diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
index dad206181a..eb09abe77c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - api/**
       - docker/**
+      - .github/workflows/api-tests.yml
 
 concurrency:
   group: api-tests-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -27,16 +28,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v3
+
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            api/pyproject.toml
-            api/poetry.lock
-
-      - name: Install Poetry
-        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v3
+          cache: poetry
+          cache-dependency-path: api/poetry.lock
 
       - name: Check Poetry lockfile
         run: |
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sh .github/workflows/expose_service_ports.sh
 
       - name: Set up Sandbox
-        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.0
+        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.2
         with:
           compose-file: |
             docker/docker-compose.middleware.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml
index a33cdacd80..b8246aacb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           cp middleware.env.example middleware.env
 
       - name: Set up Middlewares
-        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.0
+        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.2
         with:
           compose-file: |
             docker/docker-compose.middleware.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yml b/.github/workflows/style.yml
index 7eb60aa51e..01f9757b3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yml
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: api/**
 
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v3
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
 
-      - name: Install Poetry
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v3
-
       - name: Python dependencies
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: poetry install -C api --only lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vdb-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/vdb-tests.yml
index d859fff647..8ea38fde76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vdb-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vdb-tests.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ on:
     paths:
       - api/core/rag/datasource/**
       - docker/**
+      - .github/workflows/vdb-tests.yml
 
 concurrency:
-  group: api-tests-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  group: vdb-tests-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
@@ -27,16 +28,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v3
+
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            api/pyproject.toml
-            api/poetry.lock
-
-      - name: Install Poetry
-        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v3
+          cache: poetry
+          cache-dependency-path: api/poetry.lock
 
       - name: Check Poetry lockfile
         run: |
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sh .github/workflows/expose_service_ports.sh
 
       - name: Set up Vector Stores (Weaviate, Qdrant, PGVector, Milvus, PgVecto-RS, Chroma, MyScale, ElasticSearch, Couchbase)
-        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.0
+        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.2
         with:
           compose-file: |
             docker/docker-compose.yaml
diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index 92cd88a6d4..de2baee4c5 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@
 1. Install dependencies for both the backend and the test environment
 
    ```bash
-   poetry install --with dev
+   poetry install -C api --with dev
    ```
 
 2. Run the tests locally with mocked system environment variables in `tool.pytest_env` section in `pyproject.toml`
 
    ```bash
-   cd ../
    poetry run -C api bash dev/pytest/pytest_all_tests.sh
    ```
 
+