diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index ac2321e..f255773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Build job
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: docs
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: '${{ github.workspace }}/docs' # Use docs/ directory
       - name: Setup Pages
         id: pages
-        uses: actions/configure-pages@v3
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v4
       - name: Build with Jekyll
         # Outputs to the './_site' directory by default
         run: bundle exec jekyll build --baseurl "${{ steps.pages.outputs.base_path }}"
@@ -53,11 +52,9 @@ jobs:
           JEKYLL_ENV: production
       - name: Upload artifact
         # Automatically uploads an artifact from the './_site' directory by default
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: "docs/_site/"
-
-  # Deployment job
   deploy:
     environment:
       name: github-pages
@@ -67,4 +64,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v2
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
diff --git a/src/contestsuite/context_processors.py b/src/contestsuite/context_processors.py
index 455284a..cfbefbd 100644
--- a/src/contestsuite/context_processors.py
+++ b/src/contestsuite/context_processors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from .settings import CACHE_TIMEOUT, DEBUG, GTAG, PCS_DOCS_URL
-
+from contestsuite.settings import CACHE_TIMEOUT, DEBUG, GTAG, PCS_DOCS_URL
 
 def app_settings(request):
     """
diff --git a/src/contestsuite/flowerconfig.py b/src/contestsuite/flowerconfig.py
index a882086..8c03ca7 100644
--- a/src/contestsuite/flowerconfig.py
+++ b/src/contestsuite/flowerconfig.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from contestsuite.settings import get_secret
 
-
 # Celery Flower configuration
 # https://flower.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config.html
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
 
 if not debug:
     basic_auth = [
-        get_secret('FLOWER_USER', 'contestadmin') + ':' + get_secret('FLOWER_PASSWORD', 'seminoles1!')
+        f"{get_secret('FLOWER_USER', 'contestadmin')}:{get_secret('FLOWER_PASSWORD', 'seminoles1!')}"
     ]
 
     if get_secret('FLOWER_COOKIE_KEY'):
diff --git a/src/contestsuite/settings.py b/src/contestsuite/settings.py
index ce7af37..3beeabe 100644
--- a/src/contestsuite/settings.py
+++ b/src/contestsuite/settings.py
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 2.2.5.
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/settings/
 
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
 """
 
 import os
 
-
 def get_secret(key, default=None):
     """
     Simple function to read an environment variable and return a default if the variable
@@ -26,13 +25,12 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
             return f.read().strip()
     return value
 
-
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 # Raises django's ImproperlyConfigured exception if SECRET_KEY not in os.environ
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 if os.getenv('ALLOWED_HOSTS'):
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = ALLOWED_HOSTS + get_secret('ALLOWED_HOSTS').split(',')
     CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = [
-        'https://'+hostname if 'https://' not in hostname else hostname for hostname in ALLOWED_HOSTS]
+        f"https://{hostname}" if 'https://' not in hostname else hostname for hostname in ALLOWED_HOSTS]
 
 
 # Application definition
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/#databases
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
 # Parse database connection url strings like psql://user:pass@127.0.0.1:8458/db
 # read os.environ['DATABASE_URL'] and raises ImproperlyConfigured exception if not found
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Cache
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/#caches
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#caches
 
 CACHES = {
     'default': {
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Internationalization
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/i18n/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/static-files/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Sessions
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/http/sessions/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/http/sessions/
 
 SESSION_ENGINE = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.cache'
 
@@ -223,13 +221,13 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 
 # Messages
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/contrib/messages/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/contrib/messages/
 
 MESSAGE_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage'
 
 
 # Email
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/email/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/email/
 
 if DEBUG:
     EMAIL_BACKEND = get_secret('EMAIL_BACKEND', 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend')
@@ -272,6 +270,7 @@ def get_secret(key, default=None):
 
 CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {}
 
+
 # Discord
 # https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
 
diff --git a/src/contestsuite/urls.py b/src/contestsuite/urls.py
index 6a248a8..cacb9dc 100644
--- a/src/contestsuite/urls.py
+++ b/src/contestsuite/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """contestsuite URL Configuration
 
 The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
-    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/http/urls/
+    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/http/urls/
 Examples:
 Function views
     1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
     1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
+
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import include, path
 
-from .settings import DEBUG
-
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', include('core.urls')),
     path('accounts/', include('django.contrib.auth.urls')),
diff --git a/src/contestsuite/wsgi.py b/src/contestsuite/wsgi.py
index 118e4a9..15d212f 100644
--- a/src/contestsuite/wsgi.py
+++ b/src/contestsuite/wsgi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/wsgi/
 """
 
 import os