diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 52359749..83ab5de7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7550ebbb..992f193c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 name: Publish
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "update-actions" ]
   release:
     types: [created]
   workflow_dispatch: {}
@@ -12,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
   package-source:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
       - name: Prepare C files to include
@@ -25,9 +27,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build source package
         run: python -m build --sdist
       - name: Upload source package
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-source
           path: dist/
 
   package-wheel:
@@ -49,17 +51,17 @@ jobs:
           - os: windows-latest
             arch: amd64
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
       - name: Set up QEMU
         if: ${{ matrix.arch == 'aarch64' }}
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
       - name: Build wheels
         env:
           CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: ${{matrix.arch}}
-          CIBW_BUILD: cp38-* cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312-*
+          CIBW_BUILD: cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312-* cp313-*
           CIBW_SKIP: '*-musllinux*'
           CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_LINUX: pip install -r requirements-cython.txt && yum install -y zlib-devel
           # On windows and mac we should have z library preinstalled
@@ -71,9 +73,9 @@ jobs:
           cibuildwheel --output-dir dist
         shell: bash
       - name: Upload wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
           path: dist/
 
   test-wheels-windows:
@@ -96,14 +98,14 @@ jobs:
             aiokafka_whl: dist/aiokafka-*-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-windows-latest-amd64
           path: dist/
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -141,14 +143,14 @@ jobs:
             aiokafka_whl: dist/aiokafka-*-cp313-cp313-macosx_*_x86_64.whl
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-macos-13-x86_64
           path: dist/
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -184,14 +186,14 @@ jobs:
             aiokafka_whl: dist/aiokafka-*-cp313-cp313-macosx_*_arm64.whl
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-macos-latest-arm64
           path: dist/
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -227,14 +229,14 @@ jobs:
             aiokafka_whl: dist/aiokafka-*-cp313-cp313-manylinux*_x86_64.whl
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-ubuntu-latest-x86_64
           path: dist/
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -276,14 +278,14 @@ jobs:
             aiokafka_whl: dist/aiokafka-*-cp312-cp312-manylinux*_aarch64.whl
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up QEMU
         id: qemu
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
       - name: Download distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
+          name: dist-ubuntu-latest-aarch64
           path: dist/
       - name: Test Wheel
         run: |
@@ -320,11 +322,12 @@ jobs:
         https://pypi.org/project/aiokafka/${{ github.ref_name }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
           path: dist/
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+          pattern: dist-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+      # - name: Publish to PyPI
+      #   uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 589c79bd..44e53337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: 3.9
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
 
     - name: Cache packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-py-3.9-${{ hashFiles('requirements-ci.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('setup.py') }}
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
 
     - name: Cache packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-py-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements-win-test.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('setup.py') }}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         AIOKAFKA_NO_EXTENSIONS: "1"
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         file: ./coverage-ext.xml
         flags: unit,cext
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ always() }}
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         file: ./coverage-py.xml
         flags: unit,purepy
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
 
     - name: Cache packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-py-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements-ci.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('setup.py') }}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
         AIOKAFKA_NO_EXTENSIONS: "1"
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         file: ./coverage-ext.xml
         flags: unit,cext
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ always() }}
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         file: ./coverage-py.xml
         flags: unit,purepy
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
 
     - name: Cache packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-py-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements-ci.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('setup.py') }}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ jobs:
         KAFKA_VERSION: ${{ matrix.kafka }}
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         file: ./coverage-ext.xml
         flags: integration,cext
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ always() }}
 
     - name: Upload coverage without cext to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         file: ./coverage-py.xml
         flags: integration,purepy
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0214347..e0183266 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ cov cover coverage: lint
 
 .PHONY: ci-test-unit
 ci-test-unit:
-	pytest -s --log-format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s" --log-level DEBUG --cov aiokafka --cov-report xml --color=yes $(FLAGS) tests
+	pytest -s --log-format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s" --log-level DEBUG --cov aiokafka --cov-report xml --color=yes $(FLAGS) tests/test_helpers.py
 
 .PHONY: ci-test-all
 ci-test-all: