diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index fcb6d31cc0c..f5b220d2d90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "=============== list changed files ==============="
         git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD
         
-        echo "::set-output name=run_job::false"
+        echo "run_job=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "========== check paths of changed files =========="
         git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD > files.txt
         while IFS= read -r file
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ jobs:
           echo $file
           if [[ $file == "netreflected/docs/README.md"* ]]; then
             echo "Recreate docs was requested"
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
           if [[ $file == ".github/workflows/docs.yaml"* ]]; then
             echo "Recreate docs was requested"
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
           if [[ $file == "netreflected/src/"* ]]; then
             echo "This file is under the directory 'netreflected/src/'."
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
         echo "This files are not in a source directory no action required"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
     
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           persist-credentials: false
           submodules: 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
index 0b81f558d6e..18749dab759 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "=============== list changed files ==============="
         git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD
         
-        echo "::set-output name=run_job::false"
+        echo "run_job=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "========== check paths of changed files =========="
         git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD > files.txt
         while IFS= read -r file
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ jobs:
           echo $file
           if [[ $file == ".github/workflows/linux.yaml"* ]]; then
             echo "This file is under the directory '.github/workflows/linux.yaml'."
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
           if [[ $file == "netreflected/src/"* ]]; then
             echo "This file is under the directory 'netreflected/src'."
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
           if [[ $file == "netreflected-tests/"* ]]; then
             echo "This file is under the directory 'netreflected-tests/'."
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
         echo "This files are not in a source directory no action required"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
       steps:
         # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
           with: 
             fetch-depth: '1'
 
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ jobs:
 
         # Install .NET SDKs
         - name: Setup .NET Core 3.1
-          uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+          uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
           with:
             dotnet-version: 3.1.x
 
         - name: Setup .NET 6.0
-          uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+          uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
           with:
             dotnet-version: 6.0.x
 
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ jobs:
             dotnet bin/netcoreapp3.1/MASES.JCOReflectorCLI.dll -JobType CreateJars -JDKFolder /usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-8-hotspot-amd64/ -JobFile .github/workflows/createjars_core3.1_linux.job
             dotnet bin/net6.0/MASES.JCOReflectorCLI.dll -JobType CreateJars -JDKFolder /usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-8-hotspot-amd64/ -JobFile .github/workflows/createjars_core6.0_linux.job
 
+        - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+          with:
+            distribution: 'temurin'
+            java-version: '17'
+            cache: 'maven'
+
         - name: Build Java test source file .NET Core 3.1
           run: javac -cp ./bin/netcoreapp3.1/JCOReflector.jar ./netreflected-tests/java/src/hierarchy/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/mscorlib/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/nettest/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/refout/*.java
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yaml b/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
index 368c0ffa70b..b08d01d8892 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "=============== list changed files ==============="
         git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD
         
-        echo "::set-output name=run_job::false"
+        echo "run_job=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "========== check paths of changed files =========="
         git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD > files.txt
         while IFS= read -r file
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ jobs:
           echo $file
           if [[ $file == ".github/workflows/maven.yaml"* ]]; then
             echo "A change in workflow was made, a run is requested"
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
           if [[ $file == "src/engine/JCOPOMJCOReflector.template"* ]]; then
             echo "A change in template was made, a run is requested"
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
           if [[ $file == "netreflected/src/"* ]]; then
             echo "This file is under the directory 'netreflected/src/'."
-            echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+            echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             break
           fi
         echo "This files are not in a source directory no action required"
@@ -70,15 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
     
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Cache local Maven repository
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install gpg secret key
         run: |
@@ -104,9 +96,11 @@ jobs:
         run: .\bin\net462\MASES.JCOReflectorCLI -JobType CreatePOM -JobFile .github\workflows\createpom_win19.job
 
       - name: Set up Apache Maven Central
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
+          distribution: temurin
           java-version: 11
+          cache: 'maven'
           server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
           server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN # env variable for token in deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullrequests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pullrequests.yaml
index 0b9cddba9cd..aae83d2fc05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullrequests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullrequests.yaml
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ jobs:
           for added_modified_file in "${added_modified_files[@]}"; do
               if [[ $added_modified_file == ".github/workflows/pullrequests.yaml"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory '.github/workflows'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "netreflected/src/JCOReflector/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'netreflected/src/JCOReflector'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "src/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'src/'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "netreflected-tests/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'netreflected-tests/'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
           done
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
       
