diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index f74b7112..9c7f7e00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
 jobs:
   check-dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set Node.js 12.x
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: cd action && npm ci
+        run: cd scan && npm ci && cd ../common && npm ci
       - name: Rebuild the dist/ directory
         run: cd scan && npm run build && npm run package
       - name: Compare the expected and actual dist/ directories
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: ./
         with:
-          linter: jetbrains/qodana-js
+          args: --linter,jetbrains/qodana-js
 
 #   Not possible at the moment for GitHub-hosted Windows agents: https://github.com/JetBrains/qodana-action/pull/31#issue-812728409
 #   test-windows:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vsts.yml b/.github/workflows/vsts.yml
index dfe3e517..0d6cca80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vsts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vsts.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           with:
             node-version: 12.x
         - name: Install dependencies
-          run: cd action && npm ci
+          run: cd vsts && npm ci
         - name: Rebuild the QodanaScan/ directory
           run: cd vsts && npm run build && npm run package
         - name: Compare the expected and actual QodanaScan/ directories
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 74133bfa..eff90564 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'GitHub token to be used for uploading annotations'
     required: false
     default: ${{ github.token }}
-  # deprecated options
   linter:
     description: '[DEPRECATED] Qodana linter – [official Qodana Docker image](#supported-qodana-docker-images).'
     required: false
-    deprecationMessage: 'Use `args` (e.g. `args: -linter,<linter>`) instead'
+    deprecationMessage: 'Use `args` (e.g. `args: --linter,<linter>`) instead'
   project-dir:
     description: '[DEPRECATED] Root directory of the project to be analyzed'
     required: false
@@ -81,10 +80,12 @@ inputs:
   baseline-include-absent:
     description: '[DEPRECATED] Include the results from the baseline absent in the current Qodana run in the output report'
     required: false
+    default: "false"
     deprecationMessage: 'Use `args` to pass the baseline include absent flag (e.g. `args: --baseline-include-absent`) instead'
   changes:
     description: '[DEPRECATED] Inspect uncommitted changes and report new problems'
     required: false
+    default: "false"
     deprecationMessage: 'Use `args` to pass the changes flag (e.g. `args: --changes`) instead'
   script:
     description: '[DEPRECATED] Override the default docker scenario'
diff --git a/common/package.json b/common/package.json
index 6660dda4..14098301 100644
--- a/common/package.json
+++ b/common/package.json
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
     "build": "tsc",
     "format": "prettier --write '**/*.ts'",
     "format-check": "prettier --check '**/*.ts'",
-    "lint": "eslint *.ts",
-    "package": "npm run build && cd .. && tfx extension create --manifests vss-extension.json",
-    "all": "npm install && npm run build && npm run format && npm run lint && npm run package"
+    "lint": "eslint *.ts"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/common/qodana.ts b/common/qodana.ts
index 8a16e883..0da8c416 100644
--- a/common/qodana.ts
+++ b/common/qodana.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // noinspection JSUnusedGlobalSymbols
 
-export const VERSION = '0.7.5'
+export const VERSION = '0.8.0'
 export const EXECUTABLE = 'qodana'
 export const FAIL_THRESHOLD_OUTPUT =
   'The number of problems exceeds the failThreshold'
diff --git a/scan/dist/index.js b/scan/dist/index.js
index 2c1f6498..ab54fabb 100644
--- a/scan/dist/index.js
+++ b/scan/dist/index.js
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ function getQodanaScanArgs(args, resultsDir, cacheDir, env = `cli`) {
 var VERSION, EXECUTABLE, FAIL_THRESHOLD_OUTPUT, QODANA_SARIF_NAME, QodanaExitCode;
 var init_qodana = __esm({
   "../common/qodana.ts"() {
-    VERSION = "0.7.5";
+    VERSION = "0.8.0";
     EXECUTABLE = "qodana";
     FAIL_THRESHOLD_OUTPUT = "The number of problems exceeds the failThreshold";
     QODANA_SARIF_NAME = "qodana.sarif.json";
diff --git a/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js b/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
index 4a6ed525..506cdf55 100644
--- a/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
+++ b/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function getQodanaScanArgs(args, resultsDir, cacheDir, env = `cli`) {
 var VERSION, EXECUTABLE, FAIL_THRESHOLD_OUTPUT, QODANA_SARIF_NAME, QodanaExitCode;
 var init_qodana = __esm({
   "../common/qodana.ts"() {
-    VERSION = "0.7.5";
+    VERSION = "0.8.0";
     EXECUTABLE = "qodana";
     FAIL_THRESHOLD_OUTPUT = "The number of problems exceeds the failThreshold";
     QODANA_SARIF_NAME = "qodana.sarif.json";