diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index b38b69472..c851fef70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           kind create cluster --image=kindest/node:v1.25.3 --config tests/e2e/kind.yaml
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2.5.0
-
       - name: Build and load (current arch)
         env:
           KO_DOCKER_REPO: ko.local/grafana-operator/grafana-operator
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-github.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-github.yaml
index 29ff9174e..a4f51336e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-github.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-github.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ko-build/setup-ko@v0.6
         with:
-          version: v0.13.0
+          version: v0.14.1
 
       - name: Prepare
         run: |
@@ -104,5 +104,4 @@ jobs:
             --image-label org.opencontainers.image.url=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }} \
             --image-label org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }} \
             --image-label org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ github.ref_name }} \
-            --image-label org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }} \
-            --insecure-registry
+            --image-label org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index b462af90d..aeb637f5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "1 * * * *"
+    - cron: "0 1 * * *"
 
 jobs:
   stale: