diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-licenses.yml b/.github/workflows/check-licenses.yml
index baeb5286..85fab809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-licenses.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-licenses.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Clone License Check Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: eclipse-velocitas/license-check
           ref: v1.2.3
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           java -jar dash.jar clearlydefined.input -summary DEPENDENCIES
 
       - name: Upload dash input/output as artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: "dash-artifacts"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e708aeee..5355e692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Check Conan package"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: install prerequisites
         run: |
@@ -52,16 +52,15 @@ jobs:
             exit -1
           fi
 
-
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: "Build, Test and Lint"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Clone vehicle_model repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: eclipse-velocitas/vehicle-model-cpp
           path: "./app/vehicle_model"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-build-container.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-build-container.yml
index 2e3673eb..cc06efff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-build-container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-build-container.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
diff --git a/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md b/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
index 76fd6234..6d2e3903 100644
--- a/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
+++ b/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 |idna|3.6|BSD|
 |Jinja2|3.1.3|New BSD|
 |lxml|5.1.0|New BSD|
-|MarkupSafe|2.1.3|New BSD|
+|MarkupSafe|2.1.4|New BSD|
 |node-semver|0.6.1|MIT|
 |nodeenv|1.8.0|BSD|
 |patch-ng|1.17.4|MIT|
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 ## Workflows
 | Dependency | Version | License |
 |:-----------|:-------:|--------:|
-|actions/checkout|v3|MIT License|
+|actions/checkout|v4|MIT License|
 |actions/setup-java|v1.4.4|MIT License|
-|actions/upload-artifact|v3|MIT License|
+|actions/upload-artifact|v4|MIT License|
 |ASzc/change-string-case-action|v5|ISC License|
 |docker/build-push-action|v5|Apache License 2.0|
 |docker/login-action|v2|Apache License 2.0|
diff --git a/install_dependencies.sh b/install_dependencies.sh
index e00c642d..a42b5d9a 100755
--- a/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function print_help() {
 Installs the Conan dependencies of the Vehicle App AND the Vehicle App SDK
 into the local Conan cache. Has to be re-executed whenever any conanfile.txt
 or conanfile.py is updated. By default, dependencies are installed in release
-mode. 
+mode.
 
 Arguments:
 -d, --debug         Installs all dependencies in debug mode.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 # Enable Conan revision handling to enable pinning googleapis recipe revision (see conanfile.py)
 export CONAN_REVISIONS_ENABLED=1
 
-conan install --update \
+conan install \
     -pr:h .conan/profiles/linux_${HOST_ARCH}_${BUILD_VARIANT} \
     ${XCOMPILE_PROFILE} \
     --build "${WHICH_DEPS_TO_BUILD}" \