diff --git a/.github/actions/setup_python/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup_python/action.yml
index 2b77ba5282f350..76c4d02757fd67 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup_python/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup_python/action.yml
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ runs:
 
     - if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && runner.arch == 'ARM64' }}
       name: Setup Python ${{ inputs.version }}
-      uses: akashchi/deadsnakes-action@f01521a69eee61eaca3a34440bea3ce838317846
+      uses: akashchi/deadsnakes-action@92417281055a5878a0450f240a5b95883eb2d7e2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
     - if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' || runner.os == 'Windows' || (runner.os == 'Linux' && runner.arch != 'ARM64') }}
       name: Setup Python ${{ inputs.version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.version }}
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/android_arm64.yml
index a8deb0e3d476e1..2dc6cac5fe7685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android_arm64.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       OPENVINO_REPO: '/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino'
       VCPKG_ROOT: '/__w/openvino/openvino/vcpkg'
       BUILD_DIR: '/__w/openvino/openvino/build'
@@ -123,9 +125,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "yes" | ./cmdline-tools/bin/sdkmanager --sdk_root=${ANDROID_TOOLS} --install "ndk-bundle" "platform-tools" "platforms;android-${{ env.ANDROID_SDK_VERSION }}"
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       #
       # Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_doc.yml b/.github/workflows/build_doc.yml
index 40e12d507cba54..24c0644ce1055d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_doc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_doc.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache documentation
         id: cache_sphinx_docs
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: build/docs/_build/.doctrees
           key: sphinx-docs-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 4b6363a930450c..2a28b802787cf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       OPENVINO_CONTRIB_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_contrib
@@ -75,9 +77,9 @@ jobs:
           apt install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends default-jdk
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora.yml
index 19d32ef74e07c9..7a1b78f92f3db6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       INSTALL_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_install
@@ -85,9 +87,9 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ${OPENVINO_REPO}/install_build_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_cpu_functional_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_cpu_functional_tests.yml
index 7c1b29e085331f..33ae2fa691e363 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_cpu_functional_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_cpu_functional_tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
       PARALLEL_TEST_SCRIPT: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/functional_test_utils/layer_tests_summary/run_parallel.py
       PARALLEL_TEST_CACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/test_cache.lst
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 -m pip install -r ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/functional_test_utils/layer_tests_summary/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Restore tests execution time
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ env.PARALLEL_TEST_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-tests-functional-cpu-stamp-${{ github.sha }}
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 25
 
       - name: Save tests execution time
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v3
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         if: github.ref_name == 'master'
         with:
           path: ${{ env.PARALLEL_TEST_CACHE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
index dd911edaa80341..367ed3b1b294ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_cxx_unit_tests.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml b/.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
index f063a7734b8aec..3e4d78d3f3f50f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_debian_packages.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
       DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive # to prevent apt-get from waiting user input
       DEBIAN_PACKAGES_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/packages
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
 
       - name: Download OpenVINO debian packages
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_onnx_models_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_onnx_models_tests.yml
index 07d8d12d48a386..929af40bbc4928 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_onnx_models_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_onnx_models_tests.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
       MODELS_SHARE_PATH: "/mount/onnxtestdata"
       ONNX_MODEL_ZOO_SHA: "d58213534f2a4d1c4b19ba62b3bb5f544353256e"
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_onnx_runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/job_onnx_runtime.yml
index 5a6f5cb27eceae..05d545fb99729a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_onnx_runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_onnx_runtime.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,16 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       SCCACHE_AZURE_KEY_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.sccache-azure-key-prefix }}
       ONNX_RUNTIME_REPO: ${{ github.workspace }}/onnxruntime
       ONNX_RUNTIME_UTILS: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/onnxruntime
       ONNX_RUNTIME_BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/onnxruntime/build
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -95,9 +100,9 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ${OPENVINO_REPO}/install_build_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Build Lin ONNX Runtime
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_python_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_python_unit_tests.yml
index 38b35d17623f38..63b6b0d648139b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_python_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_python_unit_tests.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
       LAYER_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/layer_tests
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install OpenVINO dependencies (Linux)
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: $INSTALL_DIR/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh -c=core -c=dev -y
+        run: $INSTALL_DIR/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh -c=core -c=dev -y -c=gpu
 
