diff --git a/.github/actions/build-environment/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/build-environment/Dockerfile
index cbc57cc..e06da3c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-environment/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/actions/build-environment/Dockerfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FROM mltooling/build-environment:0.6.12
\ No newline at end of file
+FROM mltooling/build-environment:0.6.18
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/pr-labeler-file-path.yml b/.github/pr-labeler-file-path.yml
index ed20524..d85b37d 100644
--- a/.github/pr-labeler-file-path.yml
+++ b/.github/pr-labeler-file-path.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 # Add documentation label to any change in documentation related files
 documentation:
-  - "docs/*"
-  - "docs/**/*"
-  - "README.md"
-  - "**/README.md"
-  - "CONTRIBUTING.md"
+- any:
+  - changed-files:
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: [
+        "docs/**/*", # All files, including subfolders
+        "README.md",
+        "**/README.md",
+        "CONTRIBUTING.md",
+      ]
 
 maintenance:
-  - ".vscode/*"
-  - ".vscode/**/*"
-  - ".github/*"
-  - ".github/**/*"
-  - ".reuse/*"
-  - "LICENSES/*"
-  - ".editorconfig"
-  - ".gitignore"
-  - "**/.gitignore"
-  - "build.py"
-  - "**/build.py"
+- any:
+  - changed-files:
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: [
+        ".vscode/**/*", # All files, including subfolders
+        ".github/**/*", # All files, including subfolders
+        ".reuse/*",
+        "LICENSES/*",
+        ".editorconfig",
+        "**/.gitignore",
+        "build.py",
+      ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pipeline.yml
index 8132ea7..fcfbc64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pipeline.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       # Set host ip to env variable to be uside within container actions
       - name: set-host-ip
         run: echo "_HOST_IP=$(hostname -I | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: run-build-scripts
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-environment
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
index 4945c64..532713e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ jobs:
   close-stale-issues:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v3
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 90 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 14 days"
-          stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open 90 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 14 days"
-          days-before-stale: 90
-          days-before-close: 14
-          stale-pr-label: stale
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 182 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 28 days"
+          stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open 182 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 28 days"
+          close-issue-message: "Issue was closed due to inactivity."
+          close-pr-message: "PR was closed due to inactivity."
+          days-before-stale: 182
+          days-before-close: 28
+          stale-pr-label: "stale"
+          stale-issue-label: "stale"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-labeler.yml
index 1526ca6..871e9de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-labeler.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 name: pr-labeler
 
 on:
-  - pull_request_target
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened]
 
 jobs:
   pr-labeler:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # for TimonVS/pr-labeler-action to read config file
+      pull-requests: write # for TimonVS/pr-labeler-action to add labels in PR
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/labeler@main
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5
         with:
           repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           configuration-path: .github/pr-labeler-file-path.yml
           # workaround for problem: https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/commit/958c82d0867568057caaf58356502ec8c87d8366
           sync-labels: false
-      - uses: TimonVS/pr-labeler-action@v3
+      - uses: TimonVS/pr-labeler-action@v5
         with:
-          configuration-path: .github/pr-labeler-branch-name.yml
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          configuration-path: .github/pr-labeler-branch-prefix.yml
 # Evaluate: https://github.com/srvaroa/labeler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yml
index 0508849..8b8b29b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yml
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ jobs:
           apt-get install -y git
       - if: ${{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN != null && env.GITHUB_TOKEN != '' }}
         name: create-release-branch
-        uses: peterjgrainger/action-create-branch@v2.0.1
+        uses: peterjgrainger/action-create-branch@v3
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           branch: "${{ env.BRANCH_PREFIX }}${{ env.VERSION }}"
       - if: ${{ ! (env.GITHUB_TOKEN != null && env.GITHUB_TOKEN != '')  }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - if: ${{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN != null && env.GITHUB_TOKEN != '' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ env.BRANCH_PREFIX }}${{ env.VERSION }}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           container_registry_password: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
       - if: ${{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN != null && env.GITHUB_TOKEN != '' }}
         name: push-changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           branch: ${{ env.BRANCH_PREFIX }}${{ env.VERSION  }}
           commit_user_name: Release Bot
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "The release drafter currently does not work with act, please create the release from the Github UI."
       - if: ${{ env.GITHUB_ACTOR != 'nektos/act' && env.GITHUB_TOKEN != null && env.GITHUB_TOKEN != '' }}
         name: checkout-fixed-release-drafter
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: ml-tooling/release-drafter
           path: ./.git/cloned-actions/release-drafter
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5d06956..1811b77 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ universal = false
 
 [flake8]
 ignore =
-    E203,  # space before : (needed for how black formats slicing)
-    # E266,  # too many leading '#' for block comment
-    E501,  # line too long
-    E731,  # do not assign a lambda expression, use a def
-    W503,  # line break before binary operator
+    # space before : (needed for how black formats slicing)
+    E203,
+    # too many leading '#' for block comment
+    # E266,
+    # line too long
+    E501,
+    # do not assign a lambda expression, use a def
+    E731,
+    # line break before binary operator
+    W503,
 max-line-length = 88
 # select = B,C,E,F,W,T4,B9
 # max-complexity = 18