diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cb9276179..f633f9d71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Preparation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Clone this repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Environment setup
         id: env
         shell: bash
@@ -34,18 +36,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "GITHUB_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}"
           GIT_BRANCH=`[[ $GITHUB_REF =~ ^refs/heads/.* ]] && echo ${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//} || true`
           echo "GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_BRANCH}"
-          echo ::set-output name=GIT_BRANCH::"${GIT_BRANCH}"
+          echo "GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           GIT_TAG=`[[ $GITHUB_REF =~ ^refs/tags/.* ]] && echo ${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//} || true`
           echo "GIT_TAG=${GIT_TAG}"
-          echo ::set-output name=GIT_TAG::"${GIT_TAG}"
+          echo "GIT_TAG=${GIT_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           ZENOH_VERSION=$(sed -n 's/^project(libzenohpico VERSION \(.*\) LANGUAGES C)/\1/p' CMakeLists.txt | head -n1)
           echo "ZENOH_VERSION=${ZENOH_VERSION}"
-          echo ::set-output name=ZENOH_VERSION::"${ZENOH_VERSION}"
+          echo "ZENOH_VERSION=${ZENOH_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           if [ -n "${GIT_TAG}" ]; then
             IS_RELEASE="true"
             echo "IS_RELEASE=${IS_RELEASE}"
-            echo ::set-output name=IS_RELEASE::"${IS_RELEASE}"
+            echo "IS_RELEASE=${IS_RELEASE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             PKG_VERSION=${GIT_TAG}
           elif [ -n "${GIT_BRANCH}" ]; then
             PKG_VERSION=${GIT_BRANCH}-${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}
@@ -53,13 +55,13 @@ jobs:
             PKG_VERSION=${ZENOH_VERSION}-${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}
           fi
           echo "PKG_VERSION=${PKG_VERSION}"
-          echo ::set-output name=PKG_VERSION::"${PKG_VERSION}"
+          echo "PKG_VERSION=${PKG_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           CROSSBUILD_TARGETS=$(sed -n 's/^CROSSBUILD_TARGETS=\(.*\)/\1/p' GNUmakefile | head -n1)
           echo "CROSSBUILD_TARGETS=$CROSSBUILD_TARGETS"
           TARGET_MATRIX="{\"target\": [\"${CROSSBUILD_TARGETS// /\",\"}\"]}"
           echo "TARGET_MATRIX=$TARGET_MATRIX"
-          echo ::set-output name=TARGET_MATRIX::"${TARGET_MATRIX}"
+          echo "TARGET_MATRIX=$TARGET_MATRIX" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     outputs:
       GIT_BRANCH: ${{ steps.env.outputs.GIT_BRANCH }}
       GIT_TAG: ${{ steps.env.outputs.GIT_TAG }}
@@ -73,11 +75,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: preps
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Clone this repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: MacOS build
         run: make
         env:
           BUILD_TYPE: RELEASE
+
       - name: Packaging
         id: package
         shell: bash
@@ -86,14 +91,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "Packaging ${LIB_PKG_NAME}:"
           cd build && zip -r ${LIB_PKG_NAME} lib && cd -
           zip -r ${LIB_PKG_NAME} include
-          echo ::set-output name=LIB_PKG_NAME::"${LIB_PKG_NAME}"
+          echo "LIB_PKG_NAME=${LIB_PKG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           EXP_PKG_NAME=${PWD}/zenoh-pico-${{ needs.preps.outputs.PKG_VERSION }}-macos-x64-examples.zip
           echo "Packaging ${EXP_PKG_NAME}:"
           cd build/examples && zip ${EXP_PKG_NAME} * && cd -
-          echo ::set-output name=EXP_PKG_NAME::"${EXP_PKG_NAME}"
+          echo "EXP_PKG_NAME=${EXP_PKG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: "Upload x86_64 macos package"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: macos-x64
           path: |
@@ -108,11 +114,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.preps.outputs.TARGET_MATRIX)}}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Clone this repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: make for ${{ matrix.target }}
         env:
           BUILD_TYPE: RELEASE
         run: make ${{ matrix.target }}
+
       - name: Packaging
         id: package
         shell: bash
@@ -126,22 +135,23 @@ jobs:
           echo "Packaging ${LIB_PKG_NAME}:"
           cd crossbuilds/${TARGET} && zip -r ${LIB_PKG_NAME} lib && cd -
           zip -r ${LIB_PKG_NAME} include
-          echo ::set-output name=LIB_PKG_NAME::"${LIB_PKG_NAME}"
+          echo "LIB_PKG_NAME=${LIB_PKG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           cd crossbuilds/${TARGET}/packages
           echo "Packaging ${DEB_PKG_NAME}:"
           zip ${DEB_PKG_NAME} *.deb
-          echo ::set-output name=DEB_PKG_NAME::"${DEB_PKG_NAME}"
+          echo "DEB_PKG_NAME=${DEB_PKG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Packaging ${RPM_PKG_NAME}:"
           zip ${RPM_PKG_NAME} *.rpm
-          echo ::set-output name=RPM_PKG_NAME::"${RPM_PKG_NAME}"
+          echo "RPM_PKG_NAME=${RPM_PKG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           cd -
 
           echo "Packaging ${EXP_PKG_NAME}:"
           cd crossbuilds/${TARGET}/examples && zip ${EXP_PKG_NAME} * && cd -
-          echo ::set-output name=EXP_PKG_NAME::"${EXP_PKG_NAME}"
+          echo "EXP_PKG_NAME=${EXP_PKG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: "Upload packages"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.target }}
           path: |
@@ -157,13 +167,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download result of previous builds
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ARTIFACTS
+
       - name: Publish as github release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           files: ARTIFACTS/*/*.*
+
       - name: Publish to download.eclipse.org/zenoh
         env:
           SSH_TARGET: genie.zenoh@projects-storage.eclipse.org