       - name: Fetch setup_python action
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
index 8904b2212e9e33..f2a651e6727533 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_pytorch_models_tests.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
       MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/model_hub_tests
     steps:
-
       - name: Check sudo
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
         run: if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then apt update && apt --assume-yes install sudo; fi
 
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: |
+          if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+          else
+            sudo sh -c "echo 'Acquire::Retries \"10\";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries"
+          fi
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_samples_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_samples_tests.yml
index 8c1401a819d845..cb939af4cfe7f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_samples_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_samples_tests.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
       BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml
index 6dcecaa267e8c4..54302b7cfbef58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job_tensorflow_hub_models_tests.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ jobs:
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests
       MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/tests/model_hub_tests
     steps:
-
       - name: Check sudo
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
         run: if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then apt update && apt --assume-yes install sudo; fi
 
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: |
+          if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+          else
+            sudo sh -c "echo 'Acquire::Retries \"10\";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries"
+          fi
+
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 4c7701fc444292..86f2de30af3a68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       OPENVINO_CONTRIB_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_contrib
@@ -74,6 +76,9 @@ jobs:
     if: "!needs.smart_ci.outputs.skip_workflow"
 
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Install git
         run: |
           apt-get update
@@ -111,9 +116,9 @@ jobs:
           apt install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends default-jdk
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
@@ -500,6 +505,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       INSTALL_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/install
       OPENVINO_DEVELOPER_PACKAGE: /__w/openvino/openvino/install/developer_package
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
@@ -510,6 +517,9 @@ jobs:
     if: fromJSON(needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components).NVIDIA
 
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Fetch install_build_dependencies.sh
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -560,9 +570,9 @@ jobs:
           apt -y --no-install-recommends install software-properties-common curl
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Install CUDA
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
index e069352e07b4e3..43c0f4099ba649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_arm64.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       OPENVINO_CONTRIB_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_contrib
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ jobs:
     if: "!needs.smart_ci.outputs.skip_workflow"
 
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Install git
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates
 
@@ -111,9 +116,9 @@ jobs:
           apt install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends default-jdk
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_conditional_compilation.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_conditional_compilation.yml
index 06338c835b44fc..341d72c04bb1a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_conditional_compilation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_conditional_compilation.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       INSTALL_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_install
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ jobs:
     if: "!needs.smart_ci.outputs.skip_workflow"
 
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Install git
         run: |
           apt-get update
@@ -109,9 +114,9 @@ jobs:
           update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/c++ c++ /usr/bin/clang++ 100
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
@@ -232,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
   CC_Build:
     name: Conditional Compilation
     needs: Build
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -246,6 +251,8 @@ jobs:
       DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive # to prevent apt-get from waiting user input
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       BUILD_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_build
@@ -254,6 +261,9 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_AZURE_KEY_PREFIX: ubuntu22_x86_64_cc_Release
 
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Install git
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates git-lfs
 
@@ -288,9 +298,9 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ${OPENVINO_REPO}/install_build_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
       #
       # Build
       #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_riscv.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_riscv.yml
index 5db7ed22a02707..f464fc2fe53991 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_riscv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_riscv.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ jobs:
       CCACHE_MAXSIZE: 50G
     if: "!needs.smart_ci.outputs.skip_workflow"
     steps:
+      - name: Set apt retries
+        run: echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-retries
+
       - name: Install git
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mo.yml b/.github/workflows/mo.yml
index f8956969b6a403..5720855255636a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mo.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('tools/mo/requirements*.txt') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/webassembly.yml b/.github/workflows/webassembly.yml
index c5d94f267e4298..df05f34ac167d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/webassembly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webassembly.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: 'Release'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       OPENVINO_BUILD_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_build
       SCCACHE_AZURE_KEY_PREFIX: webassembly_Release
@@ -66,9 +68,9 @@ jobs:
           submodules: 'true'
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: emcmake cmake - configure
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index da4528fe77322e..7e3fb40a03084b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       OPENVINO_REPO: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino"
       OPENVINO_CONTRIB_REPO: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino_contrib"
       INSTALL_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino_install"
@@ -118,12 +120,16 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install certifi
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: choco install --no-progress ninja
+        run: |
+          Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.11.1/ninja-win.zip -OutFile ninja-win.zip -MaximumRetryCount 10
+          Expand-Archive -Force ninja-win.zip
+          # Add it to the GitHub Path so it would be available in the subsequent steps
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "${{ github.workspace }}/ninja-win"
 
