diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nightly_12.3.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nightly_12.3.yml
index a313395f2..f1a17b619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nightly_12.3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nightly_12.3.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       LATEST_COMMIT_TIMESPAN: ${{ steps.get-latest-commit-timespan.outputs.LATEST_COMMIT_TIMESPAN}}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: 'true'
 
@@ -118,25 +118,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Push test log as artifact
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: testLog_Windows
           path: ./testLog*.html
 
       - name: Push nightly installer as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: PKSim Installer ${{env.APP_VERSION}}
           path: setup\deploy\*.msi
 
       - name: Push nightly portable as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: PKSim Portable ${{env.APP_VERSION}}
           path: setup\PK-Sim ${{env.APP_VERSION}}
 
       - name: Push R dependencies as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: PKSim R Dependencies
           path: src\PKSimRDependencyResolution\bin\Debug\${{env.TARGET_FRAMEWORK}}\pk-sim-r-dependencies.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nightly_v13.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nightly_v13.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a608a3b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nightly_v13.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Build Nightly 13.0
+run-name: Version 13.0.${{ github.run_number }}
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: read
+
+jobs:
+  check-branch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Validate source branch
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ github.ref_name }}" != "V13" ]; then
+          echo "::error::Please call the workflow from the V13 branch"
+          exit 1
+        fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index ef40150dd..7cbda2027 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: 'true'