diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2859011d..c17c0b73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: Test on Push
-
-on:
   # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request,
   # but only for the main branch
+on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -14,41 +13,47 @@ jobs:
   test_Ubuntu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Rust Cache
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2    
-    - name: dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update 
-        sudo apt-get install -y libclang-dev libgtk-3-dev libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libspeechd-dev libxkbcommon-dev libssl-dev
-    - name: Test
-      run: |        
-        cargo test
-        cargo test --features flatpak
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Rust Cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libclang-dev libgtk-3-dev libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libspeechd-dev libxkbcommon-dev libssl-dev
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          components: clippy
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          cargo test
+          cargo test --features flatpak
   test_Windows:
-    runs-on: windows-latest    
+    runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Install latest stable
-      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-      with:
-        toolchain: stable
-    - name: Rust Cache
-      id: rust_cache
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2    
-    - name: Test
-      run: cargo test
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          components: clippy
+      - name: Rust Cache
+        id: rust_cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: Test
+        run: cargo test
  # test_Macos:
- #   runs-on: macos-latest    
+ #   runs-on: macos-latest
  #   steps:
- #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
- #   - name: Install latest stable
- #     uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+ #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+ #   - name: Install Rust toolchain
+ #     uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
  #     with:
  #       toolchain: stable
+ #       components: clippy
  #   - name: Rust Cache
  #     id: rust_cache
- #     uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2    
+ #     uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
  #   - name: Test
  #     run: cargo test
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_on_v_tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release_on_v_tag.yml
index ddc24ec8..5c8c23c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_on_v_tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_on_v_tag.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+# rust-clippy is a tool that runs a bunch of lints to catch common
+# mistakes in your Rust code and help improve your Rust code.
+# More details at https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy
+# and https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/
 name: Create Release Builds
 
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "v.*.*.*" # matches v.1.0.1 etc
+
 jobs:
   once:
     name: Create GitHub release
@@ -11,9 +16,12 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Create a release
         id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -36,26 +44,26 @@ jobs:
           - os: windows-latest
             file: target/release/boilr.exe
             asset_name: windows_BoilR.exe
-            strip: false      
+            strip: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'}}
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update 
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libclang-dev libgtk-3-dev libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libspeechd-dev libxkbcommon-dev libssl-dev binutils
       - name: Rust Cache
         id: rust_cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Build Release Version
-        run: cargo build --release     
+        run: cargo build --release
       - name: Upload Release Asset
         id: upload-release-asset
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ needs.once.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ matrix.file }}
-          asset_name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
-          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+          artifact_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ matrix.file }}
+          artifact_name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
+          artifact_content_type: application/octet-stream
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml
index 340b35b0..f69d8387 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
-# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
-# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
-# documentation.
-# rust-clippy is a tool that runs a bunch of lints to catch common
-# mistakes in your Rust code and help improve your Rust code.
-# More details at https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy
-# and https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/
-
 name: rust-clippy analyze
 
 on:
+  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request,
+  # but only for the main branch
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
   pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+      # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [ "main" ]
   schedule:
     - cron: '16 19 * * 6'
@@ -25,31 +18,28 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
-      actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
+      actions: read
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@16499b5e05bf2e26879000db0c1d13f7e13fa3af #@v1
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
-          profile: minimal
           toolchain: stable
           components: clippy
-          override: true
 
-      - name: Install required cargo
+      - name: Install required cargo tools
         run: cargo install clippy-sarif sarif-fmt
 
       - name: Run rust-clippy
-        run:
-          cargo clippy
-          --all-features
-          --message-format=json | clippy-sarif | tee rust-clippy-results.sarif | sarif-fmt
+        run: |
+          cargo clippy --all-features --message-format=json | clippy-sarif | tee rust-clippy-results.sarif | sarif-fmt
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Upload analysis results to GitHub
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
         with:
           sarif_file: rust-clippy-results.sarif
           wait-for-processing: true