diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpha-build-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/alpha-build-and-deploy.yml
index b732a56..df4dfe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpha-build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpha-build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Store release tag in env
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ jobs:
       # This step will configure environment variables to be used by all steps
       # involving AWS interaction further down
       - name: AWS credentials configuration
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           role-to-assume: ${{secrets.GH_ACTIONS_AWS_ROLE}}
           role-session-name: gh-actions-${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-build-image
           aws-region: us-east-1
       - name: Amazon ECR login
         id: login-ecr
-        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
+        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
       - name: Build, tag, and push image to Amazon ECR
         env:
           ECR_REGISTRY: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             }
           ]
     - name: Check out repository code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Store release tag in env
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Generate deployment package
       run: zip -r ${{ env.tagname }}.zip docker-compose.yml .ebextensions/
     - name: AWS credentials configuration
-      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
       with:
         role-to-assume: ${{secrets.GH_ACTIONS_AWS_ROLE}}
         role-session-name: gh-actions-${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-eb-deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-PR-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-PR-validation.yml
index 6590bf1..d1f122c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-PR-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-PR-validation.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "Repository ${{ github.repository }}."
           echo "Trigger ref ${{ github.ref }}, base-ref ${{ github.base_ref }}, head_ref ${{ github.head_ref }}."
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Report files updated in PR
         run: |
           git fetch -q origin ${{ github.base_ref }} ${{ github.head_ref }}
           git diff --name-only origin/${{ github.base_ref }} origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build docker image
         env:
           ECR_REPOSITORY: agr_mati
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release-build-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release-build-and-deploy.yml
index 4e85bef..2bb22f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release-build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release-build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - name: Check out repository code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: AWS credentials configuration
-      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
       with:
         role-to-assume: ${{secrets.GH_ACTIONS_AWS_ROLE}}
         role-session-name: gh-actions-${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-build-image
         aws-region: us-east-1
     - name: Amazon ECR login
       id: login-ecr
-      uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
+      uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
     - name: Build, tag, and push image to Amazon ECR
       env:
         ECR_REGISTRY: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           cat <(echo -e "${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}") | gpg --batch --import
           gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
       - name: Publish package
-        run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
+        run: mvn --batch-mode deploy -DskipITs=true
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - name: Check out repository code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Save mati app version to be deployed in EB env variables through config file
       run: |
         cat .ebextensions/version.config
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Generate deployment package
       run: zip -r ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip docker-compose.yml .ebextensions/
     - name: Store deployment package in cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip
         key: ${{github.workflow}}.${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-eb-deployment-zip
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ jobs:
             }
           ]
     - name: Fetch deployment package from cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip
         key: ${{github.workflow}}.${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-eb-deployment-zip
     - name: AWS credentials configuration
-      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
       with:
         role-to-assume: ${{secrets.GH_ACTIONS_AWS_ROLE}}
         role-session-name: gh-actions-${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-eb-deploy-production
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ jobs:
             }
           ]
     - name: Fetch deployment package from cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip
         key: ${{github.workflow}}.${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-eb-deployment-zip
     - name: AWS credentials configuration
-      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
       with:
         role-to-assume: ${{secrets.GH_ACTIONS_AWS_ROLE}}
         role-session-name: gh-actions-${{github.run_id}}.${{github.run_number}}.${{github.run_attempt}}-eb-deploy-beta