diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index aff4918..215bead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   auto-merge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ahmadnassri/action-dependabot-auto-merge@v2
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.MERGETOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 6200227..23269fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up JDK 8
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'adopt'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with Gradle
       run: ./gradlew build --no-daemon
     - name: Upload Artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: compiled
-        path: build/libs/*.jar  
+        name: build artifact
+        path: ./build/libs/*  
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c58d30..10ad04e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ classes
 .idea
 
 # gradle
-build
+build/*
 .gradle
 
 #Netbeans