diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/c-linter.yml
index 3393104b8..6856d1879 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-linter.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   cpp-linter:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ jobs:
           config_file: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.clang-tidy
 
       - name: Archive clang tidy report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: clang-tidy-report
           path: clang-tidy-report.txt
 
       - name: Archive cppcheck report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: cppcheck-report
           path: cppcheck-report.txt
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-ifdefs.yml b/.github/workflows/check-ifdefs.yml
index 555886423..9afa5f016 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-ifdefs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-ifdefs.yml
@@ -14,23 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-
-      - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          # this path is specific to Ubuntu
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+          python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: Run check-ifdefs
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index 031a8eeb5..2aeb59687 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -14,21 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-
-      - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          # this path is specific to Ubuntu
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+          python-version: '3.11'
+          cache: "pip"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install codespell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index c9053b0bc..5dd6c24b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Get the version
         id: get_version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml
index 0fcda7559..884c50540 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Install pandoc and doxygen
@@ -22,18 +22,10 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install pandoc doxygen
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-
-      - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          # this path is specific to Ubuntu
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+          python-version: '3.11'
+          cache: "pip"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install -r ./requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 4286b2bcd..055dbab52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -10,33 +10,17 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install pandoc and doxygen
         run: |
           sudo apt install pandoc doxygen
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
-
-      - name: Upgrade pip
-        run: |
-          # install pip=>20.1 to use "pip cache dir"
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
-        id: pip-cache
-        run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
-
-      - name: Cache dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+          python-version: '3.11'
+          cache: "pip"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: python3 -m pip install -r ./requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gpu_action.yml b/.github/workflows/gpu_action.yml
index 21946cb6d..395441215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gpu_action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gpu_action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   gpu-compilation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reacting_bubble-compare.yml b/.github/workflows/reacting_bubble-compare.yml
index a895a3e58..232f01b95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reacting_bubble-compare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reacting_bubble-compare.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   reacting_bubble-2d:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/Source/param/parse_maestro_params.py b/Source/param/parse_maestro_params.py
index adf35c8c4..587998bcd 100755
--- a/Source/param/parse_maestro_params.py
+++ b/Source/param/parse_maestro_params.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def parse_params(infile, out_directory):
 
         for p in params_nm:
             cq.write(p.get_default_string())
-            cq.write(p.get_query_string("C++"))
+            cq.write(p.get_query_string())
             cq.write("\n")
 
         cq.close()
diff --git a/external/Microphysics b/external/Microphysics
index 9d0655b75..649063a33 160000
--- a/external/Microphysics
+++ b/external/Microphysics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9d0655b75c2d7c0690fe637f8491fa572227a1dc
+Subproject commit 649063a33f1ef83dd9acc457d7a79ceebcf3b60c
diff --git a/external/amrex b/external/amrex
index a068330e6..52393d3fa 160000
--- a/external/amrex
+++ b/external/amrex
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a068330e6c66b5d9a7c6ca0e1c874f318e73f4cc
+Subproject commit 52393d3fafc835fa379f0420aa2de4ccdddf155a