diff --git a/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml
index f02eb6dd67b..1c6e22fcefb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
       - synchronize
       - ready_for_review
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   MATRIX_SDK_CRYPTO_NODEJS_PATH: bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Protoc
         uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # install protoc in case we end up rebuilding opentelemetry-proto
       - name: Install Protoc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cancel_others.yml b/.github/workflows/cancel_others.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f1227f0622..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/cancel_others.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-
-jobs:
-  cancel-others:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Cancel workflows for older commits
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
-        with:
-          workflow_id: all
-          all_but_latest: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dd6f282ca27..643e3db6899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
       - synchronize
       - ready_for_review
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Protoc
         uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
@@ -153,15 +157,15 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       # Can't use `${{ matrix.* }}` inside uses
-      - name: Install Rust
+      - name: Install Rust stable
         if: matrix.rust == 'stable'
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
-      - name: Install Rust
+      - name: Install Rust beta
         if: matrix.rust == 'beta'
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@beta
 
-      - name: Install Rust
+      - name: Install Rust nightly
         if: matrix.rust == 'nightly'
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
 
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 70fa8f056ab..8680117ef32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 393b190fa33..b6bad5b95e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   docs:
     name: All crates
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xtask.yml b/.github/workflows/xtask.yml
index c31f720d534..aa4303f6dc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xtask.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xtask.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Calculate cache key
         id: cachekey