diff --git a/.github/workflows/flex-build.yml b/.github/workflows/flex-build.yml
index e194bc6..8e978be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flex-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flex-build.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ name: Flex Build
 jobs:
   build: # TODO: add build attestation and generate then combine gradle dependency graphs for SBOM
     name: Build ${{ inputs.dir }}/${{ inputs.mc }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache build
         id: cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ inputs.dir }}/build
           key: build-${{ hashFiles(format('{0}/[a-z]**', inputs.dir), 'api/**') }}
 
       - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: ${{ inputs.java }}
 
       - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-gradle/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           workflow-job-context: '{}' # FIXME: avoid this cache duplication workaround
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lifecycle.yml b/.github/workflows/lifecycle.yml
index 7e86f4c..1e07b20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lifecycle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lifecycle.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ concurrency: # FIXME: prevent release commit cancellation
 jobs:
   release-please:
     name: Release Please
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
       tag_name: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.action != 'closed'
     name: Construct matrices
     needs: release-please
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     outputs:
       build-matrix: ${{ steps.matrices.outputs.build-matrix }}
       run-matrix: ${{ steps.matrices.outputs.run-matrix }}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - matrices
       - build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
           cp mc-runtime-test-*-${{ matrix.version.type }}-release.jar run/mods
 
       - name: Setup Java temurin-${{ matrix.version.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.version.java }}
           distribution: temurin
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - run
       - release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     steps:
       - name: Delete artifacts
         uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@v5.1.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-gametests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-gametests.yml
index a32b9f1..6b782c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-gametests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-gametests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs: # TODO: add cleanup job
   merge: # TODO: simplify away this job
     name: Merge
     needs: [build]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     steps:
       - name: Merge artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs: # TODO: add cleanup job
           - { mc: 1.20.4, type: lexforge, modloader: forge, regex: .*forge.*, java: 17 }
           - { mc: 1.20.4, type: neoforge, modloader: neoforge, regex: .*neoforge.*, java: 17 }
           - { mc: 1.20.4, type: fabric, modloader: fabric, regex: .*fabric.*, java: 17 }
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs: # TODO: add cleanup job
           cp merged-artifacts/mc-runtime-test-${{ matrix.mc }}-*-${{ matrix.type }}-release.jar run/mods
 
       - name: Setup temurin-${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: temurin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-local-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-local-action.yml
index f7bef7c..30e469b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-local-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-local-action.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   run:
     name: Run test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
 
       - name: Setup temurin-${{ env.java_version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: ${{ env.java_version }}
           distribution: temurin
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a6e516..4b2f5f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: ${{ env.java_version }}
           distribution: "temurin"
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f888503..51131c6 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ runs:
 
     - if: inputs.cache-mc == 'true'
       name: Cache Minecraft
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      uses: useblacksmith/cache@v5
       with:
         path: /home/runner/.minecraft
         key: hmc-${{ inputs.modloader }}-${{ inputs.mc }}