diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-prs.yml
index 4d8d5bb068..5ab05f6a32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-prs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TAGGING_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index 726f80990b..1d8f71ef78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ jobs:
   check-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ jobs:
       needs.check-version.outputs.new_release == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml
index c65e8c8e58..93e1ce9c67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: runner / vale
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: errata-ai/vale-action@reviewdog
         with:
           reporter: github-pr-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 45e37525ac..c4a08e2738 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -20,28 +20,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{inputs.python-version}}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Cache python packages for Linux
         if: inputs.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Cache python packages for Windows
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
       - name: Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index f5befa280c..76bbe15654 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
       - name: Cache python packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-compile.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-compile.yml
index 2b89df2563..0e16e644d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-compile.yml
@@ -16,28 +16,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{inputs.python-version}}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Cache python packages for Linux
         if: inputs.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Cache python packages for Windows
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           make install-test-requirements
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index d8bf3be9f0..e5ee8ab4d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TAGGING_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 8aaac809f4..77c8a53acf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -15,28 +15,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{inputs.python-version}}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Cache python packages for Linux
         if: inputs.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Cache python packages for Windows
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache
           key: ${{inputs.os}}-python-${{inputs.python-version}}
       - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
         if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
             make install-test-requirements
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b569bbc82..9874a0923d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ package: clean install
 	python -m pip install build && python -m build
 
 install-test-requirements:
-# pip==23.2 breaks pip-tools<7.0, and pip-tools>=7.0 does not support Python 3.7
-# pip==23.3 breaks dependency resolution
-	python -m pip install -U "pip>=21.2,<23.2"
+	python -m pip install -U "pip>=21.2"
 	pip install .[test]
 
 install-pre-commit:
diff --git a/features/environment.py b/features/environment.py
index c2254b49a2..26a6090a6e 100644
--- a/features/environment.py
+++ b/features/environment.py
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ def _setup_minimal_env(context):
                 "pip",
                 "install",
                 "-U",
-                # pip==23.2 breaks pip-tools<7.0, and pip-tools>=7.0 does not support Python 3.7
-                # pip==23.3 breaks dependency resolution
-                "pip>=21.2,<23.2",
+                "pip>=21.2",
             ],
             env=context.env,
         )