diff --git a/.ci_fedora.sh b/.ci_fedora.sh
index f1f123cd19..e1dc563c6c 100755
--- a/.ci_fedora.sh
+++ b/.ci_fedora.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ then
 	cmd="sudo docker"
     fi
     test . != ".$2" && mpi="$2" || mpi=openmpi
-    test . != ".$3" && version="$3" || version=rawhide
-    time $cmd pull registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:$version
+    time $cmd pull ghcr.io/dschwoerer/bout-container-base:ci-fedora
     time $cmd create --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt seccomp=unconfined \
 	 --shm-size 256M \
-         --name mobydick registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:$version \
+         --name mobydick ghcr.io/dschwoerer/bout-container-base:ci-fedora \
 	     /tmp/BOUT-dev/.ci_fedora.sh $mpi
     time $cmd cp ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:-$(pwd)} mobydick:/tmp/BOUT-dev
     time $cmd start -a mobydick
@@ -34,27 +33,8 @@ fi
 
 test . != ".$1" && mpi="$1" || mpi=openmpi
 
-## If we are called as root, setup everything
-if [ $UID -eq 0 ]
-then
-    cat /etc/os-release
-    # Ignore weak depencies
-    echo "install_weak_deps=False" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
-    echo "minrate=10M" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
-    export FORCE_COLUMNS=200
-    time dnf -y install dnf5
-    time dnf5 -y install dnf5-plugins cmake python3-zoidberg python3-natsort python3-boututils wget
-    # Allow to override packages - see #2073
-    time dnf5 copr enable -y davidsch/fixes4bout || :
-    time dnf5 -y upgrade
-    time dnf5 -y builddep bout++
-    useradd test
-    cp -a /tmp/BOUT-dev /home/test/
-    chown -R test /home/test
-    chmod u+rwX /home/test -R
-    su - test -c "${0/\/tmp/\/home\/test} $mpi"
 ## If we are called as normal user, run test
-else
+    cp -a /tmp/BOUT-dev /home/test/
     . /etc/profile.d/modules.sh
     module load mpi/${1}-x86_64
     export OMPI_MCA_rmaps_base_oversubscribe=yes
@@ -76,4 +56,3 @@ else
 
     time make -C build build-check -j 2
     time make -C build check
-fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/black-fix.yml b/.github/workflows/black-fix.yml
index 6c1bfed4a5..5cddbbfac6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/black-fix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/black-fix.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         ls
         $HOME/.local/bin/black tests/ tools/ $(grep -EIlr '^#!.*python.*$' bin/ tests/ tools/ src/ | grep -v _boutpp_build)
 
-    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
       with:
         commit_message: "Apply black changes"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
index e32c959cb2..4c1307d7c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           while ! git clang-format origin/${{ github.base_ref }} ; do git add . ; done
 
       - name: Commit to the PR branch
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
         with:
           commit_message: "Apply clang-format changes"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d6834eba6a..314ee196ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Build Fedora
-        run: ./.ci_fedora.sh setup openmpi latest
+        run: ./.ci_fedora.sh setup openmpi
         shell: bash
         env:
           TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
     container: ghcr.io/ggeorgakoudis/boutdev-cuda:latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Build minimal CUDA 12.2 @ GCC9.4.0 @ Ubuntu 20.04
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc368a3b32..44d100e444 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ set(BOUT_LIB_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 set_target_properties(bout++ PROPERTIES
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${BOUT_LIB_PATH}"
   ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${BOUT_LIB_PATH}"
-  SOVERSION 5.1.0)
+  SOVERSION 5.2.0)
 
 # Set some variables for the bout-config script
 set(CONFIG_LDFLAGS "${CONFIG_LDFLAGS} -L\$BOUT_LIB_PATH -lbout++")