diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
index 2347ed1e07..2b4655b5c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Update Submodules
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          auth_header="$(git config --local --get http.https://github.com/.extraheader)"
-          git submodule sync --recursive
-          git -c "http.extraheader=$auth_header" -c protocol.version=2 \
-            submodule update --init --force --recursive --depth=1
+        with:
+          submodules: "recursive"
 
       - name: Fetch Dependencies
         run: |
@@ -45,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
             wget
 
       - name: Install CAF
-        run: ( cd auxil/broker/caf && ./configure --prefix=`pwd`/build/install-root && cd build && make -j 3 install )
+        run: cd auxil/broker/caf && ./configure --prefix=`pwd`/build/install-root && cd build && make -j $(nproc) install
 
       - name: Configure
         run: ./configure --build-type=debug --with-caf=`pwd`/auxil/broker/caf/build/install-root --disable-broker-tests
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           export PATH=`pwd`/coverity-tools/bin:$PATH
-          ( cd build && cov-build --dir cov-int make -j 3 )
+          ( cd build && cov-build --dir cov-int make -j $(nproc) )
           cat build/cov-int/build-log.txt
 
       - name: Submit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
index 47446522d3..20baa71484 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.ZEEK_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          submodules: "recursive"
 
-      - name: Sync Submodules
-        run: |
-          auth_header="$(git config --local --get http.https://github.com/.extraheader)"
-          git submodule sync --recursive
-          git -c "http.extraheader=$auth_header" -c protocol.version=2 \
-            submodule update --init --force --recursive --depth=1
-          ( cd doc && git checkout master )
+      - name: Switch doc submodule to master
+        run: cd doc && git checkout master
 
       - name: Fetch Dependencies
         run: |
@@ -58,8 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./configure
 
       - name: Build
-        run: |
-          ( cd build && make -j 3 )
+        run: cd build && make -j $(nproc)
 
       - name: Generate Docs
         run: |
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4c4fe7b378..5f4c630110 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5.0.0-dev.114 | 2022-02-11 09:30:04 -0800
+
+  * Minor modernizations to Github workflows (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
 5.0.0-dev.112 | 2022-02-10 17:56:27 -0800
 
   * Reorg of the cluster controller to new "Management framework" layout (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6deafa2d81..b5b2cd5f89 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0-dev.112
+5.0.0-dev.114