diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
index 4acfbc302..a8ef55db5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up QEMU
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ jobs:
   charts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Package charts
       run: make helm-generate
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: charts
         path: charts/*.tgz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml
index d46f50509..33ebf02ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chart-tests.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ jobs:
         - "1.3.0"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 'latest'
 
       - name: Cache go mod
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           kubectl logs -l "release=harbor-redis" --all-containers > /tmp/harbor/redis.log
           ls -l /tmp/harbor
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         with:
           name: harbor_chart
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           kind export logs --name harbor /tmp/logs
           ls -l /tmp/logs
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         with:
           name: kind_chart
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index c81df1b12..72485c8fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/harbor-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/harbor-e2e-tests.yml
index 490319432..1e92af0e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/harbor-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/harbor-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
         - "standard_stack_fs.yaml"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         version: 'latest'
 
     - name: Cache go mod
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
         kubectl -n cluster-sample-ns logs -l "app.kubernetes.io/component=redis" --all-containers > /tmp/harbor/redis.log
         ls -l /tmp/harbor
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       with:
         name: harbor_v${{ matrix.k8sVersion }}_v${{ matrix.certManager }}_${{ matrix.samples }}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
         kind export logs --name harbor /tmp/logs
         ls -l /tmp/logs
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       with:
         name: kind_v${{ matrix.k8sVersion }}_v${{ matrix.certManager }}_${{ matrix.samples }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 77fbc6023..f4d5b95e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
   goreleaser:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - # required for the changelog to work correctly
       run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
     - name: prepare changelog
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ jobs:
   docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7466a8611..8a2350bdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build docker image
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: |
         docker buildx create --use
         make docker-build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: 'dockerfile: lint'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make docker-lint
 
   # Golang tests
@@ -37,30 +37,30 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: 'golang: lint'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make go-lint
 
   go-dependencies:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Dependencies are up to date
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make go-dependencies-test
 
   check-generated-files:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Generated files are up to date
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make generated-diff-test
 
   go-tests:
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ jobs:
       IMAGE_SOURCE_REPOSITORY: ghcr.io/goharbor
       dockerImage: harbor-operator:dev_test
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Cache go mod
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           kind export logs --name harbor /tmp/logs
           ls -l /tmp/logs
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         with:
           name: kind_go-tests
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: 'kubernetes_resources: ./config/crd'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make manifests
     - uses: azure/k8s-bake@v1
       with:
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: 'kubernetes_resources: ./config/rbac'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.18
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make manifests
     - uses: azure/k8s-bake@v1
       with:
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
         - harborcluster-standard
         - harborcluster-fullstack
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: azure/k8s-bake@v1
       with:
         renderEngine: 'kustomize'
@@ -176,5 +176,5 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: 'documentation: lint'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: make md-lint