diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 0aaa014..173aa01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ 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@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9688042..5578e28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build with Poetry and Publish to PyPI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install and configure Poetry
         run: |
           pip install poetry
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 916e7dc..4209f3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@ name: Tests
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
+  ruff:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1  
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: ruff
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           - "3.11"
           - "3.12"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -26,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry install
       - name: Pytest
         run: |
-          poetry run pytest --ruff --ruff-format
+          poetry run pytest