diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index c75ccf9..8f24286 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies (docs)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index 4016c3d..bae1b79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   linting:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.9']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mini_build.yml b/.github/workflows/mini_build.yml
index 5c95032..0477215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mini_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mini_build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Build qtsit
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Create env.yml for python 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.9'
     - name: Install dependencies