diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
index c99a5fb83..2e18a8f4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run format.sh and print changes
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
index bb75a0f41..8d768e8db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
             bazel_args: "--xcode_version_config=//.github:host_xcodes"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: 21
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml
index 36b0fa8b4..43f8af4d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
             name: windows
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: 21
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: build_release
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download individual jars
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           pattern: jazzer_tmp_*
           merge-multiple: true
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ jobs:
       name: Deploy
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: 8
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "build --//deploy:jazzer_version=${TAG#v}" >> .bazelrc
 
       - name: Download merged jar
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: jazzer
           path: _tmp/
@@ -141,24 +141,24 @@ jobs:
 
   create_release:
     needs: build_release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     permissions:
       contents: write # for creating releases
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download individual tar.gzs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           pattern: jazzer_releases_*
           merge-multiple: true
           path: _releases/
 
       - name: create release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@e7a8f85e1c67a31e6ed99a94b41bd0b71bbee6b8 # v2.0.9
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@6da8fa9354ddfdc4aeace5fc48d7f679b5214090 # v2.4.1
         with:
           generate_release_notes: true
           draft: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d4f014a95..bb090005d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Build documentation
         run: |
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout docs
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: 'CodeIntelligenceTesting/jazzer-docs'
           ssh-key: "${{ secrets.JAZZER_DOCS_SSH_KEY_PRIVATE }}"
 
       - name: Download jar
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: jazzer_docs_jars
           path: .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-all-tests-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/run-all-tests-pr.yml
index 42db10cde..4dabe4d68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-all-tests-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-all-tests-pr.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
             arch: "windows"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: 21