diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkCI.yml b/.github/workflows/checkCI.yml
index 57a65de..4e2fb4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkCI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkCI.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
       - name: Setup python environment
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Install python packages
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
       - name: Get moparser
@@ -56,17 +58,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check syntax
         run: |
           echo "::add-matcher::./.github/moparser.json"
-          ModelicaSyntaxChecker/Linux64/moparser -v 3.4 -r PlanarMechanics
+          ModelicaSyntaxChecker/Linux64/moparser -v 3.6 -r PlanarMechanics
           echo "::remove-matcher owner=moparser::"
+
   deprecation_checks:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
       - name: Setup python environment
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Check deprecated Text.lineColor annotation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkCron.yml b/.github/workflows/checkCron.yml
index 1860b25..549cc0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkCron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkCron.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'dzimmer'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
       - name: Setup python environment
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Install python packages
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'dzimmer'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
       - name: Setup python environment
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Install python packages
-        run:  pip install --user codespell
+        run:  pip install --disable-pip-version-check --user codespell
       - name: Check for spelling errors
         run: |
           printf "[codespell]\nenable-colors=\n" >> .codespellrc