diff --git a/.github/workflows/IWYU_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/IWYU_scan.yml
index cd234e930..470030243 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/IWYU_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/IWYU_scan.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.version }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         make install
         cd ..
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: get_version_v2
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bindings-java.yml b/.github/workflows/bindings-java.yml
index d3bae5dbb..f7e9c565e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bindings-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bindings-java.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:ubuntu-build-clang
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
         run: |
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
       WASMEDGE_PLUGIN_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}\build\wasmedge\plugins\wasmedge_process
       LD_LIBRARY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}\build\lib\api
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-extensions.yml b/.github/workflows/build-extensions.yml
index b5fa36b04..12a74e682 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-extensions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-extensions.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:${{ matrix.docker_tag }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
       # Tests of wasm_bpf also require privileges
       options: --privileged
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:${{ matrix.docker_tag }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ jobs:
       # Tests of wasm_bpf also require privileges
       options: --privileged
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Build and install dependencies
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ jobs:
       output_bins: libwasmedgePluginWasiCrypto.dylib libwasmedgePluginWasiLogging.dylib libwasmedgePluginWasmEdgeTensorflow.dylib libwasmedgePluginWasmEdgeTensorflowLite.dylib libwasmedgePluginWasmEdgeImage.dylib libwasmedgePluginWasmEdgeOpenCVMini.dylib
     needs: [get_version_v2]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Build and install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 76189f831..feb0413bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_for_nix.yml b/.github/workflows/build_for_nix.yml
index 691d9fcce..3940f8a64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_for_nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_for_nix.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   build_nix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - uses: actions/cache@v3
       id: nix-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_for_openwrt.yml b/.github/workflows/build_for_openwrt.yml
index ca279ac53..33a125b2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_for_openwrt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_for_openwrt.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_for_riscv.yml b/.github/workflows/build_for_riscv.yml
index 11c368e82..e1a21d417 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_for_riscv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_for_riscv.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: lint
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 573eb7a8b..12252dda5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
       run: |
         git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index a4286190b..8d5f4be8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml b/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
index 990541d0e..e2dd640b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       && (needs.lint-markdown.result == 'success' || needs.lint-markdown.result == 'skipped')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/misc-linters.yml b/.github/workflows/misc-linters.yml
index 6fc67186b..712a7091c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/misc-linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/misc-linters.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: misc linters
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 36e4e72b1..37a0fcd6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:ubuntu-20.04-build-clang
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:ubuntu-20.04-build-clang
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ jobs:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:${{ matrix.docker_tag }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ jobs:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:${{ matrix.docker_tag }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: create_release
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ jobs:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:manylinux2014_x86_64
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Prepare tarball
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-alpine-static.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-alpine-static.yml
index c4ad68a71..691533432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-alpine-static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-alpine-static.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-android.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-android.yml
index 0e6bb344c..34070fb7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-android.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: wasmedge/wasmedge:latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Install dependency
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-debian-static.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-debian-static.yml
index 5af1a2984..9f286e021 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-debian-static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-debian-static.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-fedora.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-fedora.yml
index 613ce583e..930ccc3e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-fedora.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-fedora.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           dnf update -y
           dnf install -y cmake ninja-build llvm llvm-devel lld-devel clang git file rpm-build dpkg-dev spdlog-devel
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Grant the safe directory for git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-macos.yml
index fcb25ff2c..742097c0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-macos.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       BUILD_TESTS: ON
       BUILD_TYPE: Debug
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-manylinux.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-manylinux.yml
index ee975e0ac..2fbb341b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-manylinux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-manylinux.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     container: wasmedge/wasmedge:${{ matrix.docker_tag }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-ubuntu.yml
index 6c9dc69dd..bfd75e596 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-ubuntu.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       BUILD_TESTS: OFF
     container: wasmedge/wasmedge:${{ matrix.docker_tag }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-windows.yml
index 57a2d1dce..610209e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-on-windows.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       build_tests: ON
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-call-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-call-linter.yml
index 1ccf782ee..ff54c3965 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-call-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-call-linter.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-create-source-tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-create-source-tarball.yml
index f0bc27d29..f15b69b75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-create-source-tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-create-source-tarball.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Create source tarball
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml
index 0470a17e0..ab3c9acbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Ensure git safe directory
       run: |
         git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-install-script.yml b/.github/workflows/test-install-script.yml
index f0929a26f..fb2efb9c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-install-script.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-install-script.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ matrix.docker_image }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.host_runner }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python-install-script.yml b/.github/workflows/test-python-install-script.yml
index 87cc784ae..35d86c5d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python-install-script.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python-install-script.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ matrix.docker_image }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.host_runner }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasi-testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/wasi-testsuite.yml
index f2cb973c5..7a36a8a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wasi-testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasi-testsuite.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: WasmEdge
       - name: Ensure git safe directory
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/WasmEdge/build/tools/wasmedge" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Checkout wasi-testsuite
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: WebAssembly/wasi-testsuite
           ref: prod/testsuite-base
diff --git a/.github/workflows/witx.yml b/.github/workflows/witx.yml
index b177ce2b9..8e48440cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/witx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/witx.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0