diff --git a/.github/actions/checkout_code/action.yml b/.github/actions/checkout_code/action.yml
index 30138a9..a8a0c37 100644
--- a/.github/actions/checkout_code/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/checkout_code/action.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       if: ${{ inputs.execute == 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         repository: ${{ inputs.repository }}
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/install_duckdb/action.yml b/.github/actions/install_duckdb/action.yml
index 0d99ee7..3fcc219 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install_duckdb/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install_duckdb/action.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ inputs:
   version:
     description: 'DuckDB version to install'
     required: false
-    default: 'v1.4.1'  # 'latest'
+    default: 'v1.5.1'  # 'latest'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: install duckdb
       if: ${{ inputs.install_duckdb == 'true' }}
-      uses: opt-nc/setup-duckdb-action@v1.1.0
+      uses: opt-nc/setup-duckdb-action@v1.2.5
       with:
         version: ${{ inputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/install_uv/action.yml b/.github/actions/install_uv/action.yml
index a1c938a..2cc2f10 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install_uv/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install_uv/action.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ inputs:
   version:
     description: 'Specific version of uv to install if version-file is not provided'
     required: false
-    default: '0.8.3'
+    default: '0.10.12'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: install uv
       if: ${{ inputs.execute == 'true' }}
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
       with:
         version-file: ${{ inputs.version-file }}
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/pytests/action.yml b/.github/actions/pytests/action.yml
index e0011c2..20556dd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/pytests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/pytests/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ inputs:
   python_version:
     description: 'Python version to use'
     required: true
-    default: '3.13'
+    default: ''
+  version-file:
+    description: 'Path to the version file (e.g., pyproject.toml) to install uv from'
+    required: false
+    default: '.python-version'
   checkout_code:
     description: 'Whether to checkout the code before running tests'
     required: false
@@ -17,25 +21,38 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Whether to install dependencies before running tests'
     required: false
     default: 'true'
+  encryption_password:
+    description: 'Encryption password for tests (set from GitHub secret)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  encryption_result:
+    description: ''
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  encryption_salt:
+    description: ''
+    required: false
+    default: ''
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       if: ${{ inputs.checkout_code == 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/checkout_code@main
     - name: Install uv
       if: ${{ inputs.install_uv == 'true' }}
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/install_uv@main
       with:
-        enable-cache: true
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
+        version-file: ${{ inputs.version-file }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       if: ${{ inputs.install_dependencies == 'true' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        uv sync
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/set_up_py_env@main
     - name: Run pytests
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        ENCRYPTION_PASWORD: ${{ inputs.encryption_password }}
+        ENCRYPTION_RESULT: ${{ inputs.encryption_result }}
+        ENCRYPTION_SALT: ${{ inputs.encryption_salt }}
       run: |
         uv run --frozen pytest tests
diff --git a/.github/actions/pytests_cov/action.yml b/.github/actions/pytests_cov/action.yml
index 7321f86..1a87f4a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/pytests_cov/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/pytests_cov/action.yml
@@ -20,25 +20,27 @@ inputs:
   python_version:
     description: 'Python version to use'
     required: true
-    default: '3.13'
+    default: ''
+  version-file:
+    description: 'Path to the version file (e.g., pyproject.toml) to install uv from'
+    required: false
+    default: '.python-version'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       if: ${{ inputs.checkout_code == 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/checkout_code@main
     - name: Install uv
       if: ${{ inputs.install_uv == 'true' }}
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/install_uv@main
       with:
         enable-cache: true
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
+        version-file: ${{ inputs.version-file }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       if: ${{ inputs.install_dependencies == 'true' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        uv sync
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/set_up_py_env@main
     - name: Run pytests
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/actions/ruff/action.yml b/.github/actions/ruff/action.yml
index 370eef4..ab5b594 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ruff/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/ruff/action.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,10 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       if: ${{ inputs.checkout_code == 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/checkout_code@main
     - name: Install uv
       if: ${{ inputs.install_uv == 'true' }}
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-
+      uses: EED-Solutions/eed_gha_workflows/.github/actions/install_uv@main
     - name: Set up Ruff
       if: ${{ inputs.set_up_ruff == 'true' }}
       uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3