diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 98138539b..cf09ed2d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       #     GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
       #   run: echo -e "$GITHUB_CONTEXT"
       - name: checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # checkout the PR head and not the merge branch at refs/pull/:prNumber/merge
           # see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull-request-event-pull_request
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ jobs:
           # to figure out what version this is. optimizing this is left as a challenge to future committers
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+          with:
+            distribution: temurin  # Added for actions/setup-java v2+ compatibility
         with:
           java-version: 1.8
       - name: create/restore gradle wrapper cache
         # see inspiration here - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle#caching-dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.gradle/wrapper
           key: gradle-wrapper-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
       - name: create/restore gradle cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.gradle/caches
           key: gradle-cache-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
@@ -61,12 +63,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up latest LTS JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+          with:
+            distribution: temurin  # Added for actions/setup-java v2+ compatibility
         with:
           java-version: 11
       - name: Build with Gradle
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yaml b/.github/workflows/push.yaml
index 95f4ff865..e8ec79721 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yaml
@@ -10,22 +10,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # bring in all history because the gradle versions plugin needs to "walk back" to the closest ancestor tag
           # to figure out what version this is. optimizing this is left as a challenge to future committers
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+          with:
+            distribution: temurin  # Added for actions/setup-java v2+ compatibility
         with:
           java-version: 1.8
       - name: create/restore gradle wrapper cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.gradle/wrapper
           key: gradle-wrapper-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
       - name: create/restore gradle cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.gradle/caches
           key: gradle-cache-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index a19e27ed5..2a08282ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         # bring in all history because the gradle versions plugin needs to "walk back" to the closest ancestor tag
         # to figure out what version this is. optimizing this is left as a challenge to future committers
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin  # Added for actions/setup-java v2+ compatibility
       with:
         java-version: 11
     - name: Build with Gradle