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           fetch-depth: '1'
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build JCOReflectorCLI
         run: dotnet build --no-incremental --configuration Release /p:Platform="Any CPU" src\JCOReflectorCLI.sln
 
-      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
+      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1.1.1
         with:
           nuget-version: '5.x'
           
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index dcdb00265cd..389a547688d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
       
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           submodules: 'true'
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build JCOReflectorCLI
         run: dotnet build --no-incremental --configuration Release /p:Platform="Any CPU" src\JCOReflectorCLI.sln
 
-      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
+      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1.1.1
         with:
           nuget-version: '5.x'
           
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ jobs:
         run: .\bin\net462\MASES.JCOReflectorCLI -JobType CreatePOM -POMStagingType Release -JobFile .github\workflows\createpom_win19.job
 
       - name: Set up Apache Maven Central
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
+          distribution: temurin
           java-version: 11
+          cache: 'maven'
           server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
           server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN # env variable for token in deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testbranch.yaml b/.github/workflows/testbranch.yaml
index eb7b3a33cec..062d3792d25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testbranch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testbranch.yaml
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ jobs:
           for added_modified_file in "${added_modified_files[@]}"; do
               if [[ $added_modified_file == ".github/workflows/testbranch.yaml"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory '.github/workflows'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "netreflected/src/JCOReflector/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'netreflected/src/JCOReflector'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "src/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'src/'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "netreflected-tests/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'netreflected-tests/'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
           done
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
       
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           fetch-depth: '1'
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build JCOReflectorCLI
         run: dotnet build --no-incremental --configuration Release /p:Platform="Any CPU" src\JCOReflectorCLI.sln
 
-      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
+      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1.1.1
         with:
           nuget-version: '5.x'
           
@@ -171,7 +171,13 @@ jobs:
           name: LatestSource
           path: .\netreflected\source.zip
           retention-days: 1
-      
+ 
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '17'
+          cache: 'maven'
+ 
       - name: Build Java test source file .NET Core 3.1
         run: javac -cp ./bin/netcoreapp3.1/JCOReflector.jar ./netreflected-tests/java/src/hierarchy/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/mscorlib/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/nettest/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/refout/*.java
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
index f0c6de6058c..8077af619d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ jobs:
           for added_modified_file in "${added_modified_files[@]}"; do
               if [[ $added_modified_file == ".github/workflows/windows.yaml"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory '.github/workflows'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "netreflected/src/JCOReflector/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'netreflected/src/JCOReflector'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "src/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'src/'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
               if [[ $added_modified_file == "netreflected-tests/"* ]]; then
                 echo "$added_modified_file is under the directory 'netreflected-tests/'."
-                echo "::set-output name=run_job::true"
+                echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 break
               fi
           done
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
       
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           fetch-depth: '1'
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build JCOReflectorCLI
         run: dotnet build --no-incremental --configuration Release /p:Platform="Any CPU" src\JCOReflectorCLI.sln
 
-      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
+      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1.1.1
         with:
           nuget-version: '5.x'
           
@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build JAR files .NET Framework
         run: .\bin\net462\MASES.JCOReflectorCLI -JobType CreateJars -JobFile .github\workflows\createjars_framework_win19.job -JDKFolder %JAVA_HOME_11_X64%
         shell: cmd
-      
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '17'
+          cache: 'maven'
+    
       - name: Build Java test source file .NET Core 3.1
         run: javac -cp ./bin/netcoreapp3.1/JCOReflector.jar ./netreflected-tests/java/src/hierarchy/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/mscorlib/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/nettest/*.java ./netreflected-tests/java/src/refout/*.java
 
@@ -343,7 +349,7 @@ jobs:
     
       - name: Commit statistics changes
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'masesgroup'}} #do not push any changes outside main repo
-        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v5
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           author_name: github-actions
           author_email: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: Commit report changes
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'masesgroup'}} #do not push any changes outside main repo
-        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v5
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           author_name: github-actions
           author_email: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
@@ -365,7 +371,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Commit source changes
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'masesgroup'}} #do not push any changes outside main repo
-        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v5
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           author_name: github-actions
           author_email: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
@@ -376,7 +382,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Commit source changes
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'masesgroup'}} #do not push any changes outside main repo
-        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v5
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           author_name: github-actions
           author_email: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
@@ -385,22 +391,22 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: NuGet
           path: .\bin\*nupkg
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: netcoreapp3.1
           path: .\bin\netcoreapp3.1.zip
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: net6.0
           path: .\bin\net6.0.zip
          
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: net462
           path: .\bin\net462.zip