diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_release.yml b/.github/workflows/cd_release.yml
index 229c4e282..11d3690e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Set up git user
       run: |
@@ -123,12 +123,9 @@ jobs:
           #   arch: x86_64
           #   py_minors: 7,8,9,10
 
-    env:
-      CI_PIP_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/pip-cache-${{ matrix.system_type[0] }}${{ matrix.system_type[1] }}_${{ matrix.arch }}
-
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     # This step is necessary because while this is done in the job above,
     # this job runs with the original commit SHA and does not have this change.
@@ -140,18 +137,10 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash  # Enforce bash shell to make `sed` work also on Windows
 
     - name: Set up Python 3
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
 
-    - name: Setup cache (for linux builds)
-      if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ${{ env.CI_PIP_CACHE_DIR }}
-        key: pip-cache-${{ matrix.system_type[0] }}${{ matrix.system_type[1] }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-        restore-keys: pip-cache-${{ matrix.system_type[0] }}${{ matrix.system_type[1] }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-
-
     - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
       if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
       uses: docker/login-action@v1
@@ -178,12 +167,8 @@ jobs:
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ env.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}/sintef/dlite-python-musllinux_1_1_x86_64:latest
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_I686_IMAGE: ${{ env.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}/sintef/dlite-python-musllinux_1_1_i686:latest
 
-    - name: Fix cache dir owner
-      if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-      run: sudo chown -R $USER ${{ env.CI_PIP_CACHE_DIR }}
-
     - name: Store wheels for publishing
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: wheels
         path: wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -195,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     # This step is necessary because while this is done in the job above,
     # this job runs with the original commit SHA and does not have this change.
@@ -206,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
       run: sed -i -E -e "s|^ +VERSION +[0-9.]+$|  VERSION ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}|" CMakeLists.txt
 
     - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -225,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
       run: python -m build --no-isolation --sdist python
 
     - name: Store sdist for publishing
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: sdist
         path: python/dist/*
@@ -237,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Retrieve wheels and sdist
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       with:
         path: dist
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_build_wheels.yml
index a25500faf..f65c81648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_build_wheels.yml
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ jobs:
           #   py_minors: 7,10
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index 66f72a87a..793aba059 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Update submodules
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_builds_weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/container_builds_weekly.yml
index c81747b93..e5fa0ad67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_builds_weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_builds_weekly.yml
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Setup Docker buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
 
       - name: Setup cache
         if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || fromJSON(github.event.inputs.use_cache)
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: .buildx-cache-${{ matrix.system }}${{ matrix.type }}_${{ matrix.arch }}
           key: buildx-cache-${{ matrix.system }}${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml b/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml
index 8af7b4afa..917b02d2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # token provided by actions
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Update submodules
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index a669cd337..c2cef33c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Update submodules
       run: |