diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 319380d4a0..f3a05ac498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   backport:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: Backport
     steps:
       - name: Backport Bot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 9d4152bc6e..bbd1d5f0b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build:
 
@@ -13,12 +17,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: 11
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Maven repository caching
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: gwc-integration-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 87b4d7ba80..6e83cc398b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Linux GitHub CI
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   MAVEN_OPTS: -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=120 -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=3 -Xmx512m -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss,SSS
 
@@ -9,13 +13,14 @@ jobs:
   openjdk11:
     runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: 11
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Maven repository caching
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: gwc-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -30,13 +35,14 @@ jobs:
   openjdk17:
     runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: 17
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Maven repository caching
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: gwc-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -51,13 +57,14 @@ jobs:
   QA:
     runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: 11
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Maven repository caching
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: gwc-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 48f1352cb5..2043e3f59e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@ name: Mac OS CI
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: [macos-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: 11
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Maven repository caching
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: gs-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index fe62c9dd72..e586d4a01c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@ name: Windows GitHub CI
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: [windows-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: 11
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Maven repository caching
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: gwc-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}