diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-java-to-docker-versioned.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-java-to-docker-versioned.yaml
index 5fe5a97a..b0f71c0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-java-to-docker-versioned.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-java-to-docker-versioned.yaml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release
         if: ${{ steps.checkRelease.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
           body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-docker-versioned.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-docker-versioned.yaml
index 6b02291c..db6b26b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-docker-versioned.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-docker-versioned.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
       publish_vulnerabilities:
         description: If true, will attempt to publish any vulnerabilities to GitHub. Defaults to true. Set to false for private repos.
         type: string
-        default: true
+        default: 'true'
       force_release:
         description: If 'yes', will force the creation a release, if 'no' will not create a release. 'branch' will use release_type and the branch to determine if a release should be created.
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-maven-versioned.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-maven-versioned.yaml
index 909e291d..c49e8905 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-maven-versioned.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-maven-versioned.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release
         if: ${{ env.IS_RELEASE == 'true' }}
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
           body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-nuget-versioned.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-nuget-versioned.yaml
index fa1f0667..4a6d0395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-nuget-versioned.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-nuget-versioned.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
           body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-pypi-versioned.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-pypi-versioned.yaml
index 1fc1cbb2..18bf203d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-pypi-versioned.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-publish-to-pypi-versioned.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
           body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}
diff --git a/actions/shared_create_releases/action.yaml b/actions/shared_create_releases/action.yaml
index d186267e..ed52c461 100644
--- a/actions/shared_create_releases/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/shared_create_releases/action.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Create releases and build changelogs
 inputs:
   is_release:
     description: True if a release should be created
-    default: false
+    default: 'false'
   new_version:
     description: The new version number to be incremented to
     required: true
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Create Docker Release
       if: ${{ inputs.is_release == 'true' && inputs.publish_platform == 'Docker' }}
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
         name: v${{ inputs.new_version }}
         body: ${{ steps.github_release_docker.outputs.changelog }}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Create Maven Release
       if: ${{ inputs.is_release == 'true' && inputs.publish_platform == 'Maven'}}
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
         name: v${{ inputs.new_version }}
         body: ${{ steps.github_release_maven.outputs.changelog }}
diff --git a/actions/shared_publish_to_docker/action.yaml b/actions/shared_publish_to_docker/action.yaml
index 2632e3fe..5561c45f 100644
--- a/actions/shared_publish_to_docker/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/shared_publish_to_docker/action.yaml
@@ -19,20 +19,16 @@ inputs:
     default: ''
   publish_vulnerabilities:
     description: If true, will attempt to publish any vulnerabilities to GitHub. Defaults to true. Set to false for private repos.
-    type: string
-    default: true
+    default: 'true'
   docker_image_name:
     description: The docker image name
     required: true
-    type: string
   docker_registry:
     description: The docker registry
     required: true
-    type: string
   docker_context:
     description: The docker context
     default: .
-    type: string
   scan_type:
     description: The scan-type for aquasecurity/trivy-action action. Default to a fs scan.
     default: fs
diff --git a/actions/start_azure_private_operator/action.yaml b/actions/start_azure_private_operator/action.yaml
index d11e5999..c78eaa9b 100644
--- a/actions/start_azure_private_operator/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/start_azure_private_operator/action.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ runs:
 
   steps:
     - name: Log in to Azure
-      uses: azure/login@v1
+      uses: azure/login@v2
       with:
         creds: ${{ inputs.azure_credentials }}
         enable-AzPSSession: true