diff --git a/pkg/common/file.go b/pkg/common/file.go
index 0894f0c..09c2102 100644
--- a/pkg/common/file.go
+++ b/pkg/common/file.go
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ func CopyDir(source string, dest string) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	directory, _ := os.Open(source)
-
-	objects, err := directory.Readdir(-1)
+	objects, err := os.ReadDir(source)
 
 	for _, obj := range objects {
 		sourcefilepointer := source + "/" + obj.Name()
diff --git a/pkg/common/git/git.go b/pkg/common/git/git.go
index 01c4b74..d03dada 100644
--- a/pkg/common/git/git.go
+++ b/pkg/common/git/git.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func FindGitRevision(ctx context.Context, file string) (shortSha string, sha str
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
-	bts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(gitDir, "HEAD"))
+	bts, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(gitDir, "HEAD"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func FindGitRevision(ctx context.Context, file string) (shortSha string, sha str
 	var refBuf []byte
 	if strings.HasPrefix(ref, "refs/") {
 		// load commitid ref
-		refBuf, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(gitDir, ref))
+		refBuf, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(gitDir, ref))
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", "", err
 		}
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ func findGitPrettyRef(ctx context.Context, head, root, sub string) (string, erro
 			return nil
 		}
 		var bts []byte
-		if bts, err = ioutil.ReadFile(path); err != nil {
+		if bts, err = os.ReadFile(path); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		var pointsTo = strings.TrimSpace(string(bts))
diff --git a/pkg/common/git/git_test.go b/pkg/common/git/git_test.go
index 067744d..9798193 100644
--- a/pkg/common/git/git_test.go
+++ b/pkg/common/git/git_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package git
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func TestFindGitSlug(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testDir(t *testing.T) string {
-	basedir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "act-test")
+	basedir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "act-test")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(basedir) })
 	return basedir
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func testDir(t *testing.T) string {
 
 func cleanGitHooks(dir string) error {
 	hooksDir := filepath.Join(dir, ".git", "hooks")
-	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(hooksDir)
+	files, err := os.ReadDir(hooksDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil
diff --git a/pkg/container/docker_images_test.go b/pkg/container/docker_images_test.go
index a4670b6..cf13f43 100644
--- a/pkg/container/docker_images_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/docker_images_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package container
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestImageExistsLocally(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	defer readerDefault.Close()
-	_, err = ioutil.ReadAll(readerDefault)
+	_, err = io.ReadAll(readerDefault)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 	imageDefaultArchExists, err := ImageExistsLocally(ctx, "node:16-buster-slim", "linux/amd64")
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestImageExistsLocally(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	defer readerArm64.Close()
-	_, err = ioutil.ReadAll(readerArm64)
+	_, err = io.ReadAll(readerArm64)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 	imageArm64Exists, err := ImageExistsLocally(ctx, "node:16-buster-slim", "linux/arm64")
diff --git a/pkg/container/docker_run.go b/pkg/container/docker_run.go
index f58287e..896a269 100644
--- a/pkg/container/docker_run.go
+++ b/pkg/container/docker_run.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -769,7 +768,7 @@ func (cr *containerReference) waitForCommand(ctx context.Context, isTerminal boo
 func (cr *containerReference) copyDir(dstPath string, srcPath string, useGitIgnore bool) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		logger := common.Logger(ctx)
-		tarFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "act")
+		tarFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "act")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/model/planner.go b/pkg/model/planner.go
index ef9aaa6..73e3488 100644
--- a/pkg/model/planner.go
+++ b/pkg/model/planner.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package model
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io/fs"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (r *Run) Job() *Job {
 }
 
 type WorkflowFiles struct {
-	workflowFileInfo os.FileInfo
+	workflowDirEntry os.DirEntry
 	dirPath          string
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 	if fi.IsDir() {
 		log.Debugf("Loading workflows from '%s'", path)
 		if noWorkflowRecurse {
-			files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(path)
+			files, err := os.ReadDir(path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 			for _, v := range files {
 				workflows = append(workflows, WorkflowFiles{
 					dirPath:          path,
-					workflowFileInfo: v,
+					workflowDirEntry: v,
 				})
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 						log.Debugf("Found workflow '%s' in '%s'", f.Name(), p)
 						workflows = append(workflows, WorkflowFiles{
 							dirPath:          filepath.Dir(p),
-							workflowFileInfo: f,
+							workflowDirEntry: fs.FileInfoToDirEntry(f),
 						})
 					}
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 
 		workflows = append(workflows, WorkflowFiles{
 			dirPath:          dirname,
-			workflowFileInfo: fi,
+			workflowDirEntry: fs.FileInfoToDirEntry(fi),
 		})
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 
 	wp := new(workflowPlanner)
 	for _, wf := range workflows {
-		ext := filepath.Ext(wf.workflowFileInfo.Name())
+		ext := filepath.Ext(wf.workflowDirEntry.Name())
 		if ext == ".yml" || ext == ".yaml" {
-			f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(wf.dirPath, wf.workflowFileInfo.Name()))
+			f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(wf.dirPath, wf.workflowDirEntry.Name()))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -133,19 +133,19 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 			if err != nil {
 				_ = f.Close()
 				if err == io.EOF {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read workflow '%s': file is empty: %w", wf.workflowFileInfo.Name(), err)
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read workflow '%s': file is empty: %w", wf.workflowDirEntry.Name(), err)
 				}
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("workflow is not valid. '%s': %w", wf.workflowFileInfo.Name(), err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("workflow is not valid. '%s': %w", wf.workflowDirEntry.Name(), err)
 			}
 			_, err = f.Seek(0, 0)
 			if err != nil {
 				_ = f.Close()
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error occurring when resetting io pointer in '%s': %w", wf.workflowFileInfo.Name(), err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error occurring when resetting io pointer in '%s': %w", wf.workflowDirEntry.Name(), err)
 			}
 
-			workflow.File = wf.workflowFileInfo.Name()
+			workflow.File = wf.workflowDirEntry.Name()
 			if workflow.Name == "" {
-				workflow.Name = wf.workflowFileInfo.Name()
+				workflow.Name = wf.workflowDirEntry.Name()
 			}
 
 			jobNameRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`^([[:alpha:]_][[:alnum:]_\-]*)$`)
diff --git a/pkg/runner/runner.go b/pkg/runner/runner.go
index af30305..9c10fbe 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/runner.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package runner
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func New(runnerConfig *Config) (Runner, error) {
 	runner.eventJSON = "{}"
 	if runnerConfig.EventPath != "" {
 		log.Debugf("Reading event.json from %s", runner.config.EventPath)
-		eventJSONBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(runner.config.EventPath)
+		eventJSONBytes, err := os.ReadFile(runner.config.EventPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}