diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 5d94b95e3..dfca0f0ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository (non-PR)
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Check out the repository (PR)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'tests/**'
       - name: Generate integration test matrix
         id: generate-matrix
-        uses: actions/github-script@v4
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         env:
           CHANGES: ${{ steps.get-changes.outputs.changes }}
         with:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
       # this is necessary for the `pull_request_target` event
       - name: Check out the repository (PR)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
           SNOWFLAKE_TEST_ROLE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_TEST_ROLE }}
         run: tox
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: always()
         with:
           name: logs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
         id: date
         run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H_%M_%S')" #no colons allowed for artifacts
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: always()
         with:
           name: integration_results_${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ matrix.os }}_${{ matrix.adapter }}-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}.csv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ac11d8e3e..c299b263c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         id: date
         run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H_%M_%S')" #no colons allowed for artifacts
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: always()
         with:
           name: unit_results_${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}.csv
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -151,7 +151,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           check-wheel-contents dist/*.whl --ignore W007,W008
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - name: Check if this is an alpha version
+        id: check-is-alpha
+        run: |
+          export is_alpha=0
+          if [[ "$(ls -lh dist/)" == *"a1"* ]]; then export is_alpha=1; fi
+          echo "is_alpha=$is_alpha" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist/
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade wheel
           python -m pip --version
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist/