diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml
index c58d612..dd45f76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
         description: "Optional input to set the version of Node.js used to build the project. The input syntax corresponds to the setup-node's one"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "16.x"
+        default: "20.x"
       node-caching:
         description: "Optional input to set up caching for the setup-node action. The input syntax corresponds to the setup-node's one. Set to an empty string if caching isn't needed"
         required: false
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ jobs:
         operating-systems: ${{fromJson(inputs.operating-systems)}}
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup Node.js ${{inputs.node-version}}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{inputs.node-version}}
         cache: ${{inputs.node-caching}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index c54d6ea..27221af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
         description: "Optional input to set the version of Node.js used to build a project. The input syntax corresponds to the setup-node's one"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "16.x"
+        default: "20.x"
       node-caching:
         description: "Optional input to set up caching for the setup-node action. The input syntax corresponds to the setup-node's one. Set to an empty string if caching isn't needed"
         required: false
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Node.js ${{inputs.node-version}}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{inputs.node-version}}
           cache: ${{inputs.node-caching}}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       # If inners of the dist directory were different than expected, upload the expected version as an artifact
       - name: Upload artifact
         if: ${{failure() && steps.diff.conclusion == 'failure'}}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: dist
-          path: ${{inputs.dist-path}}
\ No newline at end of file
+          path: ${{inputs.dist-path}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 923dadb..923512c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/licensed.yml b/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
index 6f182d4..887a741 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-config-files.yml b/.github/workflows/update-config-files.yml
index 16101ac..2feb324 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-config-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-config-files.yml
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{github.repository}} repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: "${{inputs.base-pr-branch}}"
           path: "target"
 
       - name: Checkout actions/reusable-workflows repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: "actions/reusable-workflows"
           ref: "main"
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Node.js
         if: ${{ steps.successful-update.outputs.STATUS == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 20
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: ${{ steps.successful-update.outputs.STATUS == 'true' }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e724d2..a3449f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,4 +90,3 @@ See [CODEOWNERS](./CODEOWNERS).
 ## Support
 
 See [SUPPORT.md](./SUPPORT.md).
-