diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
index 414e245a..ad9f07a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.7"
       - name: Install actionlint
         run: |
-          bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhysd/actionlint/v1.6.8/scripts/download-actionlint.bash)
+          bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhysd/actionlint/v1.6.22/scripts/download-actionlint.bash)
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
 
   publish:
@@ -46,15 +46,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: false
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '14'
       - name: Semantic Release
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v2.7.0
-        with:
-          semantic_version: 17
-          extra_plugins: |
-            @semantic-release/git
+        uses: splunk/semantic-release-action@v1.2
+
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_ADMIN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml
index 8f60042c..b11e4f80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml
@@ -151,25 +151,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: false
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '14'
       - name: Semantic Release
         id: version
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v2.7.0
-        with:
-          semantic_version: 17
-          extra_plugins: |
-            @semantic-release/exec
-            @semantic-release/git
-            semantic-release-helm
-            @google/semantic-release-replace-plugin
+        uses: splunk/semantic-release-action@v1.2
+        with:
           dry_run: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       - name: Docker meta
         id: docker_action_meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4.0.1
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4.1.1
         with:
           images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/container
           tags: |
@@ -185,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: splunk/addonfactory-test-matrix-action@v1.8
 
   fossa-scan:
-    continue-on-error: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - setup-workflow
@@ -204,8 +194,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: THIRDPARTY
           path: /tmp/THIRDPARTY
+
+  fossa-test:
+    continue-on-error: true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - fossa-scan
+    if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow != 'Yes' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: run fossa test
         run: |
+          curl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fossas/fossa-cli/master/install-latest.sh | bash
           fossa test --debug
         env:
           FOSSA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.FOSSA_API_KEY }}
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: 3.7
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 14
       - name: create requirements file for pip
         run: |
           if [ -f "poetry.lock" ]
@@ -315,10 +312,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get pip cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
+          echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Run Check there are libraries to scan
         id: checklibs
-        run: if [ -f requirements_dev.txt ]; then echo "::set-output name=ENABLED::true"; fi
+        run: if [ -f requirements_dev.txt ]; then echo "ENABLED=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; fi
       - name: pip cache
         if: ${{ steps.checklibs.outputs.ENABLED == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -333,12 +330,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Semantic Release Get Next
         id: semantic
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v2.7.0
+        uses: splunk/semantic-release-action@v1.2
         with:
-          semantic_version: 17
-          extra_plugins: |
-            @semantic-release/exec
-            @semantic-release/git
           dry_run: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_ADMIN }}
@@ -391,7 +384,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=name::$(basename "${{ steps.slim.outputs.OUTPUT }}")"
+          echo "name=$(basename "${{ steps.slim.outputs.OUTPUT }}")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           basename "${{ steps.slim.outputs.OUTPUT }}"
           aws s3 cp "${{ steps.slim.outputs.OUTPUT }}" s3://ta-production-artifacts/ta-apps/
       - name: artifact-splunk-parts
@@ -411,7 +404,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: package-splunkbase
           path: build/package/
-
       - name: VirusTotal Scan
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-virustotal@v3
         with:
@@ -437,7 +429,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: testset
         name: testsets
         run: |
-          find tests -type d -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | sed 's|^tests/||g' |  while read -r TESTSET; do echo "::set-output name=$TESTSET::true"; echo "$TESTSET::true"; done
+          find tests -type d -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | sed 's|^tests/||g' |  while read -r TESTSET; do echo "$TESTSET=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; echo "$TESTSET::true"; done
 
