diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yaml
index 1729fe86..7c7ae761 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Performance regression check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       # Run benchmark with `go test -bench` and stores the output to a file
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make BENCH_OUTPUT=ci-cd run-bench
       # Download previous benchmark result from cache (if exists)
       - name: Download previous benchmark data
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ./cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-benchmark
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index be6ce3d3..868a7975 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ jobs:
           - 9090:8080
     steps:
       - name: Install go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Check out source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Cache go dependencies
         id: cache-go-dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         arch: [amd64, arm64]
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Log in to GitHub Docker Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
@@ -306,13 +306,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Update Helm Chart
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: main
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
       - name: Checkout project-zot/helm-charts
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: project-zot/helm-charts
           ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloc.yml b/.github/workflows/cloc.yml
index 24149412..1d011566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloc.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Check out source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cluster.yaml b/.github/workflows/cluster.yaml
index 663ddf22..6ec05505 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cluster.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     #       - /tmp/data:/data
     #     options: --name=minio --health-cmd "curl http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
   
       # Download previous benchmark result from cache (if exists)
       - name: Download previous benchmark data
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ./cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-benchmark-stateless-cluster
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 4700bb8e..65a4c1c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Install go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
         go-version: 1.18.x
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dco.yml b/.github/workflows/dco.yml
index cfec6e55..37b4ece6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dco.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dco.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python 3.x
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Check DCO
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ecosystem-tools.yaml b/.github/workflows/ecosystem-tools.yaml
index 295c235f..4cbb2471 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ecosystem-tools.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ecosystem-tools.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Check client tools
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
index 159ee460..cb7023a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: '1.18'
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yaml b/.github/workflows/license.yaml
index a414a7e8..7f886355 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: License Check
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Install go-licenses
diff --git a/.github/workflows/oci-conformance-action.yml b/.github/workflows/oci-conformance-action.yml
index 817af084..2c6a7aa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oci-conformance-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oci-conformance-action.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ jobs:
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
     - name: Install go 1.18
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
         go-version: 1.18.x
     - name: Checkout this PR 
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Start zot server
       run: |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 29187199..6c8e9af6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@a12a3943b4bdde767164f792f33f40b04645d846 # v3.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3 # v3.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index af259c36..c20ae639 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v4
+      - uses: actions/stale@v5
         with:
           stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
           stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 45 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 10 days.'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tls.yaml b/.github/workflows/tls.yaml
index a2c2a526..cf70ed26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tls.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tls.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         arch: [amd64]
     name: TLS check
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Install dependencies