During January 2025, this developer enhanced the hawk-ai-aml/github-actions repository by upgrading the artifact upload process within the CI workflows. The primary focus was on updating the actions/upload-artifact step from version 3 to version 4 in both release-action.yaml and build-e2e-test/action.yaml files. This change aimed to improve workflow reliability and performance, reducing the likelihood of artifact upload failures and aligning the pipeline with the latest GitHub Actions standards. The work involved careful version management, YAML configuration, and targeted validation linked to a specific issue. No major bugs were addressed, as the month’s efforts centered on CI/CD process improvements.