diff --git a/.github/workflows/cffvalidating.yml b/.github/workflows/cffvalidating.yml
index d8f7e99..c082c35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cffvalidating.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cffvalidating.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out a copy of the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Validate a CITATION.cff from a subdirectory
         uses: citation-file-format/cffconvert-github-action@2.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug.yml b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
index c5dfb2a..579c26d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # checkout the repo
       - name: "checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # create package and release notes
       - name: "create tikz-trackschematic package"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: "checkout"
         # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # download artifact in folder artifact/
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         ## opening a debug console
       - name: Setup upterm session
         env:
-          # ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           ZENODO_SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZENODO_SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index cd22068..3b2ec92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # 2. checkout the repo
       - name: "checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # 3. install TeX Live
       - name: "install ghostscript"
@@ -160,22 +160,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # 1. checkout the repo
       - name: "checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       
       # 2. update CITATION.cff
       - run: ./build.sh --update-cite ${{needs.publish_zenodo.outputs.doi}}
       
       # 3. push the change back to master
       - name: push
-        uses: github-actions-x/commit@v2.8
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          push-branch: 'master'
-          force-add: 'true'
-          files: CITATION.cff
-          commit-message: 'DOI updated to ${{needs.create_package.outputs.version}} (via github action)'
-          name: Martin Scheidt
-          email: m.scheidt@tu-bs.de
+        run: |
+          git config user.name railtoolkit
+          git config user.email railtoolkit@ownx.net
+          git add CITATION.cff
+          git commit -m "DOI updated to ${{needs.create_package.outputs.version}} (via github action)"
+          git push
 
   publish_twitter:
     needs: [create_package, publish_zenodo]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 17becbd..c67e64e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: "checkout"
         # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: "install ghostscript"
         run: sudo apt-get install -y ghostscript
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zenodo.yaml b/.github/workflows/zenodo.yaml
index f31e131..10408ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zenodo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zenodo.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # checkout the repo
       - name: "checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # create package and release notes
       - name: "create tikz-trackschematic package"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
   #   steps:
   #     # checkout the repo
   #     - name: "checkout"
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
   #     # download artifact in folder artifact/
   #     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # 1. checkout the repo for zenodraft/action@0.10.0 to work
       - name: "checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       
       - run: ./build.sh --update-cite ${{needs.publish_zenodo.outputs.doi}}