diff --git a/.github/workflows/moodle-plugin-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/moodle-plugin-ci.yml
index 4a32fcc0d2c..a2314aa127f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/moodle-plugin-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/moodle-plugin-ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: plugin
 
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: moodle-plugin-ci phplint
 
-      - name: PHP Copy/Paste Detector
-        continue-on-error: true # This step will show errors but will not fail
-        if: ${{ always() }}
-        run: moodle-plugin-ci phpcpd
-
       - name: PHP Mess Detector
         continue-on-error: true # This step will show errors but will not fail
         if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -82,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         run: moodle-plugin-ci phpcs --max-warnings 0
 
       - name: Boost Union Code Checker
-        uses: JJ/github-pr-contains-action@releases/v10
+        uses: JJ/github-pr-contains-action@releases/v14
         with:
           github-token: ${{github.token}}
           diffDoesNotContain: "theme->settings->"