diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 0b9387378..c464f43aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       id: yarn-cache # use this to check for `cache-hit` (`steps.yarn-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'`)
       with:
         path: |
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
 
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - env:
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ jobs:
         yarn run build
         yarn run pack:all
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: VSIX packages
         path: ./*.vsix
 
     - name: 'Upload coverage'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: coverage.tar
         path: ./coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-formatter.yml b/.github/workflows/test-formatter.yml
index 5038f0dd1..c2f541237 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-formatter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-formatter.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: '**/node_modules'
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
 
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - env:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         yarn pack
 
     - name: 'Upload tgz'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: package
         path: ./packages/formatter/*.tgz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-release-assets.yml
index 770ae12c5..1a3b7ffe3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-release-assets.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.ref }}
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - env:
diff --git a/packages/extension/package.json b/packages/extension/package.json
index 966e0cb77..1b3ea7e3b 100644
--- a/packages/extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/extension/package.json
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@
         }
     ],
     "activationEvents": [
-        "*",
-        "onLanguage:sql",
-        "onCommand:sqltools.selectConnection",
-        "onAuthenticationRequest:sqltools-driver-credentials"
+        "*"
     ],
     "contributes": {
+        "authentication": [
+            {
+                "id": "sqltools-driver-credentials",
+                "label": "SQLTools Driver Credentials"
+            }
+        ],
         "colors": [
             {
                 "id": "sqltools.currentQueryBg",