diff --git a/.github/workflows/php-quality-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/php-quality-checks.yml
index be7826c..3316510 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php-quality-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php-quality-checks.yml
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ on:
         default: "2"
 
 jobs:
-  # Validate configuration and detect available tools
-  prepare:
-    name: 🔍 Prepare PHP Analysis
+  # Install Composer dependencies with caching and detect available tools
+  install:
+    name: 📦 Install Dependencies
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       has-composer: ${{ steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer }}
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ jobs:
       has-integration-tests: ${{ steps.check-tests.outputs.has-integration-tests }}
       has-rest-api-tests: ${{ steps.check-tests.outputs.has-rest-api-tests }}
       has-graphql-tests: ${{ steps.check-tests.outputs.has-graphql-tests }}
+    env:
+      COMPOSER_AUTH: ${{ secrets.composer-auth }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Check for required files
         id: check-files
@@ -203,19 +205,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "has-graphql-tests=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
-
-  # Install Composer dependencies with caching
-  install:
-    name: 📦 Install Dependencies
-    needs: prepare
-    if: needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      COMPOSER_AUTH: ${{ secrets.composer-auth }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Setup PHP
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
         with:
           php-version: ${{ inputs.php-version }}
@@ -224,11 +215,13 @@ jobs:
           tools: composer:v2
 
       - name: Get composer cache directory
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache Composer dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
@@ -236,10 +229,11 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
 
       - name: Validate composer.json and composer.lock
-        if: ${{ inputs.skip-composer-validate != true }}
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true' && inputs.skip-composer-validate != true
         run: composer validate ${{ inputs.debug && '--verbose' || '' }}
 
       - name: Install Composer Dependencies
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
         run: |
           composer install \
             --dev \
@@ -249,6 +243,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ inputs.debug && '--verbose' || '' }}
 
       - name: Run Magento setup if needed
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
         run: |
           # Apply patches if ece-patches is available
           if [ -f "vendor/bin/ece-patches" ]; then
@@ -264,6 +259,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Archive directories for other jobs (matching Bitbucket artifacts)
       - name: Archive dependencies and generated files
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "📦 Preparing archive of dependencies and generated files..."
 
@@ -296,7 +292,8 @@ jobs:
             tar -czf dependencies.tar.gz --files-from /dev/null
           fi
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
           path: dependencies.tar.gz
@@ -305,13 +302,13 @@ jobs:
   # PHPStan static analysis
   phpstan:
     name: 🔍 PHPStan Analysis
-    needs: [prepare, install]
+    needs: install
     if: |
       inputs.skip-phpstan == false &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
+      needs.install.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
@@ -321,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
           tools: composer:v2
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
 
@@ -351,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Cache PHPStan results
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: /tmp/phpstan
           key: phpstan-php${{ inputs.php-version }}-${{ inputs.phpstan-level }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.php') }}
@@ -379,7 +376,7 @@ jobs:
             cmd="php -d memory_limit=${{ inputs.memory-limit }} $phpstan_cmd analyse"
 
             # Use existing config or set defaults
-            if [ "${{ needs.prepare.outputs.has-phpstan-config }}" = "true" ]; then
+            if [ "${{ needs.install.outputs.has-phpstan-config }}" = "true" ]; then
               echo "✅ Using existing PHPStan configuration"
             else
               echo "ℹ️ Using default PHPStan configuration"
@@ -414,13 +411,13 @@ jobs:
   # PHP CodeSniffer style checks
   phpcs:
     name: 🎨 Code Style Check
-    needs: [prepare, install]
+    needs: install
     if: |
       inputs.skip-phpcs == false &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
+      needs.install.outputs.has-composer == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
@@ -430,7 +427,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
           tools: composer:v2
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
 
