diff --git a/.github/fork_workflows/fork_pr_integration_tests_gcp.yml b/.github/fork_workflows/fork_pr_integration_tests_gcp.yml
index 2ea859ce640..bab457465c0 100644
--- a/.github/fork_workflows/fork_pr_integration_tests_gcp.yml
+++ b/.github/fork_workflows/fork_pr_integration_tests_gcp.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.0
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
       - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - name: Upgrade pip version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java_master_only.yml b/.github/workflows/java_master_only.yml
index 25cb9d2f4fe..2a2e1433ea5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java_master_only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java_master_only.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
           architecture: x64
-      - uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
+        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
           version: '290.0.1'
-          export_default_credentials: true
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
       - run: gcloud auth configure-docker --quiet
       - name: Get version
         run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -150,12 +153,15 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-it-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-it-maven-
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
       - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - name: Set up AWS SDK
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/java_pr.yml
index 029cf1c3e81..90a1fc2044b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java_pr.yml
@@ -78,12 +78,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
           architecture: x64
-      - uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
+        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
           version: '290.0.1'
-          export_default_credentials: true
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
       - run: gcloud auth configure-docker --quiet
       - name: Build image
         run: make build-${{ matrix.component }}-docker REGISTRY=${REGISTRY} VERSION=${GITHUB_SHA}
@@ -122,12 +125,15 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-it-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-it-maven-
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
       - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - name: Set up AWS SDK
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master_only.yml b/.github/workflows/master_only.yml
index 97a3b603a0c..1190ec11e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master_only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master_only.yml
@@ -94,12 +94,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-      - name: Set up Cloud SDK
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - name: Set up AWS SDK
@@ -194,12 +197,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Set up Cloud SDK
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - run: gcloud auth configure-docker --quiet
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
index 9e4d93202b1..abb4935b752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
@@ -144,12 +144,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.0
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
       - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - name: Set up AWS SDK
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml
index fb60bec691e..13f2d04437c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml
@@ -120,12 +120,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.0
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
       - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - name: Set up AWS SDK
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 40aafe63f69..cb8e459e8c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -64,12 +64,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Set up Cloud SDK
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
+          version: '290.0.1'
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Use gcloud CLI
         run: gcloud info
       - run: gcloud auth configure-docker --quiet
@@ -104,12 +107,15 @@ jobs:
       VERSION_WITHOUT_PREFIX: ${{ needs.get-version.outputs.version_without_prefix }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
+        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
           version: '290.0.1'
-          export_default_credentials: true
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
       - run: gcloud auth configure-docker --quiet
       - name: Remove previous Helm
         run: sudo rm -rf $(which helm)
diff --git a/docs/project/maintainers.md b/docs/project/maintainers.md
index 901ce99dc1d..b5e01dc4c31 100644
--- a/docs/project/maintainers.md
+++ b/docs/project/maintainers.md
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ Fork specific integration tests are run by the `fork_pr_integration_tests.yml_[p
 2. If your offline store/online store needs special setup, add it to the job similar to how gcp is setup.
 
     ```yaml
-    - name: Set up gcloud SDK
+      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}'
+      - name: Set up gcloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
         with:
-        project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
-        service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-        export_default_credentials: true
+          version: '290.0.1'
+          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
     ```
 
 3. Add any environment variables that you need to your github [secrets](https://github.com/Azure/actions-workflow-samples/blob/master/assets/create-secrets-for-GitHub-workflows.md).