diff --git a/.github/workflows/distribute-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/distribute-reusable.yml
index a27f524d..41289c90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/distribute-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/distribute-reusable.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           submodules: recursive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks-secrets-validate.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks-secrets-validate.yml
index 31312bc2..b77c864c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitleaks-secrets-validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks-secrets-validate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_unitTests_build.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_unitTests_build.yml
index 54eea3d4..6454e806 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_unitTests_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_unitTests_build.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: true
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ jobs:
   unit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           submodules: true
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace testDebugUnitTest koverHtmlReport
 
       - name: test report
-        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@3a81627bfac62268172037048872e8ebd4207e6d # v6.4.1
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@d9f48fc87bc235f7e214acf696ca5abc0a986f16 # v6.4.2
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           report_paths: '**/build/test-results/testDebugUnitTest/TEST-*.xml'
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           submodules: true
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-prepare_release_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-prepare_release_branch.yml
index f38313eb..6bb8c661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-prepare_release_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-prepare_release_branch.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: validate-input
     steps:
       - name: Checkout minimal repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       release_branch: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.release_branch }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.source_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: bump_and_branch
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the release branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump_and_branch.outputs.release_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare_release_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare_release_branch.yml
index fff6ac7b..07eea0da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare_release_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare_release_branch.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       version2: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.version2 }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: bump_version
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: check_sdk_version
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           submodules: recursive
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-reusable.yml
index 69fbb2df..d3d618e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-reusable.yml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ jobs:
   unit-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ jobs:
     needs: [lint, unit-tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           submodules: recursive
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ jobs:
     needs: [set-tag]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5.3.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: GitHub Release generation
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_FOR_TRIGGERING_BRANCH_PROTECTION }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout develop branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: develop
       - name: Create Pull Request
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-version-check.yml b/.github/workflows/release-version-check.yml
index f20917ff..4a125628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-version-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-version-check.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ jobs:
     if: github.base_ref == 'master' && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout master branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: master
           path: master
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Checkout release branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
           path: release