diff --git a/.github/workflows/art-vm-qemu.yml b/.github/workflows/art-vm-qemu.yml
index d7f9d08..3ab28ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/art-vm-qemu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/art-vm-qemu.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
             ART_REG_SKIP: ''
           - name: 'ART (freebsd64-qemu, FreeBSD-14, amd64)'
             os_image: freebsd
-            os_version: 14.2
+            os_version: 14.4
             # The default FreeBSD env places the libiconv header from ports in the default include path,
             # but doesn't put the corresponding library into the default library path.
             # Either inlcuding the lib path (presumably done by ports) or
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ jobs:
             ART_REG_SKIP: ''
           - name: 'ART (openbsd64-qemu, OpenBSD-7, amd64)'
             os_image: openbsd
-            os_version: 7.6
+            os_version: 7.9
             CC: 'clang'
             confflags: ''
             ASAN_OPTIONS: ''
             ART_REG_SKIP: 'font_nonunicode'
             AUTOCONF_VERSION: '2.72'
-            AUTOMAKE_VERSION: '1.16'
+            AUTOMAKE_VERSION: '1.18'
           # No illumos in cross-platform-actions/action yet, see
           #   https://github.com/cross-platform-actions/action/issues/20
           #- name: 'ART (illumos32-qemu, OpenIndiana, i686)'
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           git log -1 --format=%H
 
       - name: Install Packages
-        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v0.27.0
+        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v1.2.0
         with:
           operating_system: ${{ matrix.os_image }}
           version: ${{ matrix.os_version }}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
                 sudo pkg_add \
                   git nasm libtool pkgconf \
                   autoconf-"$AUTOCONF_VERSION"p0 \
-                  automake-"$AUTOMAKE_VERSION".5 \
+                  automake-"$AUTOMAKE_VERSION".1 \
                   fribidi harfbuzz libunibreak png
                 ;;
               openindiana/*)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
             esac
 
       - name: Build libass
-        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v0.27.0
+        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v1.2.0
         with:
           operating_system: ${{ matrix.os_image }}
           version: ${{ matrix.os_version }}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
             cd ..
 
       - name: Run Tests
-        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v0.27.0
+        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v1.2.0
         with:
           operating_system: ${{ matrix.os_image }}
           version: ${{ matrix.os_version }}
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Shutdown VM
         if: always()
-        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v0.27.0
+        uses: cross-platform-actions/action@v1.2.0
         with:
           operating_system: ${{ matrix.os_image }}
           version: ${{ matrix.os_version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/art.yml b/.github/workflows/art.yml
index a2b40ea..06981b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/art.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/art.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
       # use it to store our (compressed) chroot dirs
       # (cache is branch scoped)
       - name: Retrieve Cached Chroots
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         id: cache
         with:
           path: /var/chroot/imgs
diff --git a/regression/.fonts/legacy-arabic-simplified-SimplifiedArabic.ttf b/regression/.fonts/legacy-arabic-simplified-SimplifiedArabic.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac53c00
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diff --git a/regression/.fonts/legacy-arabic-traditional-AGACairoRegular.ttf b/regression/.fonts/legacy-arabic-traditional-AGACairoRegular.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4347075
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diff --git a/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified-1000.png b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified-1000.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c21570
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diff --git a/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified-SimplifiedArabic.ttf b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified-SimplifiedArabic.ttf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..3958807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified-SimplifiedArabic.ttf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../.fonts/legacy-arabic-simplified-SimplifiedArabic.ttf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified.ass b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified.ass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e4c973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-simplified.ass
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Script Info]
+Title: Legacy arabic simplified encoded font: https://github.com/libass/libass/issues/292
+ScriptType:v4.00+
+Collisions:Normal
+ScaledBorderAndShadow: yes
+PlayResX:854
+PlayResY:480
+
+[V4+ Styles]
+Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
+Style: kasi,Simplified Arabic,125,&H00FFFFFF,&HF0000000,&H00000000,&H8C000000,-1,0,0,0,100,100,0,0.00,1,0,0,8,30,15,6,1
+
+[Events]
+Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Actor, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:01:54.41,kasi,,0000,0000,0000,,ج
diff --git a/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional-1000.png b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional-1000.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb1ff20
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diff --git a/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional-AGACairoRegular.ttf b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional-AGACairoRegular.ttf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ed25132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional-AGACairoRegular.ttf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../.fonts/legacy-arabic-traditional-AGACairoRegular.ttf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional.ass b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional.ass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57ad001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/font_nonunicode/legacy-arabic-traditional.ass
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Script Info]
+Title: Legacy arabic traditional encoded font: https://github.com/libass/libass/issues/292
+ScriptType:v4.00+
+Collisions:Normal
+ScaledBorderAndShadow: yes
+PlayResX:854
+PlayResY:480
+
+[V4+ Styles]
+Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
+Style: kasi,AGA Cairo Regular,125,&H00FFFFFF,&HF0000000,&H00000000,&H8C000000,-1,0,0,0,100,100,0,0.00,1,0,0,8,30,15,6,1
+
+[Events]
+Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Actor, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:01:54.41,kasi,,0000,0000,0000,,ج