diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 4086fecdf..5889ecb26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Run Checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           version: '3.20.1'
       - name: Install libquil dependencies
-        run: sudo apt install -y libffi\* libblas\* liblapack\*
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y libffi\* libblas\* liblapack\* curl
+          curl -O https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi7_3.3-4_amd64.deb
+          sudo apt install -y ./libffi7_3.3-4_amd64.deb
+          sudo apt install -y libffi-dev
       - name: Install libquil
         run: |
           curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rigetti/libquil/main/install.sh | bash -s 0.3.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index be616f797..86596ed91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
     - name: Install Knope
-      uses: knope-dev/action@v1
+      uses: knope-dev/action@v2.0.0
       with:
         version: 0.7.0 # Test before updating, breaking changes likely: https://github.com/knope-dev/action#install-latest-version
     - run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index 5b0e3e00f..d08426f18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
+          cache: pip
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Install cargo-make
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           preview-branch: qcs-sdk-python-docs
       - name: Deploy docs
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
-        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v4
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           publish_dir: crates/python/build/docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-dry-run.yml b/.github/workflows/release-dry-run.yml
index c2114a32b..37cda663d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-dry-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-dry-run.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ jobs:
   release-dry-run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
       - name: Install Knope
-        uses: knope-dev/action@v1
+        uses: knope-dev/action@v2.0.0
         with:
-          version: 0.6.1 # Test before updating, breaking changes likely: https://github.com/knope-dev/action#install-latest-version
+          version: 0.7.0 # Test before updating, breaking changes likely: https://github.com/knope-dev/action#install-latest-version
       - name: Display Pending Release
         run: knope release --dry-run
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-library.yml b/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
index cf3f8faa3..f578749b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-std=c++11"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index a7423be82..9ba0123d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: echo "Publishing wheels"
 
   macos:
-    runs-on: macos-12
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     needs: [is-python-release, should-publish-wheels]
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         package-name: [qcs-sdk-python, qcs-sdk-python-grpc-web]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
       with:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target: [x86_64, aarch64]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
       with:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target: [x86_64, ppc64le]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
       with:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" /v LongPathsEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
         git config --system core.longpaths true
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
       with:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         package-name: [qcs-sdk-python, qcs-sdk-python-grpc-web]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
       with:
diff --git a/crates/python/Makefile.toml b/crates/python/Makefile.toml
index 4874a965f..09fb8c228 100644
--- a/crates/python/Makefile.toml
+++ b/crates/python/Makefile.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [env]
-PYTHONPATH = { script = [ "python -c 'from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())'" ] }
+PYTHONPATH = { script = [ "python -c 'from sysconfig import get_path; print(get_path(\"platlib\"))'" ] }
 RUST_BACKTRACE = 0
 
 [tasks.check-venv]