diff --git a/.github/actions/cache-save/action.yml b/.github/actions/cache-save/action.yml
index 874c7fcf..57e55553 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cache-save/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/cache-save/action.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: cache ucesb
       id: cache-ucesb
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v5
       with:
         path: |
           ${{ env.UCESB_DIR }}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ runs:
     - name: cache r3b
       if: matrix.save != 'false'
       id: cache-r3b
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v5
       with:
         path: .ccache
         key: r3b-build-${{ inputs.cache-name }}-${{ inputs.r3b-dev-key }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/ctest-cdash/action.yml b/.github/actions/ctest-cdash/action.yml
index 21773c7c..31061c20 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ctest-cdash/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/ctest-cdash/action.yml
@@ -27,15 +27,11 @@ runs:
     - name: running ctest
       run: |
         source $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/util/generate_geo_test.sh
-        if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" != "debian10" ]]; then
-          echo "Running ctest on ${{ matrix.os }} "
-          ctest -S cmake/CI_CD/CDash.cmake -DBUILD_J=${NUM_THREADS}\
-                -DTEST_MODEL=${TEST_MODEL}\
-                -DTEST_NAME=${{ env.TEST_NAME }}\
-                -DSITE_NAME="Github hosted (${{ github.repository }})"\
-                --force-new-ctest-process \
-                -V -E "(run_gen_sim|run_digi|run_aladin_digi|califasim2|landreco|elsim)"
-        else
-          echo "Skipping ctest for debian10"
-        fi     
+        echo "Running ctest on ${{ matrix.os }} "
+        ctest -S cmake/CI_CD/CDash.cmake -DBUILD_J=${NUM_THREADS}\
+              -DTEST_MODEL=${TEST_MODEL}\
+              -DTEST_NAME=${{ env.TEST_NAME }}\
+              -DSITE_NAME="Github hosted (${{ github.repository }})"\
+              --force-new-ctest-process \
+              -V -E "(run_gen_sim|run_digi|run_aladin_digi|califasim2|landreco|elsim)"   
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml
index c3ee5540..0b719b21 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ runs:
     - name: cache ucesb
       if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       id: cache-ucesb
-      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
       with:
         path: |
           ${{ env.UCESB_DIR }}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ runs:
     - name: cache r3b
       if: inputs.cache-name != 'false' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       id: cache-r3b
-      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
       with:
         path: .ccache
         key: r3b-build-${{ inputs.cache-name }}-${{ inputs.r3b-dev-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_metadata.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_metadata.yaml
index 2efe0409..f4cba15e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_metadata.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_metadata.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Try updating metadata
         run: python update_zenodo.py
       - name: Check for Updates
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 74848631..8b245fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         # r3broot. Each group is used by only one job.
         repos: [ sofia ]
         os: [ debian11, debian12 ]
-        fsv: [ jan24p1 ]
+        fsv: [ jan24p5 ]
         cpp: [ 17 ]
         include:
           - preset: simple
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
     # another github repo or a self-defined one in .github/actions.
     steps:
       # Fetch updates from pull request branches using a public github action.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           # This allows all commits of all branches to be fetched.
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index bc39c49d..68db5541 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Code formatting
         run: |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install clang-format-15
-          ./.clang-format-check.sh clang-format-15
+          sudo apt-get install clang-format-16
+          ./.clang-format-check.sh clang-format-16
         shell: bash