diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ae700e2b6..186924949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         cxx: [g++-10, clang++-12]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           - cxx: g++-10
             std: 23
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: cmake
       run: >
         CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         std: [11, 14, 17, 20, 23]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
       uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
     - name: cmake
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows 2019 
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
       uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
     - name: cmake
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows 2017
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
       uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
     - name: cmake
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows 2015
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
       uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
     - name: cmake
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ jobs:
           #'-p:EnableSpanT=true,UnsafeByteBuffer=true'
           ]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1.9.0
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with: 
         dotnet-version: '3.1.x'
     - name: Build
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Mac (for Intel)
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: cmake
-      run: cmake -G "Xcode" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE=_build/Release/flatc -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
+      run: cmake -G "Xcode" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE=$(PWD)/_build/Release/flatc -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
       # NOTE: we need this _build dir to not have xcodebuild's default ./build dir clash with the BUILD file.
       run: xcodebuild -toolchain clang -configuration Release -target flattests SYMROOT=$(PWD)/_build
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Mac (universal build)
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: cmake
-      run: cmake -G "Xcode" -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE=_build/Release/flatc -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
+      run: cmake -G "Xcode" -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE=$(PWD)/_build/Release/flatc -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
       # NOTE: we need this _build dir to not have xcodebuild's default ./build dir clash with the BUILD file.
       run: xcodebuild -toolchain clang -configuration Release -target flattests SYMROOT=$(PWD)/_build
@@ -305,11 +305,12 @@ jobs:
    name: Build Android (on Linux)
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-   - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-   - name: set up JDK 1.8
-     uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+   - name: set up Java
+     uses: actions/setup-java@v3
      with:
-       java-version: 1.8
+       distribution: 'temurin'
+       java-version: '11'
    - name: set up flatc
      run: |
        cmake -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cxx: [g++-10, clang++-12]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
     - name: Generate
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cxx: [g++-10]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DFLATBUFFERS_CXX_FLAGS="-Wno-unused-parameter -fno-aligned-new" -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
     - name: Run benchmarks
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Java
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: test
       working-directory: java
       run: mvn test
@@ -366,11 +367,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1.0.5
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
-        distribution: 'adopt-hotspot'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: '11'
     - name: Build
       working-directory: kotlin
@@ -381,10 +382,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
-        distribution: 'adopt-hotspot'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: '11'
     - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1.0.5
     - name: Build
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Rust
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: test
       working-directory: tests
       run: bash RustTest.sh
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Python
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: test
       working-directory: tests
       run: bash PythonTest.sh
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Go
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Swift
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: test
       working-directory: tests/swift/tests
       run: |
@@ -441,9 +442,9 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/swiftwasm/carton:0.15.3
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Wasmer
-        uses: wasmerio/setup-wasmer@v1
+        uses: wasmerio/setup-wasmer@v2
       - name: Test
         working-directory: tests/swift/Wasm.tests
         run: carton test
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build TS
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF . && make -j
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Dart
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v1
         with:
           sdk: stable
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Nim
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF . && make -j