diff --git a/.github/actions/build-windows-artifacts/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-windows-artifacts/action.yml
index 2c4ae1f7db7..8fe077996d2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-windows-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-windows-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+    - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      with:
+        tool: protoc@3.23.4
 
     - name: Install rust toolchain
       uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-observability.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-observability.yaml
index 581f60dea60..6cc923aede3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-observability.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-observability.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+datanode:
+  storage:
+    storageClassName: standard
+
 tracing:
   enabled: true
   endpoint: "http://my-greptimedb-monitor-standalone.my-greptimedb:4000/v1/otlp/v1/traces"
@@ -15,9 +19,9 @@ monitoring:
           limits:
             cpu: 500m
             memory: 256Mi
-      datanodeStorage:
-        fs:
-          storageSize: 5Gi
+    datanodeStorage:
+      fs:
+        storageSize: 5Gi
   vector:
     resources:
       requests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/apidoc.yml b/.github/workflows/apidoc.yml
index eb7a720a421..fb5601fdc5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apidoc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apidoc.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+    - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
       with:
-        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        tool: protoc@3.23.4
     - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
     - run: cargo doc --workspace --no-deps --document-private-items
     - run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index deba5010c80..ada296aeaaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index db4f4bef65b..afce4a8c796 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
       - name: Build Binaries Cache
         id: build-binaries-cache
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
           cache: false
@@ -364,13 +364,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN: ${{ env.FUZZ_RUST_TOOLCHAIN }}
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y libfuzzer-14-dev
           cargo install cargo-fuzz --version "${CARGO_FUZZ_VERSION}" --locked
       - name: Build fuzz target binaries
         if: steps.fuzz-binaries.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         shell: bash
         env:
-          CUSTOM_LIBFUZZER_PATH: /usr/lib/llvm-14/lib/libFuzzer.a
           RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN: ${{ env.FUZZ_RUST_TOOLCHAIN }}
           FUZZ_TARGETS: |
             fuzz_create_database
@@ -587,9 +585,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
       - name: Build Profile-CI Cache
         id: build-greptime-ci-cache
@@ -705,9 +703,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-etcd-cluster
       # Only the Kafka WAL helper needs the Rust toolchain.
       - if: matrix.mode.kafkaWalHelper
-        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - if: matrix.mode.kafkaWalHelper
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
index f7f955233a1..ca705b4178b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-cyborg
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
       - name: Install toolchain
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-cyborg
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: KyleMayes/install-llvm-action@v1
         with:
           version: "14.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0fb22f23e61..e2e634084e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
 
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-multi-lang-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-multi-lang-tests.yml
index 52fdca2117c..dad4fbaa080 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-multi-lang-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-multi-lang-tests.yml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: Setup Python 3.8
+      - name: Setup Python 3.13
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.13'
 
       - name: Setup uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index e29b69678c1..f440c09542f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
           components: rustfmt
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
           components: clippy
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - name: Install riscv64 cross toolchain
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gcc-riscv64-linux-gnu g++-riscv64-linux-gnu
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-cyborg
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: KyleMayes/install-llvm-action@v1
         with:
           version: "14.0"
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-cyborg
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: KyleMayes/install-llvm-action@v1
         with:
           version: "14.0"
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
       - name: Install toolchain
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tool: protoc@3.23.4
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
       - name: Install toolchain
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1