diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yml b/.github/workflows/style.yml
index cd43adbbe..0dbb6e269 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index a922211e2..b26ae995d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         # required for `git describe --tags` to work
         fetch-depth: 0
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
 
     - name: Setup Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
 
     - name: Upload wheel as artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }} wheel
         path: dist/*
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Get wheels
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b2852ef6..6e65ed0f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(TestBigEndian)
 
-option(BUILD_TESTS "Should the tests be built" ON)
+option(BUILD_TESTS "Should the tests be built" OFF)
 option(BUILD_APPLICATIONS "Should we build small utility applications" OFF)
 option(BUILD_RD_SUMMARY "Build the commandline application rd_summary" OFF)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" ON)