diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 90debacb..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# A routine check to see if there are any Rust-specific security vulnerabilities in the repo we should be aware of.
-
-name: audit
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
-jobs:
-  audit:
-    timeout-minutes: 18
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-
-      - name: Set up Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@21dc36fb71dd22e3317045c0c31a3f4249868b17
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-
-      - name: Enable Rust cache
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@9bdad043e88c75890e36ad3bbc8d27f0090dd609 # 2.7.3
-        with:
-          cache-targets: false
-          cache-all-crates: true
-          cache-on-failure: true
-
-      - name: Install cargo-audit
-        run: |
-          cargo install cargo-audit --locked
-          rm -rf ~/.cargo/registry || echo "no registry to delete"
-
-      - uses: rustsec/audit-check@dd51754d4e59da7395a4cd9b593f0ff2d61a9b95 # v1.4.1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml b/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml
index 63accc96..05f7e498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ jobs:
     name: "Build binaries"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.info.os }}
     container: ${{ matrix.info.container }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         info:
           # ======= Supported targets =======
           # Linux (x86-64, x86, aarch64)
+          #
+          # TODO: In the future, when ARM runners are available on github, switch ARM targets off of cross.
           - {
               os: "ubuntu-20.04",
               target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
   build-msi:
     name: "Build MSI installer"
     runs-on: "windows-2019"
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
@@ -276,34 +278,10 @@ jobs:
           name: "release-build-msi"
           path: release
 
-  # build-vm:
-  #   name: "Build using VMs"
-  #   runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-  #   timeout-minutes: 30
-  #   strategy:
-  #     fail-fast: false
-  #     matrix:
-  #       info:
-  #         - {
-  #             type: "freebsd",
-  #             os_release: "14.1",
-  #             target: "x86_64-unknown-freebsd",
-  #           }
-  #         - {
-  #             type: "freebsd",
-  #             os_release: "13.3",
-  #             target: "x86_64-unknown-freebsd",
-  #           }
-  #   steps:
-  #     - name: Checkout repository
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-  #       with:
-  #         fetch-depth: 1
-
   build-cirrus:
     name: "Build using Cirrus CI"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
@@ -341,10 +319,11 @@ jobs:
   build-deb:
     name: "Build .deb software packages"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        # TODO: In the future, when ARM runners are available on github, switch ARM targets off of cross.
         info:
           - { target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu", dpkg: amd64 }
           - { target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl", cross: true, dpkg: amd64 }
@@ -469,7 +448,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Build .rpm software packages"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: ghcr.io/clementtsang/almalinux-8
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fada5a44..9aec7985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ jobs:
 
   # Runs rustfmt + tests + clippy on the main supported platforms.
   #
-  # Note that m1 macOS is tested via CirrusCI.
+  # TODO: In the future, when ARM runners are available on github, switch ARM targets off of cross.
   supported:
     needs: pre-job
     if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.info.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 18
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: pre-job
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.info.os }}
     if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
-    timeout-minutes: 20
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Test using VMs"
     needs: pre-job
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 9309f97b..5fee6466 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: pre-job
     if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.info.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 18
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index e922ba55..be98c549 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check if mock
         run: |
-          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.isMock }}";
           if [[ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.isMock }}" ]]; then
             echo "This is a scheduled nightly run."
-          elif [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.isMock }} == true ]]; then
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.isMock }}" == true ]]; then
             echo "This is a mock run."
           else
             echo "This is NOT a mock run. Watch for the generated files!"