diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 44f6775..171706f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,16 +30,11 @@ jobs:
       # this image tag is subject to change as more dependencies and updates will arrive over time
       image: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
       # need to switch to root so that github actions can install runner binary on container without permission issues.
-      options: --user root
-
-    # actions/checkout@v4 and actions/setup-java@v4 use node 20:
-    # https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v4.0.0
-    # container image does not have GLIBC_2.28 required for this node version
-    # as such use @v3 actions instead for this workflow and set ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
+      options: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-start-options }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Run start commands
+        run: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-start-command }}
       # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }} for build and test
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
@@ -48,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       # This step uses the checkout Github action: https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - name: Checkout Branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build with Gradle
         id: step-build-test-linux
         run: |
@@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.2.1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: async-plugin-linux-${{ matrix.java }}
           path: ${{ steps.step-build-test-linux.outputs.build-test-linux }}
@@ -78,9 +73,6 @@ jobs:
     # This job runs on Linux.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    env: # actions/checkout uses node 16
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
-
     steps:
       # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
       - name: Set Up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
@@ -89,8 +81,8 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: Checkout Branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: async-plugin-linux-${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: Pull and Run Docker for security tests
@@ -144,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
             ./gradlew integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername="docker-cluster"
           fi
       - name: Upload failed logs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: logs
@@ -168,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       # This step uses the checkout Github action: https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - name: Checkout Branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew.bat build -x integTest -x jacocoTestReport
         env:
@@ -179,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
           cp ./build/distributions/*.zip asynchronous-search-artifacts
       # This step uses the upload-artifact Github action: https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
       - name: Upload Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: asynchronous-search-plugin-windows
           path: asynchronous-search-artifacts
@@ -202,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       # This step uses the checkout Github action: https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - name: Checkout Branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew build -x integTest -x jacocoTestReport
         env:
@@ -213,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
           cp ./build/distributions/*.zip asynchronous-search-artifacts
       # This step uses the upload-artifact Github action: https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
       - name: Upload Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: asynchronous-search-plugin-mac
           path: asynchronous-search-artifacts