diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-action.yml b/.github/workflows/github-action.yml
index 892172585..43329bcf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      XCODE_VERSION: '15.3.0'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest]
@@ -26,11 +28,11 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
         with:
-          xcode-version: 14.3.1
+          xcode-version: ${{ env.XCODE_VERSION }}
       - name: mac-setup-workaround
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
-          ln -sfn /Applications/Xcode_14.2.0.app /Applications/Xcode.app
+          ln -sfn /Applications/Xcode_${{ env.XCODE_VERSION }}.app /Applications/Xcode.app
 
       - name: ubuntu-setup
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/svf-lib_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/svf-lib_publish.yml
index 35687cec2..b94843431 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/svf-lib_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/svf-lib_publish.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     if: github.repository == 'SVF-tools/SVF'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      XCODE_VERSION: '15.3.0'  # Define Xcode version here to reuse it
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest]
@@ -26,11 +28,11 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
         with:
-          xcode-version: 14.3.1
+          xcode-version: ${{ env.XCODE_VERSION }}
       - name: mac-setup-workaround
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
-          ln -sfn /Applications/Xcode_14.2.0.app /Applications/Xcode.app
+          ln -sfn /Applications/Xcode_${{ env.XCODE_VERSION }}.app /Applications/Xcode.app
           brew install astyle
       - name: ubuntu-setup
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
@@ -131,9 +133,9 @@ jobs:
             cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
 
       # publish svf
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 12
+          node-version: 18
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
       - name: publish-svf
         if: |