diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index 70432a42..4b782d3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -8,24 +8,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Create creds json"
         id: create-creds-json
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials.json"
           json: '{"adminEmail": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_EMAIL}}", "adminPassword": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_PASSWORD}}", "password": "${{secrets.CY_PASSWORD}}", "shortPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_PASSWORD}}", "shortConfirmationPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}", "wrongConfirmationPasssword": "${{secrets.CY_WRONG_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}"}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/fixtures"
       - name: "Create Gmail creds json"
         id: create-gmail-creds-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials_qa.json"
           json: '{"installed":{"client_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_ID}}","project_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_PROJECT_ID}}","auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri":"https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_secret":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_SECRET}}","redirect_uris":["urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob","http://localhost"]}}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/plugins"
       - name: "Create Gmail token json"
         id: create-gmail-token-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "token_qa.json"
           json: '{"access_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_ACCESS}}","refresh_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_REFRESH}}","scope":"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send","token_type":"Bearer","expiry_date":${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_EXPIRY_DATE}}}'
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ jobs:
           install-command: npm install cypress --legacy-peer-deps
           working-directory: gateway
           spec: cypress/integration/retention/csv-add-affiliations.js
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-screenshots
           path: gateway/cypress/screenshots
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-videos
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: "Create creds json"
         id: create-creds-json
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials.json"
           json: '{"adminEmail": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_EMAIL}}", "adminPassword": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_PASSWORD}}", "password": "${{secrets.CY_PASSWORD}}", "shortPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_PASSWORD}}", "shortConfirmationPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}", "wrongConfirmationPasssword": "${{secrets.CY_WRONG_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}"}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/fixtures"
       - name: "Create Gmail creds json"
         id: create-gmail-creds-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials_qa.json"
           json: '{"installed":{"client_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_ID}}","project_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_PROJECT_ID}}","auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri":"https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_secret":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_SECRET}}","redirect_uris":["urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob","http://localhost"]}}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/plugins"
       - name: "Create Gmail token json"
         id: create-gmail-token-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "token_qa.json"
           json: '{"access_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_ACCESS}}","refresh_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_REFRESH}}","scope":"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send","token_type":"Bearer","expiry_date":${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_EXPIRY_DATE}}}'
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: gateway
           spec: |
             cypress/integration/retention/csv-edit-affiliations.js
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-screenshots
           path: gateway/cypress/screenshots
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-videos
@@ -96,21 +96,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: "Create creds json"
         id: create-creds-json
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials.json"
           json: '{"adminEmail": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_EMAIL}}", "adminPassword": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_PASSWORD}}", "password": "${{secrets.CY_PASSWORD}}", "shortPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_PASSWORD}}", "shortConfirmationPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}", "wrongConfirmationPasssword": "${{secrets.CY_WRONG_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}"}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/fixtures"
       - name: "Create Gmail creds json"
         id: create-gmail-creds-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials_qa.json"
           json: '{"installed":{"client_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_ID}}","project_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_PROJECT_ID}}","auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri":"https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_secret":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_SECRET}}","redirect_uris":["urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob","http://localhost"]}}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/plugins"
       - name: "Create Gmail token json"
         id: create-gmail-token-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "token_qa.json"
           json: '{"access_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_ACCESS}}","refresh_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_REFRESH}}","scope":"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send","token_type":"Bearer","expiry_date":${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_EXPIRY_DATE}}}'
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: gateway
           spec: |
             cypress/integration/retention/add-affiliation.js
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-screenshots
           path: gateway/cypress/screenshots
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-videos
@@ -139,21 +139,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: "Create creds json"
         id: create-creds-json
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials.json"
           json: '{"adminEmail": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_EMAIL}}", "adminPassword": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_PASSWORD}}", "password": "${{secrets.CY_PASSWORD}}", "shortPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_PASSWORD}}", "shortConfirmationPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}", "wrongConfirmationPasssword": "${{secrets.CY_WRONG_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}"}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/fixtures"
       - name: "Create Gmail creds json"
         id: create-gmail-creds-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials_qa.json"
           json: '{"installed":{"client_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_ID}}","project_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_PROJECT_ID}}","auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri":"https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_secret":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_SECRET}}","redirect_uris":["urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob","http://localhost"]}}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/plugins"
       - name: "Create Gmail token json"
         id: create-gmail-token-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "token_qa.json"
           json: '{"access_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_ACCESS}}","refresh_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_REFRESH}}","scope":"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send","token_type":"Bearer","expiry_date":${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_EXPIRY_DATE}}}'
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: gateway
           spec: |
             cypress/integration/retention/notifications.js
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-screenshots
           path: gateway/cypress/screenshots
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-videos
@@ -182,21 +182,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: "Create creds json"
         id: create-creds-json
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials.json"
           json: '{"adminEmail": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_EMAIL}}", "adminPassword": "${{secrets.CY_ADMIN_PASSWORD}}", "password": "${{secrets.CY_PASSWORD}}", "shortPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_PASSWORD}}", "shortConfirmationPassword": "${{secrets.CY_SHORT_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}", "wrongConfirmationPasssword": "${{secrets.CY_WRONG_CONFIRMATION_PASSWORD}}"}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/fixtures"
       - name: "Create Gmail creds json"
         id: create-gmail-creds-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "credentials_qa.json"
           json: '{"installed":{"client_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_ID}}","project_id":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_PROJECT_ID}}","auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri":"https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_secret":"${{secrets.CY_CREDS_CLIENT_SECRET}}","redirect_uris":["urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob","http://localhost"]}}'
           dir: "gateway/cypress/plugins"
       - name: "Create Gmail token json"
         id: create-gmail-token-file
-        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.2.3
         with:
           name: "token_qa.json"
           json: '{"access_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_ACCESS}}","refresh_token":"${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_REFRESH}}","scope":"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send","token_type":"Bearer","expiry_date":${{secrets.CY_TOKEN_EXPIRY_DATE}}}'
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ jobs:
             cypress/integration/retention/ui-homepage.js
             cypress/integration/retention/ui-homepage-edit.js
             cypress/integration/retention/ui-reports.js
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-screenshots
           path: gateway/cypress/screenshots
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: cypress-videos