diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-on-vtag.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-on-vtag.yaml
index faed059..a9c87bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-on-vtag.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-on-vtag.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-name: release
+name: Create Release
+
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
+
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Create Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4        #see: https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases
+      - uses: actions/create-release@v1  #see: https://github.com/actions/create-release/releases
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml
index 463ef8d..3f8814c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-name: build
+name: Build and Run Specifications
+
 on: [push]
+
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Run Specifications
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4    #see: https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4  #see: https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 947db85..95c31a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ _Organize npm package.json scripts into named groups of easy to manage commands
 
 [![License:MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)
 [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/run-scripts-util.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/run-scripts-util)
-[![Build](https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util/workflows/build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util/actions/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml)
+[![Build](https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util/actions/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util/actions/workflows/run-spec-on-push.yaml)
 
 **run-scripts-util** reads the `runScriptsConfig` settings in your **package.son** to get
 groups (arrays) of commands to execute.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c104892..8b15d03 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@
    },
    "devDependencies": {
       "@types/fancy-log": "~2.0",
-      "@types/node": "~20.11",
-      "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "~7.0",
-      "@typescript-eslint/parser": "~7.0",
+      "@types/node": "~20.12",
+      "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "~7.9",
+      "@typescript-eslint/parser": "~7.9",
       "add-dist-header": "~1.4",
       "assert-deep-strict-equal": "~1.2",
-      "copy-file-util": "~1.1",
+      "copy-file-util": "~1.2",
       "copy-folder-util": "~1.1",
-      "eslint": "~8.56",
+      "eslint": "8.57.0",
       "jshint": "~2.13",
-      "mocha": "~10.3",
+      "mocha": "~10.4",
       "npm-run-all2": "~6.1",
       "rimraf": "~5.0",
-      "typescript": "~5.3"
+      "typescript": "~5.4"
    }
 }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/target/a/release-on-vtag.yaml b/spec/fixtures/target/a/release-on-vtag.yaml
index faed059..a9c87bf 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/target/a/release-on-vtag.yaml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/target/a/release-on-vtag.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-name: release
+name: Create Release
+
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
+
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Create Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4        #see: https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases
+      - uses: actions/create-release@v1  #see: https://github.com/actions/create-release/releases
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         with:
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/target/a/run-spec-on-push.yaml b/spec/fixtures/target/a/run-spec-on-push.yaml
index 463ef8d..3f8814c 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/target/a/run-spec-on-push.yaml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/target/a/run-spec-on-push.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-name: build
+name: Build and Run Specifications
+
 on: [push]
+
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Run Specifications
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4    #see: https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4  #see: https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm test