diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 2b7c401..ac67c2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-name: Build and publish
+# cspell:words ncipollo
+
+name: publish
 on:
   push:
     branches-ignore:
@@ -18,26 +20,15 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Get yarn cache directory path
-      id: yarn-cache-dir-path
-      run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(yarn cache dir)"
-
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      id: yarn-cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ steps.yarn-cache-dir-path.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
         always-auth: true
+        cache: 'yarn'
 
     - name: Install project
       run: |
@@ -65,26 +56,22 @@ jobs:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Create Release
-      id: create_release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       with:
-        tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-        release_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+        tag: ${{ env.VERSION }}
         prerelease: ${{ env.PRERELEASE }}
 
   clean:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-node@ve
       with:
         node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
-        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        cache: 'yarn'
 
     - name: Remove feature tag
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 380230d..3cebdaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build and test
+name: test
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
@@ -13,36 +13,13 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Get yarn cache directory path
-      id: yarn-cache-dir-path
-      run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(yarn cache dir)"
-
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      id: yarn-cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ steps.yarn-cache-dir-path.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
-
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/.cache/pip
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install NODE JS
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        cache: 'yarn'
 
     - name: Install project
       run: yarn install
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c68913..cc8825f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades": "^3.1.1",
     "@openzeppelin/upgrades-core": "^1.27.1",
     "@types/mocha": "^9.1.0",
-    "ethers": "^6.1.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.7.1",
     "hardhat": "^2.9.9"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/submitters/auto-submitter.ts b/src/submitters/auto-submitter.ts
index 3d097e7..ca123f8 100644
--- a/src/submitters/auto-submitter.ts
+++ b/src/submitters/auto-submitter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import hre, {ethers} from "hardhat";
+import {Transaction, ethers} from "ethers";
 import {EXIT_CODES} from "../exitCodes";
 import {EoaSubmitter} from "./eoa-submitter";
 import {MARIONETTE_ADDRESS} from "./types/marionette";
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import {
 } from "./safe-ima-legacy-marionette-submitter";
 import {SafeSubmitter} from "./safe-submitter";
 import {Submitter} from "./submitter";
-import {Transaction} from "ethers";
+
 import {Upgrader} from "../upgrader";
 import chalk from "chalk";
+import hre from "hardhat";
 import {skaleContracts} from "@skalenetwork/skale-contracts-ethers-v6";
 
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export class AutoSubmitter extends Submitter {
             process.exit(EXIT_CODES.UNKNOWN_IMA);
         }
         const contractsNetwork =
-            await skaleContracts.getNetworkByProvider(ethers.provider);
+            await skaleContracts.getNetworkByProvider(hre.ethers.provider);
         const ima = await contractsNetwork.getProject("ima");
         return await ima.getInstance(process.env.IMA);
     }