   run-unit-tests:
     name: test-unit-python3-${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -457,7 +449,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: package-raw
@@ -483,7 +474,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pytest --cov=./ --cov-report=xml --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml tests/unit
       - name: Run Check if codecov enabled
         id: checkcodecov
-        run: if [ -n "$CODECOV_TOKEN" ]; then echo "::set-output name=ENABLED::true"; fi
+        run: if [ -n "$CODECOV_TOKEN" ]; then echo "ENABLED=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; fi
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
@@ -582,12 +573,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: package-splunkbase
           path: build/package/splunkbase
-
       - id: getappid
         run: |
           appid=$(jq -r '.info.id.name' package/app.manifest)
           echo appid="$appid"
-          echo "::set-output name=result::$appid"
+          echo "result=$appid" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - run: |
           curl -LO https://github.com/oras-project/oras/releases/download/v0.12.0/oras_0.12.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
           mkdir -p oras-install/
@@ -597,15 +587,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
       - name: Login to GitHub Packages Docker Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2.0.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2.1.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4.0.1
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4.1.1
         with:
           images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
           tags: |
@@ -641,7 +630,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Output artifact locator
         id: artifactid
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=result:: ${{ needs.meta.outputs.sc4s }}"
+          echo "result= ${{ needs.meta.outputs.sc4s }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   setup:
     needs:
@@ -674,15 +663,6 @@ jobs:
         id: test-setup
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-server::argo.wfe.splgdi.com:443"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-http1::true"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-secure::true"
-          echo "::set-output name=spl-host-suffix::wfe.splgdi.com"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-base-href::\'\'"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-namespace::workflows"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-workflow-tmpl-name::ta-workflow"
-          echo "::set-output name=k8s-manifests-branch::main"
-
           ADDON_NAME=$(crudini --get package/default/app.conf id name | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
           if [[ -n $(echo "${ADDON_NAME}" | awk -F 'SPLUNK_TA_' '{print $2}') ]];
           then
@@ -691,19 +671,26 @@ jobs:
           then
               ADDON_NAME=$(echo "${ADDON_NAME}" | awk -F '_FOR_SPLUNK' '{print $1}')
           fi
-          echo "::set-output name=addon-name::\"$ADDON_NAME\""
-
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$ADDON_NAME" | tail -c 16)-$(echo "${GITHUB_SHA}" | tail -c 8)-TEST-TYPE-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::wf-$JOB_NAME"
-
           LABELS="addon-name=${ADDON_NAME}"
-          echo "::set-output name=labels::$LABELS"
-
           ADDON_UPLOAD_PATH="s3://ta-production-artifacts/ta-apps/${{ needs.build.outputs.buildname }}"
-          echo "::set-output name=addon-upload-path::$ADDON_UPLOAD_PATH"
-          echo "::set-output name=directory-path::/tmp"
-          echo "::set-output name=s3-bucket::ta-production-artifacts"
+          {
+          echo "argo-server=argo.wfe.splgdi.com:443"
+          echo "argo-http1=true"
+          echo "argo-secure=true"
+          echo "argo-base-href=\'\'"
+          echo "argo-namespace=workflows"
+          echo "argo-workflow-tmpl-name=ta-workflow"
+          echo "directory-path=/tmp"
+          echo "s3-bucket=ta-production-artifacts"
+          echo "addon-name=\"$ADDON_NAME\""
+          echo "job-name=wf-$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "labels=$LABELS"
+          echo "addon-upload-path=$ADDON_UPLOAD_PATH"
+          echo "spl-host-suffix=wfe.splgdi.com"
+          echo "k8s-manifests-branch=main"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   run-knowledge-tests:
     if: ${{ needs.test-inventory.outputs.knowledge == 'true' && needs.setup-workflow.outputs.execute-ko == 'Yes' }}
@@ -735,7 +722,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -744,7 +731,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -754,7 +741,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Splunk instance details
         id: splunk-instance-details
         if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.delay-destroy-ko == 'Yes' }}
@@ -789,7 +776,7 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Check if pod was deleted
         id: is-pod-deleted
         if: always()
@@ -799,7 +786,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted"; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -813,7 +800,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
@@ -1115,7 +1102,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -1124,7 +1111,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -1134,7 +1121,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}-${{ matrix.browser }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.:]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Splunk instance details
         id: splunk-instance-details
         if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.delay-destroy-ui == 'Yes' }}
@@ -1169,7 +1156,7 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Check if pod was deleted
         id: is-pod-deleted
         if: always()
@@ -1179,7 +1166,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted" ; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -1193,7 +1180,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
@@ -1303,7 +1290,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -1312,7 +1299,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -1322,7 +1309,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Splunk instance details
         id: splunk-instance-details
