diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 60bee42e..56d4b832 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           git checkout refs/remotes/origin/resources -- tests/resources/
 
       - name: Download FFMPEG ${{ env.ffmpeg-version }}
-        uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@1.1.1
+        uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@1.1.2
         with:
           repo: 'GyanD/codexffmpeg'
           version: 'tags/${{ env.ffmpeg-version }}'
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ jobs:
           ./dist/scenedetect/scenedetect -i tests/resources/goldeneye.mp4 detect-content time -e 2s
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: PySceneDetect-win64_portable
           path: dist/scenedetect
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   test:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: resources
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: PySceneDetect-win64_portable
           path: build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4ccdfb69..dc79ea7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Package
         if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: scenedetect-dist
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-code-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-code-format.yml
index 7d19726d..502579a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-code-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-code-format.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           cache: 'pip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index b99eaeb3..9532dec3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           queries: +security-and-quality
 
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
         with:
           category: "/language:${{ matrix.language }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 4e751977..0d4a0136 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
-        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v3
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
diff --git a/dist/pre_release.py b/dist/pre_release.py
index c40751e1..11d00154 100644
--- a/dist/pre_release.py
+++ b/dist/pre_release.py
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath("."))
 
 import scenedetect
+
+
 VERSION = scenedetect.__version__
 
-if len(sys.argv) <= 2 or not ("--ignore-installer" in sys.argv):
+run_version_check = ("--ignore-installer" not in sys.argv)
+
+if run_version_check:
   installer_aip = ''
   with open("dist/installer/PySceneDetect.aip", "r") as f:
     installer_aip = f.read()
@@ -16,12 +20,19 @@
 with open("dist/.version_info", "wb") as f:
     v = VERSION.split(".")
     assert 2 <= len(v) <= 3, f"Unrecognized version format: {VERSION}"
-
-    if len(v) == 3:
-        (maj, min, pat) = int(v[0]), int(v[1]), int(v[2])
-    else:
-        (maj, min, pat) = int(v[0]), int(v[1]), 0
-
+    if len(v) < 3:
+       v.append("0")
+    (maj, min, pat, bld) = v[0], v[1], v[2], 0
+    # If either major or minor have suffixes, assume it's a dev/beta build and set
+    # the final component to 999.
+    if not min.isdigit():
+       assert "-" in min
+       min = min[:min.find("-")]
+       bld = 999
+    if not pat.isdigit():
+       assert "-" in pat
+       pat = pat[:pat.find("-")]
+       bld = 999
     f.write(f"""# UTF-8
 #
 # For more details about fixed file info 'ffi' see:
@@ -30,8 +41,8 @@
   ffi=FixedFileInfo(
 # filevers and prodvers should be always a tuple with four items: (1, 2, 3, 4)
 # Set not needed items to zero 0.
-filevers=(0, {maj}, {min}, {pat}),
-prodvers=(0, {maj}, {min}, {pat}),
+filevers=({maj}, {min}, {pat}, {bld}),
+prodvers=({maj}, {min}, {pat}, {bld}),
 # Contains a bitmask that specifies the valid bits 'flags'r
 mask=0x3f,
 # Contains a bitmask that specifies the Boolean attributes of the file.