diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cpp-toolchain.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-cpp-toolchain.yaml
index 7874dbff..f64ab92f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cpp-toolchain.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cpp-toolchain.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           sparse-checkout: |
             cpp/Dockerfile.build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cpp.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-cpp.yaml
index a8866c77..ff31544e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cpp.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cpp.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: ghcr.io/gdatasoftwareag/vaas/cpp-toolchain
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-dotnet.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-dotnet.yaml
index 4f5981a5..46967d7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-dotnet.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-dotnet.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         dotnet-version: ["8.0.x"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-golang.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-golang.yaml
index aa4e28af..05f71ff1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-golang.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-golang.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       major_version: ${{ steps.extract_major_version.outputs.major_version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Extract major version
         id: extract_major_version
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
   virus-scan:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
         with:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: golang:latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: set staging environment
         if: (inputs.environment == 'staging' || (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') && endsWith(github.ref, '-beta')))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: golang:latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install govulncheck
         run: go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
         shell: bash
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-java.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-java.yaml
index a3eed28a..03ef12d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-java.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-java.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-php.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-php.yaml
index 3da6d046..1def7731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-php.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-php.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         version: ["8.1", "8.2", "8.3", "8.4"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: checkout
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/php') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/phpdev-')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: publish on site repo
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/php')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-python.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-python.yaml
index 8d097708..9fab579c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-python.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-rust-gscan-cli.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-rust-gscan-cli.yaml
index 2e048ab5..d3ba1e80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-rust-gscan-cli.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-rust-gscan-cli.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-rust.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-rust.yaml
index e596336d..3882dd5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-rust.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-rust.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Scan for Viruses
         uses: ./.github/actions/vaas-scan-action