diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-markdown.yml b/.github/workflows/check-markdown.yml
index ddd14e8..64aad07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-markdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-markdown.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           submodules: 'true'
-      - uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/check-markdown@4
+      - uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/check-markdown@5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_license.yml b/.github/workflows/check_license.yml
index 92a7d9f..1e70260 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/check_license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_license.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         # required to grab the history of the PR
         fetch-depth: 0
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "licenses=Apache-2.0" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/spdx@2
+    - uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/spdx@5
       with:
         files: "${{ env.files }}"
         licenses: "${{ env.licenses }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dash.yaml b/.github/workflows/dash.yaml
index 3fe598c..50e3514 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dash.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dash.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # taken from here: https://github.com/eclipse/dash-licenses#example-python
       - name: Create Dash Dependency Report
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           > dependencies.txt
 
       - name: Dash license check
-        uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/check-dash@4
+        uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/check-dash@5
         with:
           dashinput: ${{github.workspace}}/dependencies.txt
           dashtoken: ${{ secrets.ECLIPSE_GITLAB_API_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-python-sbom.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-python-sbom.yml
index 20cc488..ca74914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-python-sbom.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-python-sbom.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       project-version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.PROJECT_VERSION }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cyclonedx-py requirements ${{ env.PRODUCT_PATH }}/requirements.txt -o bom.json
 
       - name: Upload sbom
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: sbom
           path: bom.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kuksa-client.yml b/.github/workflows/kuksa-client.yml
index ee844e6..f4879cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kuksa-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kuksa-client.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   check_ghcr_push:
-    uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/.github/workflows/check_ghcr_push.yml@2
+    uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/.github/workflows/check_ghcr_push.yml@5.1
     secrets: inherit
 
   build-docker:
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ jobs:
     needs: check_ghcr_push
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         # Fetch everything to get tags working as expected
         fetch-depth: 0
         submodules: 'true'
     - name: Docker meta
       id: meta
-      uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+      uses: docker/metadata-action@v6
       with:
         # list of Docker images to use as base name for tags
         images: |
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ jobs:
 
     # only needed for runners without buildx setup, will be slow
     - name: Set up QEMU
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v4
 
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       id: buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
 
     - name: Log in to ghcr.io container registry
       if: needs.check_ghcr_push.outputs.push == 'true'
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      uses: docker/login-action@v4
       with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Log in to quay.io container registry
       if: needs.check_ghcr_push.outputs.push == 'true'
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      uses: docker/login-action@v4
       with:
         registry: quay.io
         username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_IO_USERNAME }}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build kuksa command line client docker and push to ghcr.io, quay.io and ttl.sh
       if: needs.check_ghcr_push.outputs.push == 'true'
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
       with:
         platforms: |
           linux/amd64
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build ephemeral KUKSA command line client docker and push to ttl.sh
       if: needs.check_ghcr_push.outputs.push == 'false'
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
       with:
         platforms: |
           linux/amd64
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Shall later be a kuksa-actions call
     - name: Posting temporary container location
-      uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/post-container-location@2
+      uses: eclipse-kuksa/kuksa-actions/post-container-location@5.1
       with:
         image: ttl.sh/kuksa-python-sdk/kuksa-client-${{github.sha}}
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout kuksa-python-sdk
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 537e748..29fb4ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           # required to grab the history of the PR
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: 'true'
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.14'
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
         with:
           extra_args: --color=always --from-ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} --to-ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 145f92d..7592878 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout kuksa-python-sdk
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
-        python-version: "3.11"
+        python-version: "3.14"
     - name: Install dependencies with pip
       run: |
         cd kuksa-client
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         packages-dir: kuksa-client/dist
     - name: Create draft release
       id: create_release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
       with:
         draft: true
         name: KUKSA Python SDK ${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/kuksa-client/Dockerfile b/kuksa-client/Dockerfile
index c36ab57..472fadb 100644
--- a/kuksa-client/Dockerfile
+++ b/kuksa-client/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir dist/*.whl
 WORKDIR /
 RUN rm -rf dist
 # Letting pyinstaller collect everything that is required
-RUN pyinstaller --collect-data kuksa_client --add-data=/kuksa-python-sdk/kuksa-client/kuksa:kuksa --add-data=/kuksa-python-sdk/kuksa-client/sdv:sdv --clean  -s  /usr/local/bin/kuksa-client
+RUN pyinstaller --collect-data kuksa_client --add-data=/kuksa-python-sdk/kuksa-client/kuksa:kuksa --clean  -s  /usr/local/bin/kuksa-client
 
