diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d1817a6a..18513bbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   generate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 18.x
     - name: Setup environment
       run: npm install
     - name: checkout webref repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index e6c4d626..7f500c7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ jobs:
   generate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        node-version: 18.x
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 8
+	distribution: temurin
     - name: Setup environment
       run: npm install
     - name: checkout webref repo