diff --git a/.github/workflows/comment-on-forks.yml b/.github/workflows/comment-on-forks.yml
index 1ef515c9..f283ff53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/comment-on-forks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/comment-on-forks.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
         run: echo "$GITHUB_CONTEXT"
       - name: covector status
-        uses: jbolda/covector/packages/action@covector-v0
+        uses: fltsci/covector/packages/action@main
         # note that this check could be shifted to the job, but for future reference, we are dumping the full github context
         if: github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' &&
           (github.event.workflow_run.head_repository.full_name != github.repository || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/run-on-pr.yml
index a3b43de1..e3b04267 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-on-pr.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ on: pull_request
 jobs:
   status:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions: 
+        pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
+      - uses: volta-cli/action@v5
       - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run pkg -w action
@@ -35,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
+      - uses: volta-cli/action@v5
       - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run -ws --if-present prepublishOnly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/run-version-or-publish.yml
index b8ff0f8a..7346c341 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: volta-cli/action@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - name: git config
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           dryRun: true
       - name: create pull request
         id: cpr
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         if: steps.covector.outputs.commandRan == 'version'
         with:
           title: "Publish New Versions"
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ jobs:
           labels: "version updates, preview"
           branch: "release"
           body: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.change }}
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 36938d39..0fe6b4b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # some of the tests use the covector git history to run
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
+      - uses: volta-cli/action@v5
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build # covector CLI tests run built files
       - run: npm test
diff --git a/packages/action/action.yml b/packages/action/action.yml
index bfa1c9bd..463c3175 100644
--- a/packages/action/action.yml
+++ b/packages/action/action.yml
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ inputs:
   dryRun:
     description: Run in dry-run mode which skips executing steps, and instead logs. Useful for testing a publish beforehand.
     required: false
-    defaults: false
+    default: "false"
   createRelease:
     description: Opt-in to create a release on publish
     required: false
-    default: false
+    default: "false"
   draftRelease:
     description: When creating a release, set it as a draft.
     required: false
-    default: false
+    default: "false"
   filterPackages:
     description: A comma separated list (no spaces) of packages to run commands on rather than everything listed in the config.
     required: false
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ inputs:
   comment:
     description: Include a comment on the pull request including context around the comment run
     required: false
-    defaults: false
+    default: "false"
   recognizeContributors:
     description: Include contributor and reviewer names within changelog
     required: false
-    defaults: false
+    default: "false"
   label:
     description: "the Github pull request label that triggers preview packages"
     required: false
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ outputs:
   releaseId:
     description: The ID of the created release. Only present when `createRelease` is set to true.
 runs:
-  using: "node20"
+  using: "node24"
   main: "dist/index.js"
 branding:
   icon: "sliders"
diff --git a/packages/covector/src/init.ts b/packages/covector/src/init.ts
index b4069715..46319a8c 100644
--- a/packages/covector/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/covector/src/init.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for use of git history
       - name: covector status
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ jobs:
       successfulPublish: \${{ steps.covector.outputs.successfulPublish }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for use of git history${
             pkgManagers.javascript
               ? `
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'`
               : ""