diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4d45dc8..86542d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
             # 'pactflow-example-bi-directional-provider-dotnet'
           ]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8' 
+          python-version: '3.11' 
           architecture: 'x64' 
       - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: Test pactflow-example-consumer-python against ${{ matrix.pact_provider }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: test
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: docker pull pactfoundation/pact-cli:latest
       - name: Can I deploy?
         run: GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_REF:11} make can_i_deploy
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: can-i-deploy
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: docker pull pactfoundation/pact-cli:latest
       - name: Deploy
         run: GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_REF:11} make deploy
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85603bc..3f8cef9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ build/
 pacts/
 logs/
 *.log
-
+.venv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6f9578c..3f95265 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Flask==1.1.1
-pytest==5.4.1
+pytest==6.2.5
 requests==2.28.0
-pact_python==2.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pact_python==2.2.2
\ No newline at end of file