diff --git a/.github/workflows/bootstrapping_works_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/bootstrapping_works_ci.yml
index ae704590ae..18825e3a0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bootstrapping_works_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bootstrapping_works_ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       B_CFLAGS: -g -std=c99 -w
       B_LFLAGS: -lm -lpthread
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 10
       - name: Build v
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       B_CFLAGS: -g -std=c99 -w
       B_LFLAGS: -lm -lpthread
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 10
       - name: Build V
diff --git a/.github/workflows/c2v_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/c2v_ci.yml
index bcfda9a0ea..058e8a31a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c2v_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c2v_ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make && ./v symlink -githubci
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE: true
       VTMP: /tmp
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make && ./v symlink -githubci
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/containers_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/containers_ci.yml
index 4fc25b9722..b6792bb74f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/containers_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/containers_ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Show Environment
         run: |
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Build V
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/cross_ci.yml
index d11f2c95a8..b38f9e5614 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross_ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc clang
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 10
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 10
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build
         run: |
           echo %VFLAGS%
diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug.yml b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
index e40bbc3f25..d1bf363f86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc msvc
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/docs_ci.yml
index b2bec1f504..d12673fdad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs_ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make
       - name: Check markdown line length & code examples
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MOPTIONS: --relative-paths --exclude /vlib/v/ --exclude /builtin/linux_bare/ --exclude /testdata/ --exclude /tests/
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make
 
       - name: Checkout previous v
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: vlang/v
           ref: master   # important
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gen_vc_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/gen_vc_ci.yml
index ca1b32fdf8..5bddebb39b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gen_vc_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gen_vc_ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VREPO: github.com/vlang/vc.git
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make
       - name: Regenerate v.c and v_win.c
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gg_regressions_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/gg_regressions_ci.yml
index 46e2d7f5f0..4819521be2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gg_regressions_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gg_regressions_ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       VTMP: /tmp
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Build local v
         run: make
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
index 09da6e99c7..ee806e7c2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 121
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc clang
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ jobs:
 #    env:
 #      VFLAGS: -cc gcc
 #    steps:
-#    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 #    - name: Build V
 #      run: make -j4
 #    - name: V self compilation with -autofree
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ jobs:
 #       VFLAGS: -cc musl-gcc
 #       V_CI_MUSL: 1
 #     steps:
-#     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 #     - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
 #       with:
 #         node-version: 12.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
index 2257cde225..4f07d13329 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       VFLAGS: -cc clang
       PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /usr/local/opt/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/libpq/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/openssl@3/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/homebrew/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/lib/pkgconfig
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_docs_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/module_docs_ci.yml
index e77a4c428b..1bd17b3c3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/module_docs_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/module_docs_ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build-module-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make
       - name: Build module documentation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests_ci.yml
index 9703ca12e3..aae976cf29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests_ci.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install linker
         if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml
index dd2a6f1279..d5e847ba78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: No GPL licensed code, should be added accidentally
         run: |
           ! grep -r --exclude="*.yml" "a GPL license" .
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc gcc
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Environment info
         run: echo $VFLAGS $GITHUB_SHA $GITHUB_REF
       - name: Build local v
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc gcc
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Environment info
         run: echo $VFLAGS $GITHUB_SHA $GITHUB_REF
       - name: Build local v
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 10
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 121
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install zzuf
         run: sudo apt install -qq zzuf
       - name: Build local v
diff --git a/.github/workflows/paths_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/paths_ci.yml
index edad7b763c..61af8859a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/paths_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/paths_ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MY_V_PATH: '你好 my $path, @с интервали'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: ${{env.MY_V_PATH}}
       - name: Build V
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MY_V_PATH: '你好 my $path, @с интервали'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: ${{env.MY_V_PATH}}
       - name: Build V
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       ## and that happens even for gcc builds, not just tcc ones
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: ${{env.MY_V_PATH}}
       - name: Build V
diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic_ci.yml
index 80437e1877..262c848ce4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic_ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       V_CI_PERIODIC: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies 1
         run: sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
       - name: Build v
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       V_CI_PERIODIC: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup openssl library path
         run: export LIBRARY_PATH="$LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/"
       - name: Build V
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       V_CI_PERIODIC: 1
       VFLAGS: -cc msvc
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build
         run: |
           echo %VFLAGS%
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanitized_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/sanitized_ci.yml
index 48162360d9..b44c330d19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanitized_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanitized_ci.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       VJOBS: 1
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
       VJOBS: 1
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       VJOBS: 1
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
       VJOBS: 1
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       VJOBS: 1
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
       VJOBS: 1
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
index 1cec1f6ef6..286b8f5967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       VTEST_TOML_DO_YAML_CONVERSION: 1
     steps:
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v_apps_and_modules_compile_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/v_apps_and_modules_compile_ci.yml
index b0fac889bd..204b2b71c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v_apps_and_modules_compile_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v_apps_and_modules_compile_ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 121
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build V
         run: make && sudo ./v symlink
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v_benchmark_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/v_benchmark_ci.yml
index d8dd1218d8..d4f9b8756a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v_benchmark_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v_benchmark_ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Install google benchmark
       run: |
           git clone https://github.com/google/benchmark.git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vab_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/vab_ci.yml
index 79fc88bbef..4e3bf9ebba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vab_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vab_ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         distribution: 'adopt'
         java-version: 8
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Build V
       run: make && sudo ./v symlink
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Build V
       run: make && sudo ./v symlink
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml
index 1b6f86d93a..88e000ef8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -gc none
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/websockets_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/websockets_ci.yml
index 30c4400b18..0513fe7c1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/websockets_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/websockets_ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev
       - name: Build v
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
index f740234e3a..d56fe11956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       VFLAGS: -cc gcc
       VERBOSE_MAKE: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       VFLAGS: -cc msvc
       VERBOSE_MAKE: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
       VTEST_SHOW_START: 1
       VERBOSE_MAKE: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 12.x