         if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.delay-destroy-modinput_functional == 'Yes' }}
@@ -1344,7 +1331,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             TEST_ARG_M="-m"
           fi
-          echo "::set-output name=test-arg::$TEST_ARG_M"
+          echo "test-arg=$TEST_ARG_M" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: run-tests
         id: run-tests
         env:
@@ -1369,7 +1356,7 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Check if pod was deleted
         id: is-pod-deleted
         if: always()
@@ -1379,7 +1366,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted"; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -1393,7 +1380,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
@@ -1500,7 +1487,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -1509,7 +1496,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -1519,7 +1506,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Splunk instance details
         id: splunk-instance-details
         if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.delay-destroy-scripted_inputs == 'Yes' }}
@@ -1539,8 +1526,10 @@ jobs:
           OS_NAME_VERSION=(${OS_NAME_VERSION//:/ })
           OS_NAME=${OS_NAME_VERSION[0]}
           OS_VERSION=${OS_NAME_VERSION[1]}
-          echo "::set-output name=os-name::$OS_NAME"
-          echo "::set-output name=os-version::$OS_VERSION"
+          {
+          echo "os-name=$OS_NAME"
+          echo "os-version=$OS_VERSION"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: run-tests
         id: run-tests
         env:
@@ -1571,7 +1560,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted"; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -1585,7 +1574,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
@@ -1692,7 +1681,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -1701,7 +1690,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -1711,7 +1700,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Splunk instance details 
         id: splunk-instance-details
         if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.delay-destroy-scripted_inputs == 'Yes' }}
@@ -1730,8 +1719,10 @@ jobs:
           OS_NAME_VERSION=("${OS_NAME_VERSION//:/ }")
           OS_NAME=${OS_NAME_VERSION[0]}
           OS_VERSION=${OS_NAME_VERSION[1]}
-          echo "::set-output name=os-name::$OS_NAME"
-          echo "::set-output name=os-version::$OS_VERSION"
+          {
+          echo "os-name=$OS_NAME"
+          echo "os-version=$OS_VERSION"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: run-tests
         id: run-tests
         env:
@@ -1762,7 +1753,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted"; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -1776,7 +1767,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
@@ -1882,7 +1873,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -1891,7 +1882,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -1901,7 +1892,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Splunk instance details
         id: splunk-instance-details
         if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.delay-destroy-escu == 'Yes' }}
@@ -1925,8 +1916,10 @@ jobs:
                 RUN_TEST=true
           fi
           DETECTIONS="-tf $DETECTIONS"
-          echo "::set-output name=escu-detections::$DETECTIONS"
-          echo "::set-output name=escu-test-run::$RUN_TEST"
+          {
+          echo "escu-detections=$DETECTIONS"
+          echo "escu-test-run=$RUN_TEST"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: run-tests
         id: run-tests
         if: ${{ steps.get-escu-detections.outputs.escu-test-run == 'true' }}
@@ -1956,7 +1949,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted"; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -1970,7 +1963,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
@@ -2062,7 +2055,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.setup-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow != 'Yes' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v4.5.0
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.0.2
         with:
           wip: true
           validateSingleCommit: true
@@ -2098,9 +2091,9 @@ jobs:
           RUN_PUBLISH=$(echo "$NEEDS" | jq ".[] |  select(  ( .result != \"skipped\" ) and .result != \"success\" ) | length == 0")
           if [[ "$RUN_PUBLISH" != *'false'* ]]
           then
-              echo "::set-output name=run-publish::true"
+              echo "run-publish=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
-              echo "::set-output name=run-publish::false"
+              echo "run-publish=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: exit without publish
         if: ${{ steps.check.outputs.run-publish == 'false' || ( github.event.action == 'labeled' && github.event.label.name == 'preserve_infra' ) }}
@@ -2120,20 +2113,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: false
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '14'
       - name: Semantic Release
         id: semantic
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v2.7.0
-        with:
-          semantic_version: 17
-          extra_plugins: |
-            @semantic-release/exec
-            @semantic-release/git
-            @semantic-release/commit-analyzer
-            @semantic-release/release-notes-generator
-            @semantic-release/github
+        uses: splunk/semantic-release-action@v1.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_ADMIN }}
       - name: Download package-deployment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-escu-manual-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-escu-manual-workflow.yml
index c93c10bc..0dd914d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-escu-manual-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-escu-manual-workflow.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: testset
         name: testsets
         run: |
-          find tests -type d -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | sed 's|^tests/||g' |  while read -r TESTSET; do echo "::set-output name=$TESTSET::true"; echo "$TESTSET::true"; done
+          find tests -type d -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | sed 's|^tests/||g' |  while read -r TESTSET; do echo "$TESTSET=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; echo "$TESTSET::true"; done
 
   setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ jobs:
         id: test-setup
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-server::argo.wfe.splgdi.com:443"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-http1::true"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-secure::true"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-base-href::\'\'"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-namespace::workflows"
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-workflow-tmpl-name::ta-workflow"
           ADDON_NAME=$(crudini --get package/default/app.conf id name | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
           if [[ -n $(echo "${ADDON_NAME}" | awk -F 'SPLUNK_TA_' '{print $2}') ]];
           then
@@ -90,17 +84,25 @@ jobs:
           then
               ADDON_NAME=$(echo "${ADDON_NAME}" | awk -F '_FOR_SPLUNK' '{print $1}')
           fi
-          echo "::set-output name=addon-name::\"$ADDON_NAME\""
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$ADDON_NAME" | tail -c 16)-$(echo "${GITHUB_SHA}" | tail -c 8)-TEST-TYPE-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::wf-$JOB_NAME"
           LABELS="addon-name=${ADDON_NAME}"
-          echo "::set-output name=labels::$LABELS"
           ADDON_BUILD_NAME=$(crudini --get package/default/app.conf id name)
           ADDON_UPLOAD_PATH="s3://ta-production-artifacts/ta-apps/${ADDON_BUILD_NAME}-${{ inputs.TA_BUILD }}.spl"
-          echo "::set-output name=addon-upload-path::$ADDON_UPLOAD_PATH"
-          echo "::set-output name=directory-path::/tmp"
-          echo "::set-output name=s3-bucket::ta-production-artifacts"
+          {
+          echo "argo-server=argo.wfe.splgdi.com:443"
+          echo "argo-http1=true"
+          echo "argo-secure=true"
+          echo "argo-base-href=\'\'"
+          echo "argo-namespace=workflows"
+          echo "argo-workflow-tmpl-name=ta-workflow"
+          echo "directory-path=/tmp"
+          echo "s3-bucket=ta-production-artifacts"
+          echo "addon-name=\"$ADDON_NAME\""
+          echo "job-name=wf-$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "labels=$LABELS"
+          echo "addon-upload-path=$ADDON_UPLOAD_PATH"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   run-escu-tests:
     if: ${{ needs.test-inventory.outputs.escu == 'true' }}
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get-argo-token
         run: |
           ARGO_TOKEN=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id ta-github-workflow-automation-token | jq -r '.SecretString')
-          echo "::set-output name=argo-token::$ARGO_TOKEN"
+          echo "argo-token=$ARGO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: create job name
         id: create-job-name
         shell: bash
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//TEST-TYPE/${{ env.TEST_TYPE }}}
           JOB_NAME=${JOB_NAME//[_.]/-}
           JOB_NAME=$(echo "$JOB_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          echo "::set-output name=job-name::$JOB_NAME"
+          echo "job-name=$JOB_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: run-tests
         id: run-tests
         env:
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o xtrace
           if argo watch ${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }} -n workflows | grep "pod deleted"; then
-            echo "::set-output name=retry-workflow::true"
+            echo "retry-workflow=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Retrying workflow
         id: retry-wf
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ steps.is-pod-deleted.outputs.retry-workflow }}" == "true" ]]
           then
             WORKFLOW_NAME=$(argo resubmit -v -o json -n workflows "${{ steps.run-tests.outputs.workflow-name }}" | jq -r .metadata.name)
-            echo "::set-output name=workflow-name::$WORKFLOW_NAME"
+            echo "workflow-name=$WORKFLOW_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             argo logs --follow "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" -n workflows || echo "... there was an error fetching logs, the workflow is still in progress. please wait for the workflow to complete ..."
           else
             echo "No retry required"
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index fb03bbc0..5ae2a4e4 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
   plugins:
     [
       "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      [
+        "@semantic-release/exec",
+        {
+          "verifyReleaseCmd": "echo \"version=${nextRelease.version}\" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT",
+          "successCmd": "echo \"new_release_published=${'true'}\" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT",
+        }
+      ],       
       "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
       "@semantic-release/git",
       "@semantic-release/github"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7188366b..7c29166b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ publish
 
 - It downloads the artifacts which are shown under assets in Releases Page
 
-**Action used:** https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action
+**Action used:** https://github.com/splunk/semantic-release-action
 
 **Pass/fail behaviour:**