diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 643225393..97c75417d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      CHARMHUB_TOKEN:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: python3 -m pip install tox
       - name: Run linters
@@ -20,21 +23,36 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: python -m pip install tox
       - name: Run tests
         run: tox -e unit
 
+  lib-check:
+    name: Check libraries
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Check libs
+        uses: canonical/charming-actions/check-libraries@2.1.1
+        with:
+          credentials: "${{ secrets.CHARMHUB_TOKEN }}" # FIXME: current token will expire in 2023-07-04
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
   charm-integration-test-lxd:
     name: Charm integration tests (lxd)
     needs:
       - lint
       - unit-test
+      - lib-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup operator environment
         uses: charmed-kubernetes/actions-operator@main
         with:
@@ -47,10 +65,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - lint
       - unit-test
+      - lib-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup operator environment
         uses: charmed-kubernetes/actions-operator@main
         with:
@@ -63,10 +82,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - lint
       - unit-test
+      - lib-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup operator environment
         uses: charmed-kubernetes/actions-operator@main
         with:
@@ -79,10 +99,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - lint
       - unit-test
+      - lib-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup operator environment
         uses: charmed-kubernetes/actions-operator@main
         with:
@@ -95,27 +116,14 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - lint
       - unit-test
+      - lib-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup operator environment
         uses: charmed-kubernetes/actions-operator@main
         with:
           provider: lxd
       - name: Run tls integration tests
         run: tox -e tls-integration
-
-  lib-check:
-    name: Check libraries
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Check libs
-        uses: canonical/charming-actions/check-libraries@1.0.3
-        with:
-          credentials: "${{ secrets.CHARMHUB_TOKEN }}" # FIXME: current token will expire in 2023-07-04
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 632357693..8a2ba64c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -8,23 +8,21 @@ on:
 jobs:
   ci-tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+    secrets:
+      CHARMHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.CHARMHUB_TOKEN }}"
 
   release-to-charmhub:
     name: Release to CharmHub
     needs:
-      - lib-check
       - ci-tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Select charmhub channel
-        uses: canonical/charming-actions/upload-charm@2.1.0-rc
-        id: channel
       - name: Upload charm to charmhub
-        uses: canonical/charming-actions/upload-charm@2.0.0-rc
+        uses: canonical/charming-actions/upload-charm@2.1.1
         with:
           credentials: "${{ secrets.CHARMHUB_TOKEN }}"
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"