diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 13c4ef0f60..fd51f00fe5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integ-tests-with-security.yml b/.github/workflows/integ-tests-with-security.yml
index 00729baf60..ca83b3c5cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integ-tests-with-security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integ-tests-with-security.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         java: [ 11, 17, 21 ]
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       # using the same image which is used by opensearch-build team to build the OpenSearch Distribution
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/link-checker.yml
index cbc6dbec17..3bbaa686ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-checker.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: lychee Link Checker
         id: lychee
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 8adf7ae52c..0477ff7265 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: 11
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1.7.0
         with:
           role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_SNAPSHOTS_ROLE }}