diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_android.yml b/.github/workflows/build_android.yml
index cf828730e..0675ac60e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_android.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ['ubuntu-24.04']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build" --config "Release" --target install
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
             name: projectm-android-${{ matrix.libs }}-${{ matrix.abi }}-api${{ matrix.platform-version }}
             path: install/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_emscripten.yml b/.github/workflows/build_emscripten.yml
index 41d76356d..15bda9c38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_emscripten.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_emscripten.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
             runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
       
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         # emcmake cmake --build "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build" --config "Release" --target install
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
             name: projectm-emscripten-${{ matrix.libs }}-emsdk-${{ matrix.emsdk-version }}
             path: install/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
index d1395625b..a210c9c3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ['ubuntu-24.04', 'ubuntu-22.04']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build-cxx-api" --config "Release"
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
             name: projectm-linux-${{ matrix.libs }}-${{ matrix.fslib }}-${{ matrix.runs-on }}
             path: install/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml b/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml
index 3be3d4305..6befbb16e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           brew install boost
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build-cxx-api" --config "Release"
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
             name: projectm-osx-${{ matrix.libs }}-${{ matrix.fslib }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.runs-on }}
             path: install/*
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Packages
         run: brew install ninja
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
             "${{ github.workspace }}/install"
 
       - name: Upload Framework Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
             name: projectm-osx-framework-${{ matrix.cxx_interface && 'cxx' || 'c-only' }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.runs-on }}
             path: install/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
index 1876c7b51..00acf4e0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout vcpkg
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           repository: microsoft/vcpkg
           path: vcpkg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
             -Source "${{ env.FEED_URL }}"
 
       - name: Checkout libprojectM
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
 
@@ -84,8 +84,13 @@ jobs:
             $runtime = ""
             $triplet = $triplet + "-static"
           }
+          if("${{ matrix.runs-on }}" -eq "windows-2022") {
+            $generator = "Visual Studio 17 2022"
+          } else {
+            $generator = "Visual Studio 18 2026"
+          }
           
-          cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" `
+          cmake -G "$($generator)" `
             -A "${{ matrix.arch }}" `
             -S "${{ github.workspace }}" `
             -B "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build" `
@@ -132,8 +137,13 @@ jobs:
             $runtime = ""
             $triplet = $triplet + "-static"
           }
+          if("${{ matrix.runs-on }}" -eq "windows-2022") {
+            $generator = "Visual Studio 17 2022"
+          } else {
+            $generator = "Visual Studio 18 2026"
+          }
           
-          cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" `
+          cmake -G "$($generator)" `
             -A "${{ matrix.arch }}" `
             -S "${{ github.workspace }}/tests/cxx-interface" `
             -B "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build-cxx-api" `
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build "${{ github.workspace }}/cmake-build-cxx-api" --config "Release"
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
             name: projectm-windows-${{ matrix.libs }}-${{ matrix.fslib }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.runs-on }}
             path: install/*