diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yaml
index 0786c290c..0fc1ec88b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yaml
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Checkout common repo code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 'project-codeflare/codeflare-common'
           ref: 'main'
           path: 'common'
 
       - name: Set Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: v1.20
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           output-directory: ${CODEFLARE_TEST_OUTPUT_DIR}
 
       - name: Upload logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always() && steps.deploy.outcome == 'success'
         with:
           name: logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mnist-job-test-image.yml b/.github/workflows/mnist-job-test-image.yml
index 768104424..4323bd5dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mnist-job-test-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mnist-job-test-image.yml
@@ -17,17 +17,20 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: v1.20
 
     - name: Login to Quay.io
-      uses: redhat-actions/podman-login@v1
-      with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_ID }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
-        registry: quay.io
+      id: podman-login-quay
+      run: |
+        podman login --username ${{ secrets.QUAY_ID }} --password ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }} quay.io
 
     - name: Image Build and Push
       run: |
         make image-mnist-job-test-push
+
+    - name: Logout from Quay.io
+      if: always() && steps.podman-login-quay.outcome == 'success'
+      run: |
+        podman logout quay.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/olm_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/olm_tests.yaml
index 6889604bb..aa8a3b172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/olm_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/olm_tests.yaml
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ jobs:
       CODEFLARE_TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG: "10m"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # fetching also previous commits to get tags
 
       - name: Checkout common repo code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 'project-codeflare/codeflare-common'
           ref: 'main'
           path: 'common'
 
       - name: Set Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: v1.20
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           output-directory: ${CODEFLARE_TEST_OUTPUT_DIR}
 
       - name: Upload logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always() && steps.deploy.outcome == 'success'
         with:
           name: logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-image.yml b/.github/workflows/operator-image.yml
index 0c155be1d..8c30a8c17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-image.yml
@@ -17,22 +17,25 @@ jobs:
   push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: v1.20
 
     - name: Login to Quay.io
-      uses: redhat-actions/podman-login@v1
-      with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_ID }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
-        registry: quay.io
+      id: podman-login-quay
+      run: |
+        podman login --username ${{ secrets.QUAY_ID }} --password ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }} quay.io
 
     - name: Image Build
       run: |
         make build
         make image-build -e IMG=quay.io/project-codeflare/codeflare-operator:dev
         make image-push -e IMG=quay.io/project-codeflare/codeflare-operator:dev
+
+    - name: Logout from Quay.io
+      if: always() && steps.podman-login-quay.outcome == 'success'
+      run: |
+        podman logout quay.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
index 13c4c7fca..2ca5869c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ jobs:
       volumes:
         - /cache
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: v1.20
 
       - name: Activate cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: /cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum', '.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-and-build.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-and-build.yml
index f04d43d67..9dc290c48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-and-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-and-build.yml
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ jobs:
       PR_BRANCH_NAME: adjustments-release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: v1.20
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Activate cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: /cache
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum', '.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
@@ -108,11 +108,9 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Login to Quay.io
-      uses: redhat-actions/podman-login@v1
-      with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_ID }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
-        registry: quay.io
+      id: podman-login-quay
+      run: |
+        podman login --username ${{ secrets.QUAY_ID }} --password ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }} quay.io
 
     - name: Align go.mod and go.sum dependencies for released components
       run: |
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Commit changes in the code back to repository
       id: create-pr-branch
-      uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+      uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
       with:
         commit_message: Update dependency versions for release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
         file_pattern: 'README.md *.yaml Makefile go.mod go.sum *.env'
@@ -199,3 +197,8 @@ jobs:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODEFLARE_MACHINE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN }}
         OPERATORS_REPO_FORK_ORG: ${{ github.event.inputs.community-operators-prod-fork-organization }}
         OPERATORS_REPO_ORG: ${{ github.event.inputs.community-operators-prod-organization }}
+
+    - name: Logout from Quay.io
+      if: always() && steps.podman-login-quay.outcome == 'success'
+      run: |
+        podman logout quay.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 39ab0ef0f..747cee03d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ jobs:
       volumes:
         - /cache
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: v1.20
 
       - name: Activate cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: /cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum', '.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_generated_files.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_generated_files.yml
index e2fa269cc..9027c1aad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_generated_files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_generated_files.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
   verify-imports:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: v1.20
     - name: Verify that imports are organized
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
   verify-manifests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: v1.20
     - name: Verify that the latest WebhookConfigurations, ClusterRoles, and CustomResourceDefinitions have been generated