       #
       # Build
@@ -852,7 +858,7 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 -m pip install -r ${{ github.workspace }}\install\tests\functional_test_utils\layer_tests_summary\requirements.txt
 
       - name: Restore tests execution time
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ env.PARALLEL_TEST_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-tests-functional-cpu-stamp-${{ github.sha }}
@@ -866,7 +872,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 60
 
       - name: Save tests execution time
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v3
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         if: github.ref_name == 'master'
         with:
           path: ${{ env.PARALLEL_TEST_CACHE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
index faf086842cb00a..d9c00cd10e888d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: pwsh
-    runs-on: aks-win-16-cores-32gb
+    runs-on: aks-win-8-cores-64gb
     env:
       CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: 'Release'
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       OPENVINO_REPO: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino"
       INSTALL_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino_install"
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}\\tests_install"
@@ -98,12 +100,16 @@ jobs:
           self-hosted-runner: 'false'
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
-          version: "v0.5.4"
+          version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: choco install --no-progress ninja
+        run: |
+          Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.11.1/ninja-win.zip -OutFile ninja-win.zip -MaximumRetryCount 10
+          Expand-Archive -Force ninja-win.zip
+          # Add it to the GitHub Path so it would be available in the subsequent steps
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "${{ github.workspace }}/ninja-win"
 
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
@@ -250,11 +256,13 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: pwsh
-    runs-on: aks-win-16-cores-32gb
+    runs-on: aks-win-8-cores-64gb
     env:
       CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: 'Release'
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
+      SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
+      SCCACHE_SERVER_PORT: 35555
       OPENVINO_REPO: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino"
       BUILD_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}\\openvino_build"
       MODELS_PATH: "${{ github.workspace }}\\testdata"
@@ -294,7 +302,7 @@ jobs:
           self-hosted-runner: 'false'
 
       - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
         with:
           version: "v0.5.4"
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_gpu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/intel_gpu/CMakeLists.txt
index b0c66a435d6470..e48c985ad753bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_gpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_gpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ add_subdirectory(src/graph)
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE PLUGIN_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugin/*.cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/intel_gpu/plugin/*.hpp)
 
-if(ENABLE_PROXY)
-    set(PLUGIN_DEFAULT_CONFIG "PROXY_CONFIGURATION_ALIAS:GPU;PROXY_CONFIGURATION_PRIORITY:0;PROXY_CONFIGURATION_INTERNAL_NAME:OCL_GPU")
-endif()
-
 ov_add_plugin(NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
               DEVICE_NAME "GPU"
               SOURCES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES}
diff --git a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
index 2f3a5383528a66..6f25a5e4fda04c 100644
--- a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
@@ -363,7 +363,15 @@ if(ENABLE_OV_PADDLE_FRONTEND OR ENABLE_OV_ONNX_FRONTEND OR ENABLE_OV_TF_FRONTEND
             # otherwise, fallback to existing default
             find_package(Protobuf 3.20.3 REQUIRED ${protobuf_config})
         endif()
-        set(PROTOC_EXECUTABLE protobuf::protoc)
+
+        # with newer protobuf versions (4.22 and newer), we use CONFIG first
+        # so, the Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE variable must be checked explicitly,
+        # because it's not used in this case (oppositely to MODULE case)
+        if(Protobuf_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 22 AND DEFINED Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE)
+            set(PROTOC_EXECUTABLE ${Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE})
+        else()
+            set(PROTOC_EXECUTABLE protobuf::protoc)
+        endif()
     else()
         add_subdirectory(thirdparty/protobuf EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
     endif()