diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-test-external-registry.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-test-external-registry.yml
index 9370bb59a..f267d7a00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-test-external-registry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-test-external-registry.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - develop
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, edited]
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     environment: TanzuNet Registry Dev e2e
     steps:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: "1.22.2"
+        go-version: '1.22.2'
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     environment: GCR e2e
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: "1.22.2"
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-test.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-test.yml
index 552093863..0f0abe473 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: "1.22.2"
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: "1.22.2"
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 0ca2cbb83..f5c875051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: "1.22.2"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0f0e886f3..988bd15db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.22.2
       - name: Set up Cosign