diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 07be358b6..adfecd3cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codegen.yml b/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
index d4173676b..75287fd91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@ jobs:
   codegen:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v1
-
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
         go-version: 1.15
 
+    - name: checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: copy working directory to GOPATH
+      run: sudo mkdir -p /home/runner/go/src/github.com && sudo cp -a /home/runner/work/rook /home/runner/go/src/github.com/
+
     - name: run codegen
+      working-directory: /home/runner/go/src/github.com/rook/rook
       run: GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH) make codegen
 
     - name: validate codegen
+      working-directory: /home/runner/go/src/github.com/rook/rook
       run: tests/scripts/validate_modified_files.sh codegen
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml b/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml
index 3dcefe9e8..dc7a32138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 5f1f831c3..42c877b7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo mkdir -p /home/runner/go/src/github.com && sudo cp -a /home/runner/work/rook /home/runner/go/src/github.com/
 
     - name: run unit tests
-      run: cd /home/runner/go/src/github.com/rook/rook && GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH) make -j $(nproc) test
+      working-directory: /home/runner/go/src/github.com/rook/rook
+      run: GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH) make -j $(nproc) test
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/validate_modified_files.sh b/tests/scripts/validate_modified_files.sh
index b2bf62b0e..8e2b2f692 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/validate_modified_files.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/validate_modified_files.sh
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ case "$1" in
         exit 1
 esac
 
-