diff --git a/.ci/name_build.sh b/.ci/name_build.sh
index b7413b29..060f8a68 100755
--- a/.ci/name_build.sh
+++ b/.ci/name_build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # where SUFFIX is either available in the environment or as the first arg
 # if MAKE_ZIP is set instead a zip is made
 # expected to be run in the build directory unless BUILD_DIR is set
+# adds output to GITHUB_OUTPUT
 builddir="${BUILD_DIR:=.}"
 findrx="Cockatrice-*.*"
 
@@ -50,5 +51,5 @@ fi
 cd "$oldpwd"
 relative_path="$path/$filename"
 ls -l "$relative_path"
-echo "::set-output name=path::$relative_path"
-echo "::set-output name=name::$filename"
+echo "path=$relative_path" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "name=$filename" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/.ci/prep_release.sh b/.ci/prep_release.sh
index 5bef26ee..cddf49aa 100755
--- a/.ci/prep_release.sh
+++ b/.ci/prep_release.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # the releases are first made as drafts and will be vetted by a human
 # it just has to provide a template
 # this requires the repo to be unshallowed
+# adds output to GITHUB_OUTPUT
 template_path=".ci/release_template.md"
 body_path="/tmp/release.md"
 beta_regex='beta'
@@ -22,22 +23,22 @@ fi
 
 # create title
 if [[ $TAG =~ $beta_regex ]]; then
-  echo "::set-output name=is_beta::yes"
+  echo "is_beta=yes" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   title="$TAG"
   echo "creating beta release '$title'"
 elif [[ ! $(cat CMakeLists.txt) =~ $name_regex ]]; then
   echo "::error file=$0::could not find releasename in CMakeLists.txt"
   exit 1
 else
-  echo "::set-output name=is_beta::no"
+  echo "is_beta=no" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   name="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
   version="${TAG##*-}"
   title="Cockatrice $version: $name"
   no_beta=1
-  echo "::set-output name=friendly_name::$name"
+  echo "friendly_name=$name" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   echo "creating full release '$title'"
 fi
-echo "::set-output name=title::$title"
+echo "title=$title" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
 # add release notes template
 if [[ $no_beta ]]; then
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ fi
 all_tags="
 $(git tag)" # tags are ordered alphabetically
 before="${all_tags%%
-$TAG*}" # strip line with current tag an all lines after it
+"$TAG"*}" # strip line with current tag an all lines after it
 # note the extra newlines are needed to always have a last line
-if [[ $all_tags == $before ]]; then
+if [[ $all_tags == "$before" ]]; then
   echo "::warning file=$0::could not find current tag"
 else
   while
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ else
     beta_list+=" $previous" # add to list of skipped betas
     next_before="${before%
 *}" # strip the last line
-    if [[ $next_before == $before ]]; then
+    if [[ $next_before == "$before" ]]; then
       unset previous
       break
     fi
@@ -108,5 +109,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 # write to file
-echo "::set-output name=body_path::$body_path"
+echo "body_path=$body_path" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 echo "$body" >"$body_path"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index e910fbff..c7e32927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel previous runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
         with:
           access_token: ${{github.token}} # needs other token https://github.com/styfle/cancel-workflow-action/issues/7
 
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ jobs:
           elif [[ $GITHUB_REF =~ $tag_regex ]]; then # release
             sha="$GITHUB_SHA"
             tag="${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}"
-            echo "::set-output name=tag::$tag"
+            echo "tag=$tag" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else # push to branch
             sha="$GITHUB_SHA"
           fi
-          echo "::set-output name=sha::$sha"
+          echo "sha=$sha" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Checkout
         if: steps.configure.outputs.tag != null
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get cache timestamp
         id: cache_timestamp
         shell: bash
-        run: echo "::set-output name=timestamp::$(date -u '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S')"
+        run: echo "timestamp=$(date -u '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S')" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Restore cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -156,13 +156,15 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.package != 'skip'
         shell: bash
         env:
-          suffix: '-${{matrix.distro}}'
-          type: '${{matrix.package}}'
+          BUILD_DIR: build
+          SUFFIX: '-${{matrix.distro}}'
           distro: '${{matrix.distro}}'
+          type: '${{matrix.package}}'
         run: |
           source .ci/docker.sh
-          RUN --server --release --package "$type" --suffix "$suffix" \
+          RUN --server --release --package "$type" --dir "$BUILD_DIR" \
                   --ccache "$CCACHE_SIZE" --parallel 2
+          .ci/name_build.sh
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         if: matrix.package != 'skip'
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ jobs:
           modules: ${{matrix.qt_modules}}
 
       - name: Run vcpkg
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v10.2
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v10.6
         with:
           runVcpkgInstall: true
           appendedCacheKey: ${{matrix.bit}}-bit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/translations.yml b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
index b8e7a20c..c9b10d0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set +e # do not fail, just save the exit state
           git diff --exit-code
-          echo "::set-output name=deploy::$?"
+          echo "deploy=$?" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Commit changes
         if: steps.check.outputs.deploy == '1'