diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 83f7de6a..3399adcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-test-unit-${{ env.cache-name }}-
 
       - name: Checkout Barge
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: 'oceanprotocol/barge'
           path: 'barge'
-          ref: v4
 
       - name: Run Ganache with Barge
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/barge
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'
@@ -97,11 +96,10 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "ADDRESS_FILE=${HOME}/.ocean/ocean-contracts/artifacts/address.json" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Checkout Barge
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: 'oceanprotocol/barge'
           path: 'barge'
-          ref: v4
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         if: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD && env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         node: ['15', '16']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [test_unit, test_integration]
     if: ${{ success() && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: coverage
@@ -187,13 +185,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test_unit, test_integration]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'
 
       - name: checkout ocean.js repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: 'oceanprotocol/ocean.js'
           path: 'ocean.js'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c72109de..277bc9f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'