diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-cygwin.yml
index f864be5b271..4c86e9e13da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-cygwin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-cygwin.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Cygwin
         uses: cygwin/cygwin-install-action@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml
index 04145d72f89..54cc5de399e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up MSYS2
         uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish-docker.yml
index ec392f9da8b..371fc7b5341 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish-docker.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
 
     steps:
+      # we need to stay at v3 for now because Node 20 does not support the older distros
+      # /__e/node20/bin/node: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /__e/node20/bin/node)
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install missing software on ubuntu
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
 
     steps:
+      # we need to stay at v3 for now because Node 20 does not support the older distros
+      # /__e/node20/bin/node: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /__e/node20/bin/node)
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install missing software on ubuntu
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
index 44665850e7d..a66bbca8a85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_SLOPPINESS: pch_defines,time_macros
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_SLOPPINESS: pch_defines,time_macros
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # coreutils contains "g++" (default is "c++") and "nproc"
       - name: Install missing software on macos
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install missing software on ubuntu
         if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04 # run on the latest image only
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml
index cb24c19c0f3..dae58733227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Visual Studio environment
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       PCRE_VERSION: 8.45
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.12.3
         if: matrix.config == 'release'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/asan.yml b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
index 5a8839aa573..c298aa18bcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_SLOPPINESS: pch_defines,time_macros
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildman.yml b/.github/workflows/buildman.yml
index 291e9d6f226..91bfa4c5e0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildman.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildman.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   convert_via_pandoc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - run: |
           mkdir output
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
   manpage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install missing software on ubuntu
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
index 29cf0ecbf67..27857e09af0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       QT_VERSION: 6.7.0
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install missing software
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index d553598cfc8..db578d0b3e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
     - name: Install missing software on ubuntu
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 86a94c6b0c5..540144c2306 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     if: false # ${{ github.repository_owner == 'danmar' }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cppcheck-premium.yml b/.github/workflows/cppcheck-premium.yml
index 20c4fcf65ec..c91128ddf5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cppcheck-premium.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cppcheck-premium.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     # FIXME: enable after update
     if: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download cppcheckpremium
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 305fb1d28fb..5c7d519a55d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Cache uncrustify
         uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/iwyu.yml b/.github/workflows/iwyu.yml
index eb1597f9fb0..a7d2f253667 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/iwyu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/iwyu.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       QT_VERSION: 6.7.0
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install missing software on debian/ubuntu
         if: contains(matrix.image, 'debian')
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       QT_VERSION: 6.7.0
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install missing software
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
index fce13dbf7a0..ced557ae694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       QT_VERSION: 5.15.2
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Visual Studio environment
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scriptcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/scriptcheck.yml
index c2a41cfaa50..44510657b5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scriptcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scriptcheck.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Restore Cppcheck
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: run dmake
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/selfcheck.yml
index 2404cf461b8..9ef696858eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfcheck.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       QT_VERSION: 6.7.0
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install missing software
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tsan.yml b/.github/workflows/tsan.yml
index 88a026f9c87..6471a069c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tsan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tsan.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_SLOPPINESS: pch_defines,time_macros
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml b/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml
index e0f27b4dc4b..d2e7743d558 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_SLOPPINESS: pch_defines,time_macros
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
index dfe9c2dafa4..e74fb387745 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11