diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 3566f96..ef4bb17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.3
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira.yml b/.github/workflows/jira.yml
index 5ddf87a..c4f9d9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'snyk-bot' || contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'snyk-fix-')  || contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'snyk-upgrade-')}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.3
       - name: Login into JIRA
         uses: atlassian/gajira-login@master
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fe11a63..8da2a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,22 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3.7.0
         with:
-          node-version: "16.x"
+          node-version: "18.x"
       - name: Installing dependencies
         run: npm install
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build-ts
       - name: Publishing datasync asset store filesystem
-        uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v1
+        id: publish-to-npm
+        uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v2.2.1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      - name: github-release
+        id: github-release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run:  gh release create v${{ steps.publish-to-npm.outputs.version }} --title "Release ${{ steps.publish-to-npm.outputs.version }}" --generate-notes
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml
index f931630..1c735ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ jobs:
   security:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.3
       - name: Horusec Scan
         run: docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v $(pwd):/src horuszup/horusec-cli:latest horusec start -p /src -P $(pwd)
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e8f176..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-name: Secrets Scan
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-jobs:
-  security:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Gittyleaks
-        uses: gupy-io/gittyleaks-action@v0.1
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