diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index daea6351c..7280e152f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: google/wireit@setup-github-actions-caching/v1
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           # This makes Actions fetch all Git history so that Changesets can generate changelogs with the correct commits
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Node.js 16.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@master
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 16.x
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 94bfa380b..e3718499b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@ name: Verify changes
 on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
+  init:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: google/wireit@setup-github-actions-caching/v1
+
   verify:
     name: Verify changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: init
     steps:
-      - uses: google/wireit@setup-github-actions-caching/v1
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
       - name: Sanity check
         run: node ./scripts/lock-scan.js
 
       - name: Setup Node 16.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 16.x
 
@@ -30,12 +35,10 @@ jobs:
   browser-tests:
     name: Browser tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: init
     steps:
-      - uses: google/wireit@setup-github-actions-caching/v1
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
       - name: Setup Node 16.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 16.x
 
@@ -49,17 +52,15 @@ jobs:
 
   node-tests:
     name: Node tests
+    needs: init
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [16.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
-      - uses: google/wireit@setup-github-actions-caching/v1
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
       - name: Setup Node ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
@@ -78,11 +79,10 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [16.x]
         os: [windows-latest]
     steps:
-      - uses: google/wireit@setup-github-actions-caching/v1
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - needs: init
 
       - name: Setup Node ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}