Update GitHub actions to their latest versions

.github/auto_assign.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+addAssignees: author
+runOnDraft: true

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
         node: [ 18, 20 ]
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: npm

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: javascript
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ jobs:
     #   make release
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
       - name: Get cache ID
         run: echo "cache_id=$(date --utc '+%V')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Restore cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           key: mkdocs-material-${{ env.cache_id }}
           path: .cache

.github/workflows/external-links-check.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Markdown link check
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
         with:
           config-file: '.github/markdown-link-check.json'

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: npm

.github/workflows/pull-request-meta.yml

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Assign to author
-        uses: samspills/assign-pr-to-author@v1.0 # specify also the minor version because v1 does not exist
-        with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: kentaro-m/auto-assign-action@v2.0.0 # Specify also the minor version because v2 does not exist
 
       - name: Add labels
-        uses: TimonVS/pr-labeler-action@v4
+        uses: TimonVS/pr-labeler-action@v5
         env:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-management.yml

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
       version_changed: ${{ steps.check_package_version.outputs.changed }}
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: npm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Draft release on GitHub
-        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # An existing release draft is published only if there is a version bump in `package.json`.
       # Throws an error and breaks the job if called regardless. We check for version changes in the
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: npm
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: npm
@@ -135,15 +135,15 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
       - name: Get cache ID
         run: echo "cache_id=$(date --utc '+%V')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Restore cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           key: mkdocs-material-${{ env.cache_id }}
           path: .cache

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: npm