diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
index d9e70366..1a3fa424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
               name: Check out source-code repository
 
             - name: Setup Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                   python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_master_branch_protection.yml b/.github/workflows/main_master_branch_protection.yml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1792ab0d..bc3973a6
--- a/.github/workflows/main_master_branch_protection.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_master_branch_protection.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             - name: Set up Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                   python-version: "3.8"
             # PRs to the repository master branch are only ok if coming from any patch or release branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
index 7d1fb317..9eec7c8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
                   submodules: recursive
 
             - name: Setup Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                   python-version: 3.8
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
index e5aeaae6..1b739123 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
                   submodules: recursive
 
             - name: Set up Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                   python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index 0d79c2c1..f7f075b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
                   submodules: recursive
 
             - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                   python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
             #                              cache: "poetry"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
             - name: Set up Python 3.8
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                   python-version: 3.8