diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 988902a0..20d99914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           pulpcore-manager openapi --file "api.json"
           pulpcore-manager openapi --bindings --component "python" --file "python-api.json"
       - name: "Upload Package whl"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v7"
         with:
           name: "plugin_package"
           path: "pulp_python/dist/"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 5
           overwrite: true
       - name: "Upload API specs"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v7"
         with:
           name: "api_spec"
           path: |
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: "${{ github.event.pull_request.commits_url }}"
       - name: "Upload python client packages"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v7"
         with:
           name: "python-client.tar"
           path: |
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 5
           overwrite: true
       - name: "Upload python client docs"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v7"
         with:
           name: "python-client-docs.tar"
           path: |
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: "${{ github.event.pull_request.commits_url }}"
       - name: "Upload Ruby client"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v7"
         with:
           name: "ruby-client.tar"
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 6d0d3aa8..b65bb5fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: "write"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
+      - uses: "actions/download-artifact@v8"
         with:
           name: "plugin_package"
           path: "dist/"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           path: "pulp_python"
 
       - name: "Download Python client"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
+        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v8"
         with:
           name: "python-client.tar"
           path: "pulp_python/"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           path: "pulp_python"
 
       - name: "Download Ruby client"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
+        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v8"
         with:
           name: "ruby-client.tar"
           path: "pulp_python/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fbddb788..8f7e14ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           docker logs pulp 2>&1 | grep -i pulpcore.deprecation | tee deprecations-${{ matrix.env.TEST }}.txt
 
       - name: "Upload Deprecations"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v7"
         with:
           name: "deprecations-${{ matrix.env.TEST }}"
           path: "pulp_python/deprecations-${{ matrix.env.TEST }}.txt"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
index 98e44603..5f5cbfd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
@@ -165,37 +165,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
         continue-on-error: true
-      - uses: "actions/checkout@v6"
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          path: "pulp_python"
-          ref: "3.26"
-
-      - name: "Run update"
-        working-directory: "pulp_python"
-        run: |
-          ../plugin_template/scripts/update_ci.sh --release
-
-      - name: "Create Pull Request for CI files"
-        uses: "peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8"
-        id: "create_pr_3_26"
-        with:
-          token: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
-          path: "pulp_python"
-          committer: "pulpbot <pulp-infra@redhat.com>"
-          author: "pulpbot <pulp-infra@redhat.com>"
-          title: "Update CI files for branch 3.26"
-          branch: "update-ci/3.26"
-          base: "3.26"
-          delete-branch: true
-      - name: "Mark PR automerge"
-        working-directory: "pulp_python"
-        run: |
-          gh pr merge --rebase --auto "${{ steps.create_pr_3_26.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
-        if: "steps.create_pr_3_26.outputs.pull-request-number"
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
-        continue-on-error: true
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v6"
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0