diff --git a/.github/workflows/CompatHelper.yml b/.github/workflows/CompatHelper.yml
index 01cec4b..fb9f67c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CompatHelper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CompatHelper.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           COMPATHELPER_PRIV: ${{ secrets.DOCUMENTER_KEY }}
           # COMPATHELPER_PRIV: ${{ secrets.COMPATHELPER_PRIV }}
-        run: julia -e 'using CompatHelper; CompatHelper.main()'
+        run: julia -e 'using CompatHelper; CompatHelper.main()'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-comment.yml
index 66a2507..e873dbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-comment.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   comment:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    #runs-on: self-hosted
     if: >
       ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request' &&
           github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # check if the previous comment exists
       - name: find comment
-        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v2
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v3
         id: fc
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ steps.output-pull-request-number.outputs.body }}
@@ -51,13 +52,13 @@ jobs:
       # create/update comment
       - name: create comment
         if: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id == 0 }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ steps.output-pull-request-number.outputs.body }}
           body: ${{ steps.output-result-markdown.outputs.body }}
       - name: update comment
         if: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id != 0 }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
         with:
           comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
           body: ${{ steps.output-result-markdown.outputs.body }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index aa1040d..34c65be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 name: Performance tracking
-
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+env:
+  PYTHON: ~
+
 jobs:
   performance-tracking:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    #runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       # setup
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-enforcer.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-enforcer.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a2038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-enforcer.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: "Changelog Enforcer"
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    # The specific activity types are listed here to include "labeled" and "unlabeled"
+    # (which are not included by default for the "pull_request" trigger).
+    # This is needed to allow skipping enforcement of the changelog in PRs with specific labels,
+    # as defined in the (optional) "skipLabels" property.
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  # Enforces the update of a changelog file on every pull request 
+  changelog:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: dangoslen/changelog-enforcer@v3
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml
index 0a982e6..9182797 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
     branches: [master, main]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
+env:
+  PYTHON: ~
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Julia ${{ matrix.version }} - t=${{ matrix.threads }} - jet=${{ matrix.jet }} - ${{ matrix.os }} - ${{ matrix.arch }} - ${{ github.event_name }}
@@ -28,22 +30,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        env:
-          cache-name: cache-artifacts
-        with:
-          path: ~/.julia/artifacts
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-test-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Project.toml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-test-${{ env.cache-name }}-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-test-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-
+      - uses: julia-actions/cache@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-runtest@v1
         env:
           JULIA_NUM_THREADS: ${{ matrix.threads }}
           JET_TEST: ${{ matrix.jet }}
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-processcoverage@v1
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
-          file: lcov.info
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+          file: lcov.info
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 51c86a4..7e620a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
     branches: [master, main]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
+env:
+  PYTHON: ~
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Julia ${{ matrix.version }} - t=${{ matrix.threads }} - ${{ matrix.os }} - ${{ matrix.arch }} - ${{ github.event_name }}
@@ -28,24 +30,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        env:
-          cache-name: cache-artifacts
-        with:
-          path: ~/.julia/artifacts
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-test-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Project.toml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-test-${{ env.cache-name }}-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-test-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-
+      - uses: julia-actions/cache@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-runtest@v1
         env:
           JULIA_NUM_THREADS: ${{ matrix.threads }}
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-processcoverage@v1
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           file: lcov.info
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
   docs:
     name: Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -54,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v1
         with:
           version: '1'
+      - uses: julia-actions/cache@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-docdeploy@v1
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml
index 6dfc237..b12c844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
     branches: [master, main]
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
+env:
+  PYTHON: ~
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -22,5 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: cjdoris/julia-downgrade-compat-action@v1
         with:
           skip: Pkg,TOML,InteractiveUtils,Random,LinearAlgebra
+      - uses: julia-actions/cache@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-runtest@v1
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/invalidations.yml b/.github/workflows/invalidations.yml
index 7e0aefe..e6aade0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/invalidations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/invalidations.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         version: '1'
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: julia-actions/cache@v1
     - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
     - uses: julia-actions/julia-invalidations@v1
       id: invs_pr