diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-upstream-merge-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic-upstream-merge-pr.yml
index 228834a4f4c..da3cd16e893 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-upstream-merge-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-upstream-merge-pr.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Merge upstream repo
-        uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/test-upstream-merge@v3
+        uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/test-upstream-merge@v6
         with:
           target-repo: Cardinal-Cryptography/azero-dev
           target-branch: alephzero
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-aleph-wallet-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push-aleph-wallet-image.yml
index 54df84bb48c..976c7155af7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push-aleph-wallet-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push-aleph-wallet-image.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: GIT | Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: GIT | Get branch info & current commit sha.
         id: vars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=sha_short::$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@13d241b293754004c80624b5567555c4a39ffbe3
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_MAINNET_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_MAINNET_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ env.RELEASE_IMAGE }}
 
       - name: GIT | Checkout aleph-apps repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: Cardinal-Cryptography/aleph-apps
           token: ${{ secrets.CI_GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml b/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml
index bfbfa93167f..05c694779a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'polkadot-js/apps'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-mainnet-aleph-wallet.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-mainnet-aleph-wallet.yml
index 096fa2a9c4c..387ffcc5a2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-mainnet-aleph-wallet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-mainnet-aleph-wallet.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: GIT | Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: GIT | Get branch info & current commit sha.
         id: vars
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=sha_short::$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@13d241b293754004c80624b5567555c4a39ffbe3
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_MAINNET_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_MAINNET_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-testnet-aleph-wallet.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-testnet-aleph-wallet.yml
index 5aadf476cf2..e95405e139e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-testnet-aleph-wallet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-testnet-aleph-wallet.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: GIT | Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: GIT | Get branch info & current commit sha.
         id: vars
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=sha_short::$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@13d241b293754004c80624b5567555c4a39ffbe3
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_MAINNET_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_MAINNET_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: GIT | Checkout aleph-apps repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: testnet
           repository: Cardinal-Cryptography/aleph-apps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
index 81d907cea7e..3f392e6d9f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
         step: ['lint', 'test', 'build:code', 'build:i18n', 'build:electron']
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: ${{ matrix.step }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-master.yml b/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
index bbd3ae9cd03..4516f359d50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ jobs:
         step: ['build:release:www']
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: ${{ matrix.step }}
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
     if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[CI Skip] release/stable')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: docker
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ jobs:
         os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: Prepare for app notarization (macOS)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/test-nightly.yml
index d76dba7af0f..01caaeaeac1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-nightly.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ matrix.step }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: ${{ matrix.step }}
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 932b2b01d71..f203ab89b79 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.15
+20.13.1