 
 # Debian 13 is trixie, so the glibc version matches. Distroless is a lot smaller than
diff --git a/kuksa-client/MANIFEST.in b/kuksa-client/MANIFEST.in
index db19ee1..2eea4d0 100644
--- a/kuksa-client/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/kuksa-client/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 include  *.py
 recursive-include kuksa *.py
-recursive-include sdv *.py
 global-exclude *.pyc
 global-exclude protobuild.py
 global-exclude prototagandcopy.py
diff --git a/kuksa-client/prototagandcopy.py b/kuksa-client/prototagandcopy.py
index 67f9ace..365f67e 100644
--- a/kuksa-client/prototagandcopy.py
+++ b/kuksa-client/prototagandcopy.py
@@ -15,21 +15,24 @@
 import os
 
 # this needs to be adapted once the submodules name or structure changes
-PROTO_PATH = os.path.abspath("../submodules/kuksa-proto/proto/")
+PROTO_PATH = os.path.abspath("../submodules/kuksa-proto/kuksa/")
 
 
 def main():
     '''
-    This will tag all proto folders as Python packages by creating an __init__.py file
-    in each subdirectory and then copy the proto files to the current working directory
+    This will copy the kuksa proto tree to the current working directory and tag all
+    folders as Python packages by creating an __init__.py file in each of them.
     '''
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(PROTO_PATH):
+    shutil.copytree(PROTO_PATH, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "kuksa"), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "kuksa")):
         for directory in dirs:
             # Create an __init__.py file in each subdirectory
             init_file = os.path.join(root, directory, "__init__.py")
             with open(init_file, "w") as file:
                 file.write("# This file marks the directory as a Python module")
-    shutil.copytree(PROTO_PATH, os.getcwd(), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    # The package root itself also needs an __init__.py
+    with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "kuksa", "__init__.py"), "w") as file:
+        file.write("# This file marks the directory as a Python module")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/kuksa-client/setup.py b/kuksa-client/setup.py
index f584cdc..cf1d70f 100644
--- a/kuksa-client/setup.py
+++ b/kuksa-client/setup.py
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ def finalize_options(self):
     def run(self):
         import subprocess  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
         import os
+        import sys
         from pathlib import Path
 
         # Check if we're in an sdist build (proto files should already exist)
         proto_files_exist = any(Path('.').glob('**/*_pb2.py'))
-        proto_dir_exists = Path("../submodules/kuksa-proto/proto/").exists()
+        proto_dir_exists = Path("../submodules/kuksa-proto/kuksa/").exists()
 
         if proto_files_exist:
             print("Proto files already exist, skipping package tagging")
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ def run(self):
             return
 
         print(f"Generating package from proto: {os.getcwd()}")
-        result = subprocess.call(['python', 'prototagandcopy.py'])
+        result = subprocess.call([sys.executable, 'prototagandcopy.py'])
         if result != 0:
             print(f"Warning: prototagandcopy.py failed with exit code {result}")
         # print("This is how it looks like:")
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ def ensure_proto_packages(self):
             if '__init__.py' in files:
                 package = root.replace('./', '').replace('/', '.').lstrip('.')
                 print(f"Found package: {package}")
-                if package and any(proto_name in package for proto_name in ['kuksa', 'sdv']):
+                if package and any(proto_name in package for proto_name in ['kuksa']):
                     # Skip build directories
                     if not package.startswith('build.'):
                         proto_packages.append(package)
@@ -163,8 +164,10 @@ def ensure_proto_packages(self):
         # Add proto packages
         all_packages = current_packages + [pkg for pkg in proto_packages if pkg not in current_packages]
 
-        # Update the distribution packages
+        # Update the distribution packages and the build_py packages
+        # (build_py uses its own `packages` attribute when copying files)
         self.distribution.packages = all_packages
+        self.packages = all_packages
         print(f"Final package list: {all_packages}")
 
 
diff --git a/submodules/kuksa-proto b/submodules/kuksa-proto
index 450ef56..28bf76a 160000
--- a/submodules/kuksa-proto
+++ b/submodules/kuksa-proto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 450ef56b87d090213f00a06a1821153ac32923d0
+Subproject commit 28bf76ae57085dad425eedd95bc7bd442e1314a7