@@ -467,7 +464,7 @@ jobs:
           if composer run-script --list | grep -q "check-style"; then
             echo "✅ Using composer check-style script"
             composer run-script check-style
-          elif [ "${{ needs.prepare.outputs.has-phpcs-config }}" = "true" ]; then
+          elif [ "${{ needs.install.outputs.has-phpcs-config }}" = "true" ]; then
             echo "✅ Using existing PHPCS configuration"
             if [ -f "vendor/bin/phpcs" ]; then
               phpcs_cmd="vendor/bin/phpcs"
@@ -521,14 +518,14 @@ jobs:
   # PHPUnit testing with coverage
   test:
     name: 🧪 Unit Tests
-    needs: [prepare, install]
+    needs: install
     if: |
       inputs.skip-tests == false &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-unit-tests == 'true'
+      needs.install.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
+      needs.install.outputs.has-unit-tests == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup PHP with Xdebug
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
@@ -538,7 +535,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: xdebug
           tools: composer:v2
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
 
@@ -625,7 +622,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: always()
         with:
           name: coverage-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
@@ -633,7 +630,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: always()
         with:
           name: integration-test-results-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
@@ -643,11 +640,11 @@ jobs:
   # Integration Tests
   integration-tests:
     name: 🔗 Integration Tests
-    needs: [prepare, install]
+    needs: install
     if: |
       inputs.skip-integration-tests == false &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-integration-tests == 'true'
+      needs.install.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
+      needs.install.outputs.has-integration-tests == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
       mariadb:
@@ -682,7 +679,7 @@ jobs:
         options: --health-cmd="rabbitmq-diagnostics -q ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=5
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
@@ -692,7 +689,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
           tools: composer:v2
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
 
@@ -743,7 +740,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: always()
         with:
           name: integration-test-results-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
@@ -753,11 +750,11 @@ jobs:
   # REST API Functional Tests
   rest-api-tests:
     name: 🔌 REST API Tests
-    needs: [prepare, install]
+    needs: install
     if: |
       inputs.skip-rest-api-tests == false &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-rest-api-tests == 'true'
+      needs.install.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
+      needs.install.outputs.has-rest-api-tests == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
       mariadb:
@@ -792,7 +789,7 @@ jobs:
         options: --health-cmd="rabbitmq-diagnostics -q ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=5
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
@@ -802,7 +799,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
           tools: composer:v2
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
 
@@ -874,7 +871,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: always()
         with:
           name: rest-api-test-results-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
@@ -884,11 +881,11 @@ jobs:
   # GraphQL API Functional Tests
   graphql-tests:
     name: 📊 GraphQL API Tests
-    needs: [prepare, install]
+    needs: install
     if: |
       inputs.skip-graphql-tests == false &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
-      needs.prepare.outputs.has-graphql-tests == 'true'
+      needs.install.outputs.has-composer == 'true' &&
+      needs.install.outputs.has-graphql-tests == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
       mariadb:
@@ -923,7 +920,7 @@ jobs:
         options: --health-cmd="rabbitmq-diagnostics -q ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=5
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@4cba65b8c5a7681c52ce219a59833167d4550fe0
@@ -933,7 +930,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
           tools: composer:v2
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vendor-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
 
@@ -1005,40 +1002,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: always()
         with:
           name: graphql-test-results-php${{ inputs.php-version }}
           path: test-results/
           retention-days: 7
-
-
-  # Cleanup artifacts
-  cleanup:
-    name: 🧹 Cleanup
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [install, phpstan, phpcs, test, integration-tests, rest-api-tests, graphql-tests]
-    if: always()
-    permissions:
-      actions: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Delete temporary artifacts
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const artifacts = await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRunArtifacts({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              run_id: process.env.GITHUB_RUN_ID,
-            });
-
-            for (const artifact of artifacts.data.artifacts) {
-              if (artifact.name.startsWith('vendor-php')) {
-                await github.rest.actions.deleteArtifact({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  artifact_id: artifact.id
-                });
-                core.info(`🗑️ Deleted artifact '${artifact.name}'`);
-              }
-            }