check
         run: |
           sudo apt install curl jq -y