diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions/build-test-pack/action.yml b/.github/workflows/actions/build-test-pack/action.yml
index 836558ef..3e7e3e08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions/build-test-pack/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions/build-test-pack/action.yml
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ runs:
         version: 9
 
     - name: Set up Node.js
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 20
         cache: 'pnpm'
 
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        pnpm i --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline
-
     # Add additional build and test steps here
     - name: create .env & web-extension build
       shell: bash
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ runs:
         touch .env
         echo $API_URL >> .env
         echo $PAGE_URL >> .env
-        tsx ./scripts/updateManifestVersion.ts 
+        pnpm run generateManifest
         pnpm prodBuild
 
     # - name: Install Playwright Browsers & Run Playwright tests with backend
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android_build.yml b/.github/workflows/android_build.yml
index 44e02871..621ebb9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android_build.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11.0.15
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'pnpm'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9d4bf4ad..c34ba3c6 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: 9
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'pnpm'
diff --git a/web-extension/package.json b/web-extension/package.json
index 17f806a0..d82e929f 100755
--- a/web-extension/package.json
+++ b/web-extension/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prodBuild": "NODE_ENV=production webpack --config webpack.prod.js",
     "devBuild": "webpack --config webpack.dev.js",
-    "newTag": "npm version patch && git add package.json && npx tsx ./scripts/updateManifestVersion.ts && npx tsx ./scripts/newTag.ts",
+    "newTag": "npm version patch && git add package.json && npx tsx ./scripts/generateExtensionManifest.ts && npx tsx ./scripts/newTag.ts",
+    "generateManifest": "npx tsx ./scripts/generateExtensionManifest.ts",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist/js",
     "checkBuildOutput": "node ./check-es6.js",
     "dev": "NODE_ENV=development webpack -w --config webpack.dev.js",
diff --git a/web-extension/scripts/generateExtensionManifest.ts b/web-extension/scripts/generateExtensionManifest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff25a01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-extension/scripts/generateExtensionManifest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import fs from 'fs-extra'
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { getManifest } from '../src/manifest'
+
+export const dir = (...args: string[]) => resolve(__dirname, '..', ...args)
+export async function generateExtensionManifest() {
+  const manifest = await getManifest()
+
+  await fs.writeJSON(dir('dist/manifest.json'), manifest, {
+    spaces: 2
+  })
+  console.log(`written manifest.json with version ${manifest.version}`)
+}
+
+generateExtensionManifest()
diff --git a/web-extension/scripts/updateManifestVersion.ts b/web-extension/scripts/updateManifestVersion.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 82389be6..00000000
--- a/web-extension/scripts/updateManifestVersion.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import fs from 'fs-extra'
-import { resolve } from 'node:path'
-import { getManifest } from '../src/manifest'
-import child_process from 'child_process'
-
-export const dir = (...args: string[]) => resolve(__dirname, '..', ...args)
-export async function updateManifestVersion() {
-  const manifest = await getManifest()
-
-  await fs.writeJSON(dir('dist/manifest.json'), manifest, {
-    spaces: 2
-  })
-  console.log(`written manifest.json for version ${manifest.version}`)
-
-  child_process.execSync(`git add *`)
-  child_process.execSync(
-    `git commit -m "bump web extension to ${manifest.version}"`
-  )
-}
-
-updateManifestVersion()
diff --git a/web-extension/src/manifest.ts b/web-extension/src/manifest.ts
index fb02b75b..138fa7e5 100644
--- a/web-extension/src/manifest.ts
+++ b/web-extension/src/manifest.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import type { Manifest } from 'webextension-polyfill'
 import type PkgType from '../package.json'
-import { dir } from '../scripts/updateManifestVersion'
+import { dir } from '../scripts/generateExtensionManifest'
 
 export async function getManifest() {
   const pkg = (await fs.readJSON(dir('package.json'))) as typeof PkgType