diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_master.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_master.yml
index 10db6b769b..9593027a8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_master.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   axivion:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
       - name : Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Trigger pipeline
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_build_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release_build_publish.yml
index 34c74581eb..a7b3b9f67d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_build_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_build_publish.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-18.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
     steps:
       - name: Install iceoryx dependencies
         run: |
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y plantuml texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-extra texlive-latex-recommended texlive-fonts-recommended
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ReleaseTag }}
         env:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tools/iceoryx_build_test.sh clean dds-gateway package
 
       - name: Upload release artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release_artifacts
           path: ./build_package/iceoryx*.deb
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download release artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release_artifacts
 
       - name: Create Release
         id: create_release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with: