diff --git a/.github/release-notes.yml b/.github/release-notes.yml
index 8edbf0d1..3bae10e4 100644
--- a/.github/release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/release-notes.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright 2020-2023 Crown Copyright
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
 releasenotes:
   sections:
   - title: "Headliners"
     emoji: ":star:"
     labels: [ "headliner" ]
   - title: "New Features"
+    emoji: ":gift:"
+    labels: [ "feature" ]
+  - title: "Enhancements"
     emoji: ":sparkles:"
     labels: [ "enhancement" ]
   - title: "Bugs Fixed"
@@ -14,4 +31,4 @@ releasenotes:
     labels: "documentation"
   - title: "Automation"
     emoji: ":robot:"
-    labels: [ "automation" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+    labels: [ "automation" ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
index 2bd04488..d55dba4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         remove-android: 'true'
         overprovision-lvm: 'true'
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-hotfix-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-hotfix-branch.yaml
index 6dff2e81..8a02ce65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-hotfix-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-hotfix-branch.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout master
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: master
         token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -46,29 +46,12 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ !github.event.inputs.version }}
       run: echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$(echo ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }} | sed 's/^v//')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - name: Bump latest tag variable
+    - name: Bump latest tag variable version
       if: ${{ !github.event.inputs.version }}
-      uses: actions-ecosystem/action-bump-semver@v1
-      id: bump-semver
-      with:
-        current_version: ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
-        level: patch
-
-    - name: Set version automatically
-      if: ${{ !github.event.inputs.version }}
-      run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo ${{ steps.bump-semver.outputs.new_version }} )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }} | sed -r 's/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/echo \1.\2.$((\3+1))/' | sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Verify version regex
-      uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
-      id: regex-match
-      with:
-        text: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-        # Ensure version doesn't end in .0
-        regex: '^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.([1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$'
-
-    - name: Fail if incorrect version
-      if: ${{ !steps.regex-match.outputs.match }}
-      run: exit 1
+      run: echo ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} | grep -E '^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$'
 
     - name: Set hotfix branch
       run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=$(echo hotfix/${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
index 63810e47..7782110b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout develop
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: develop
         token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -46,29 +46,12 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ !github.event.inputs.version }}
       run: echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$(echo ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }} | sed 's/^v//')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - name: Bump latest tag variable
+    - name: Bump latest tag variable version
       if: ${{ !github.event.inputs.version }}
-      uses: actions-ecosystem/action-bump-semver@v1
-      id: bump-semver
-      with:
-        current_version: ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
-        level: minor
-
-    - name: Set version automatically
-      if: ${{ !github.event.inputs.version }}
-      run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo ${{ steps.bump-semver.outputs.new_version }} )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }} | sed -r 's/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/echo \1.$((\2+1)).0/' | sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Verify version regex
-      uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
-      id: regex-match
-      with:
-        text: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-        # Ensure valid semver version
-        regex: '^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$'
-
-    - name: Fail if incorrect version
-      if: ${{ !steps.regex-match.outputs.match }}
-      run: exit 1
+      run: echo ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} | grep -E '^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$'
 
     - name: Set release branch
       run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=$(echo release/${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml
index af6c07fc..439ed099 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       GAFFER_VERSION: develop
       GAFFER_TESTER_VERSION: develop
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Run Integration Tests
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-issue.yaml b/.github/workflows/link-issue.yaml
index a177ca96..e13ea9be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-issue.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-issue.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2020-2023 Crown Copyright
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
 name: 'Issue Links'
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -7,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   issue-links:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: tkt-actions/add-issue-links@v1.6.0
+      - uses: tkt-actions/add-issue-links@v1.8.2
         with:
           repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           branch-prefix: 'gh-'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index bce357cc..24584f3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout master
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: master
         token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Output branch name
       id: branch
-      run: echo "::set-output name=branch_name::$BRANCH_NAME"
+      run: echo "branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: Fail if no branch found
       if: ${{ !env.BRANCH_NAME }}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     - create-release-tag
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
         token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     - update-branches
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: develop
         
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       release_upload_url: ${{ steps.upload_notes.outputs.upload_url }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: develop
     
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
         - gaffer-jhub
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: develop
     
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout gh-pages
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: gh-pages
         token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}