diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f9b1378fe..5fc640780 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Rustfmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   run_clippy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
             toolchain: stable
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTDOCFLAGS: -Dwarnings
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install rust stable toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jsonrpc-client-npm-package.yml b/.github/workflows/jsonrpc-client-npm-package.yml
index a3b649ca0..294a3c014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jsonrpc-client-npm-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jsonrpc-client-npm-package.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: install tree
         run: sudo apt install tree
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '16'
       - name: get tag
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           ls -lah
           mv $(find deltachat-jsonrpc-client-*) $DELTACHAT_JSONRPC_TAR_GZ
       - name: Upload Prebuild
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: deltachat-jsonrpc-client.tgz
           path: deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/${{ env.DELTACHAT_JSONRPC_TAR_GZ }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jsonrpc.yml b/.github/workflows/jsonrpc.yml
index 5b1781a46..c6819110a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jsonrpc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jsonrpc.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
   build_and_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Use Node.js 16.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 16.x
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/node-docs.yml
index 6f21d5001..a7c07e0d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-docs.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
   generate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Use Node.js 16.x
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: 16.x
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-package.yml b/.github/workflows/node-package.yml
index a73e0579e..bacdbcb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-package.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-18.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '16'
       - name: System info
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           node --version
 
       - name: Cache node modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.APPDATA }}/npm-cache
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ matrix.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
 
       - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/registry/
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           tar -zcvf "${{ matrix.os }}.tar.gz" -C prebuilds .
 
       - name: Upload Prebuild
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.os }}
           path: node/${{ matrix.os }}.tar.gz
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install tree
         run: sudo apt install tree
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           ls -lah
           mv $(find deltachat-node-*) $DELTACHAT_NODE_TAR_GZ
       - name: Upload Prebuild
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: deltachat-node.tgz
           path: ${{ env.DELTACHAT_NODE_TAR_GZ }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml
index 6f90530da..4789de22e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-tests.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-18.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '16'
       - name: System info
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           node --version
 
       - name: Cache node modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.APPDATA }}/npm-cache
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ matrix.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
 
       - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/registry/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repl.yml b/.github/workflows/repl.yml
index 753657ec2..1a7fc84d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repl.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build REPL example
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         args: --example repl --features repl,vendored
 
     - name: Upload binary
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: repl.exe
         path: 'target/debug/examples/repl.exe'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-docs.yml
index e3bd897d4..fa9b7f6e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
     - name: Build the documentation with cargo
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml
index 28d5d92d3..96c192803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
     - name: Build the documentation with cargo
       run: |