diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 29e8be2ac23..a28baa64b41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y python3-pip
           pip3 install pre-commit
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Run clang-format
         run: pre-commit run -a --show-diff-on-failure || true
       - name: Check for changes
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ jobs:
       VCPKG_GIT_COMMIT_ID: 75672db6bd812b060482b0f00b5a16b18a0c0f07
     steps:
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@591817e96fcad43505fb4eae36172462abb3a42e # v4.3.3
       - name: Setup vcpkg
         uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@b1a0dd252f06b9e25b3c022a9a03bd7a427fb6a2 # v11.6
         with:
           vcpkgGitCommitId: ${{ env.VCPKG_GIT_COMMIT_ID }}
       - name: Set up vcpkg binary cache
-        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE }}
           key: android-${{ matrix.abi }}-vcpkg-binary-cache-${{ env.VCPKG_GIT_COMMIT_ID }}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y mingw-w64 unzip build-essential wget python3-docutils man2html-base
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@591817e96fcad43505fb4eae36172462abb3a42e # v4.3.3
       - name: Setup vcpkg
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           vcpkgJsonGlob: '**/mingw/vcpkg.json'
 
       - name: Set up vcpkg binary cache
-        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE }}
           key: mingw-${{ matrix.arch }}-vcpkg-binary-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/mingw/vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_GIT_COMMIT_ID }}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "mingw unittest ${{ matrix.test }} - ${{ matrix.arch }} - ${{ matrix.build }} - OSSL"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Retrieve mingw unittest
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y liblzo2-dev libpam0g-dev liblz4-dev libcap-ng-dev libnl-genl-3-dev linux-libc-dev man2html libcmocka-dev python3-docutils libtool automake autoconf ${SSLPKG} ${PKCS11PKG}
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: autoconf
         run: autoreconf -fvi
       - name: configure
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y liblzo2-dev libpam0g-dev liblz4-dev libcap-ng-dev libnl-genl-3-dev linux-libc-dev man2html clang libcmocka-dev python3-docutils libtool automake autoconf
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: autoconf
         run: autoreconf -fvi
       - name: configure
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: brew install ${{matrix.ssllib}} lzo lz4 man2html cmocka libtool automake autoconf
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Set environment
         run: |
           cat >>$GITHUB_ENV <<EOF;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
 
       runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
       steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@591817e96fcad43505fb4eae36172462abb3a42e # v4.3.3
 
       - name: Install rst2html
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
           vcpkgJsonGlob: '**/windows/vcpkg.json'
 
       - name: Set up vcpkg binary cache
-        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE }}
           key: msvc-${{ matrix.arch }}-vcpkg-binary-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/windows/vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_GIT_COMMIT_ID }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
index 105f23e81b9..dfc8be3eae9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check submission cache
         id: check_submit
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: |
             cov-int
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
         if: steps.check_submit.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - name: Download Coverity Build Tool
         if: steps.check_submit.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache submission
         if: steps.check_submit.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: |
             cov-int
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml b/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
index 3755b92cf58..af6facda5da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'openvpn' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           path: openvpn
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-ssllib.yml b/.github/workflows/test-ssllib.yml
index d8178a72578..202c34986ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-ssllib.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-ssllib.yml
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y liblzo2-dev libpam0g-dev liblz4-dev linux-libc-dev man2html clang libcmocka-dev python3-docutils libtool automake autoconf pkg-config libcap-ng-dev libnl-genl-3-dev
       - name: Restore ${{inputs.libname}} from cache
-        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         id: ssllib-cache
         with:
           path: ${{env.LIBPREFIX}}
           key: ${{matrix.os}}-${{inputs.libname}}-${{matrix.build }}-${{inputs.gitref}}
       - name: "${{inputs.libname}}: checkout"
         if: steps.ssllib-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           path: ${{inputs.libname}}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run ldconfig
         run: sudo ldconfig
       - name: "OpenVPN: checkout"
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: "OpenVPN: autoreconf"
         run: autoreconf -fvi
       - name: "OpenVPN: configure"