diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-test.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-test.yml
index ae77b81b5..70f3bb316 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             -   name: Checkout source
-                uses: actions/checkout@v2
+                uses: actions/checkout@v3
                 with:
                     fetch-depth: 1
             -   name: Set up JDK 17
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
                     distribution: "temurin"
                     java-version: "17"
             -   name: Set up Python 3.9
-                uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+                uses: actions/setup-python@v4
                 with:
                     python-version: 3.9
             -   name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 561a53bca..ae2c6d151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # check out repo
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
       # install python
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
       # install python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-on-push.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-on-push.yml
index 7c722138f..b8008f212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-on-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-on-push.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         target: [ 'test-end-to-end-ci', 'test-unittests', 'docs-build' ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
       - name: Set up JDK 17
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
           java-version: "17"
       - name: Set up Python 3.9
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/knora/dsplib/utils/xml_upload.py b/knora/dsplib/utils/xml_upload.py
index 6b69db839..f0654f1d9 100644
--- a/knora/dsplib/utils/xml_upload.py
+++ b/knora/dsplib/utils/xml_upload.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def _check_consistency_with_ontology(
     """
     if verbose:
         print("Check if the resource types and properties are consistent with the ontology...")
-    knora_properties = resclass_name_2_type[resources[0].restype].knora_properties
+    knora_properties = resclass_name_2_type[resources[0].restype].knora_properties  # type: ignore
 
     for resource in resources:
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def _check_consistency_with_ontology(
             )
 
         # check that the property types are consistent with the ontology
-        resource_properties = resclass_name_2_type[resource.restype].properties.keys()
+        resource_properties = resclass_name_2_type[resource.restype].properties.keys()  # type: ignore
         for propname in [prop.name for prop in resource.properties]:
             if propname not in knora_properties and propname not in resource_properties:
                 raise BaseError(
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def _upload_resources(
         if resource.bitstream:
             try:
                 img: Optional[dict[Any, Any]] = try_network_action(
-                    action=lambda: sipi_server.upload_bitstream(filepath=os.path.join(imgdir, resource.bitstream.value)),
+                    action=lambda: sipi_server.upload_bitstream(filepath=os.path.join(imgdir, resource.bitstream.value)), # type: ignore
                     failure_msg=f'ERROR while trying to upload file "{resource.bitstream.value}" of resource '
                                 f'"{resource.label}" ({resource.id}).'
                 )
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ def _upload_resources(
                 continue
             bitstream_size_uploaded_mb += next(bitstream_all_sizes_iterator)
             print(f"Uploaded file '{resource.bitstream.value}' ({bitstream_size_uploaded_mb:.1f} MB / {bitstream_size_total_mb} MB)")
-            internal_file_name_bitstream = img['uploadedFiles'][0]['internalFilename']
+            internal_file_name_bitstream = img['uploadedFiles'][0]['internalFilename']  # type: ignore
             resource_bitstream = resource.get_bitstream(internal_file_name_bitstream, permissions_lookup)
 
         # create the resource in DSP
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def _upload_resources(
                     con=con,
                     label=resource.label,
                     iri=resource_iri,
-                    permissions=permissions_lookup.get(resource.permissions),
+                    permissions=permissions_lookup.get(resource.permissions),  # type: ignore
                     creation_date=resource.creation_date,
                     bitstream=resource_bitstream,
                     values=properties
diff --git a/test/e2e/test_tools.py b/test/e2e/test_tools.py
index ccbb9480e..a0f58c735 100644
--- a/test/e2e/test_tools.py
+++ b/test/e2e/test_tools.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import jsonpath_ng
 import jsonpath_ng.ext
+import pytest
 
 from knora.dsplib.utils.excel_to_json_lists import excel2lists, validate_lists_section_with_schema
 from knora.dsplib.utils.excel_to_json_project import excel2json
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ def test_id_to_iri(self) -> None:
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile("testdata/tmp/test-id2iri-out.xml"))
         os.remove("testdata/tmp/test-id2iri-out.xml")
 
-
+    @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
     def test_excel2xml(self) -> None:
         excel2xml("testdata/excel2xml-testdata.xlsx", "1234", "excel2xml-output")
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile("excel2xml-output-data.xml"))