diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e00496d..7adb289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
+        python-version: '3.8.17'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 677c502..7deb7c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
+        python-version: [3.8.17]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test with nosetests
       run: |
         nosetests -w janis_assistant --with-coverage --cover-package=janis_assistant
-    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
diff --git a/janis_assistant/__meta__.py b/janis_assistant/__meta__.py
index dcbab3a..2d4166b 100644
--- a/janis_assistant/__meta__.py
+++ b/janis_assistant/__meta__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "v0.11.9"
+__version__ = "v0.12.1"
 DOCS_URL = "https://janis.readthedocs.io"
 GITHUB_URL = "https://github.com/PMCC-BioinformaticsCore/janis-assistant"
 ISSUE_URL = "https://github.com/PMCC-BioinformaticsCore/janis-assistant/issues/new"