diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 81e7a1fc7..c00af2234 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,26 +5,28 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Setup Node.js environment
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2.1.2
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '16.x'
 
       - name: Get yarn cache directory path
         id: yarn-cache-dir-path
-        run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(yarn cache dir)"
+        run: echo "dir=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache yarn cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: cache-yarn-cache
         with:
           path: $\{{ steps.yarn-cache-dir-path.outputs.dir }}
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache node_modules
         id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: node_modules
           key: $\{{ runner.os }}-$\{{ matrix.node-version }}-nodemodules-$\{{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
@@ -61,12 +63,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ -f "Magefile.go" ]
           then
-            echo "::set-output name=has-backend::true"
+            echo "has-backend=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
       - name: Setup Go environment
         if: steps.check-for-backend.outputs.has-backend == 'true'
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: '1.19'
 
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/release.yml b/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 43866429f..a86f6d222 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/github/ci/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,24 +11,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Setup Node.js environment
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2.1.2
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '16.x'
 
       - name: Setup Go environment
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       - name: Get yarn cache directory path
         id: yarn-cache-dir-path
-        run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(yarn cache dir)"
+        run: echo "dir=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache yarn cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: cache-yarn-cache
         with:
           path: $\{{ steps.yarn-cache-dir-path.outputs.dir }}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache node_modules
         id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: node_modules
           key: $\{{ runner.os }}-$\{{ matrix.node-version }}-nodemodules-$\{{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ -f "Magefile.go" ]
           then
-            echo "::set-output name=has-backend::true"
+            echo "has-backend=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
       - name: Test backend
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ jobs:
           export GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ID}-${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_VERSION}.zip
           export GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_CHECKSUM=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT}.md5
 
-          echo "::set-output name=plugin-id::${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ID}"
-          echo "::set-output name=plugin-version::${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_VERSION}"
-          echo "::set-output name=plugin-type::${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_TYPE}"
-          echo "::set-output name=archive::${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT}"
-          echo "::set-output name=archive-checksum::${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_CHECKSUM}"
+          echo "plugin-id=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ID}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "plugin-version=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "plugin-type=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_TYPE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "archive=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "archive-checksum=${GRAFANA_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_CHECKSUM}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          echo ::set-output name=github-tag::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
+          echo "github-tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Read changelog
         id: changelog
         run: |
           awk '/^## / {s++} s == 1 {print}' CHANGELOG.md > release_notes.md
-          echo "::set-output name=path::release_notes.md"
+          echo "path=release_notes.md" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Check package version
         run: if [ "v$\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.plugin-version }}" != "$\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.github-tag }}" ]; then printf "\033[0;31mPlugin version doesn't match tag name\033[0m\n"; exit 1; fi
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
           mv dist $\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.plugin-id }}
           zip $\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive }} $\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.plugin-id }} -r
           md5sum $\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive }} > $\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive-checksum }}
-          echo "::set-output name=checksum::$(cat ./$\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive-checksum }} | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+          echo "checksum=$(cat ./$\{{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive-checksum }} | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Lint plugin
         run: |