diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4699355..b5bc547 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ name: Build (and release)
 on: [ push, pull_request ]
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update -qq -y
-        sudo apt install -qq -y build-essential fakeroot git python-all python3-cryptography python3-pip python3-stdeb python3-wheel twine
+        sudo apt install -qq -y build-essential fakeroot git python-all python3-cryptography python3-pip python3-stdeb python3-wheel twine dh-python
         sudo pip3 install --upgrade setuptools wheel
 
     - name: Prepare build process
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         git fetch --tags -f
         VER="$(python3 setup.py --version)"
         echo "Version found: $VER"
-        echo "::set-output name=version::$VER"
+        echo "version=$VER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: Build python package using setuptools (source/wheel)
       run: |
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ jobs:
         sed "s/=determine_version()/='$(python3 setup.py --version)'/gi" -i setup.py
         sed "s@('readme'@('share/doc/python3-acertmgr'@" -i setup.py
         # Determine recommended dependencies for deb package
-        echo "::set-output name=recommends3::$(echo "python3-pkg-resources")"
-        # Find optional dependencies to suggest in deb package
-        echo "::set-output name=suggests3::$(python3 -c "from setup import extra_requirements; print('\n'.join(['\n'.join(x) for x in extra_requirements.values()]))" | grep -v cryptography | sed 's/PyYAML/yaml/gi' | awk '{ printf("python3-%s, ",$1)};' | awk '{$1=$1; print}')"
+        echo "recommends3=$(echo "python3-pkg-resources")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        # Find optional dependencies to suggest in deb package       
+        echo "suggests3=$(python3 -c "from setup import extra_requirements; print('\n'.join(['\n'.join(x) for x in extra_requirements.values()]))" | grep -v cryptography | sed 's/PyYAML/yaml/gi' | awk '{ printf("python3-%s, ",$1)};' | awk '{$1=$1; print}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: Build debian package using setuptools and stdeb
       run: python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc --with-python2=False --with-python3=True --recommends3="${{ steps.stdebprep.outputs.recommends3 }}" --suggests3="${{ steps.stdebprep.outputs.suggests3 }}" bdist_deb
@@ -85,9 +85,22 @@ jobs:
           artifacts/*.whl
           artifacts/*.deb
 
+    - name: Check PyPI secrets
+      id: checksecrets
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ "$USER" == "" -o "$PASSWORD" == "" ]; then
+          echo "secretspresent=NO" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "secretspresent=YES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+      env:
+        USER: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
+        PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
+
     - name: Create new PyPI release
-      if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && (!(contains(github.ref, 'rc') || contains(github.ref, 'pre')))
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      if: steps.checksecrets.outputs.secretspresent == 'YES' && github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && (!(contains(github.ref, 'rc') || contains(github.ref, 'pre')))
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
         user: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}