diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 99bb6aa4..19b6d844 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OpenID Connect Generic Client is licensed under the GPLv2.0, and all contributio
 - Ensure you use LF line endings in your code editor. Use [EditorConfig](http://editorconfig.org/) if your editor supports it so that indentation, line endings and other settings are auto configured.
 - When committing, reference your issue number (#1234) and include a note about the fix.
 - Ensure that your code supports the minimum supported versions of PHP and WordPress; this is shown at the top of the `readme.txt` file.
-- Push the changes to your fork and submit a pull request on the `dev` branch of the plugin repository.
+- Push the changes to your fork and submit a pull request on the `develop` branch of the plugin repository.
 - Make sure to write good and detailed commit messages (see [this post](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/) for more on this) and follow all the applicable sections of the pull request template.
 - Please avoid modifying the changelog directly or updating the .pot files. These will be updated by the plugin team.
 
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 52bc7788..d55a9959 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### All Submissions:
 
-* [ ] Have you followed the [plugin Contributing guideline](https://github.com/oidc-wp/openid-connect-generi/blob/dev/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)?
+* [ ] Have you followed the [plugin Contributing guideline](https://github.com/oidc-wp/openid-connect-generi/blob/develop/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)?
 * [ ] Does your code follow the [WordPress' coding standards](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-standards/)?
 * [ ] Have you checked to ensure there aren't other open [Pull Requests](../pulls) for the same update/change?
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/i18n.yml b/.github/workflows/i18n.yml
index a4f59e3a..7c1e17a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/i18n.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/i18n.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - 'develop'
       - 'release/**'
       - 'feature/**'
       - 'fix/**'
 
 env:
   WP_MULTISITE: 0
-  ACTION_VERSION: 2
+  ACTION_VERSION: 3
 
 jobs:
   check_i18n:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index f0c6a7d7..6dcf72a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - 'develop'
       - 'release/**'
       - 'feature/**'
       - 'fix/**'
 
 env:
-  PHP_VERSION: '7.4'
+  PHP_VERSION: '8.0'
   WP_MULTISITE: 0
-  COMPOSER_VERSION: '2.2'
-  ACTION_VERSION: 2
+  COMPOSER_VERSION: '2.6'
+  ACTION_VERSION: 3
 
 jobs:
   check_linting:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e432ff93..55a0903e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   WP_MULTISITE: 0
-  ACTION_VERSION: 2
+  ACTION_VERSION: 3
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-node-js-environment
       with:
-        node-version: 14.x
+        node-version: 16.x
 
     - name: Get NPM Cache Directory
       id: npm-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
index 10fb40d7..b1025ec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - 'develop'
       - 'release/**'
       - 'feature/**'
       - 'fix/**'
 
 env:
-  PHP_VERSION: '7.4'
+  PHP_VERSION: '8.0'
   WP_MULTISITE: 0
-  COMPOSER_VERSION: '2.2'
-  ACTION_VERSION: 2
+  COMPOSER_VERSION: '2.6'
+  ACTION_VERSION: 3
 
 jobs:
   check_static_analysis:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml
index 2d0f2bef..83038f60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ on:
       - 'release/**'
 
 env:
-  COMPOSER_VERSION: '2.2'
-  ACTION_VERSION: 2
+  COMPOSER_VERSION: '2.6'
+  ACTION_VERSION: 3
 
 jobs:
   matrix_unit_testing: