diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-optionally-test-wheels-on-one-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-optionally-test-wheels-on-one-platform.yml
index 5c5fde8476..aa39228062 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-optionally-test-wheels-on-one-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-optionally-test-wheels-on-one-platform.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-sdist.yml b/.github/workflows/build-sdist.yml
index fe456f4b66..298c14a087 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-sdist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-sdist.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-gh-artifact-in-jfrog.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-gh-artifact-in-jfrog.yml
index 237870043b..255a30e106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-gh-artifact-in-jfrog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-gh-artifact-in-jfrog.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-artifacts.yml
index 6856caa861..0f41f3ae06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-artifacts.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-workflow.yml
index f71008a0d1..0666d5c38b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-workflow.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c3c2f2c1c457b00c10c4848d6f5491db3b629df # v2.18.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-tests.yml
index e440389374..9c40a6ab4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-tests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         - 'linkcheck -v . links'
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fast-forward-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/fast-forward-merge.yml
index d6e0f02578..51c605c271 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fast-forward-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fast-forward-merge.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 75206a375b..a951b155e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-valgrind-on-feature-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/run-valgrind-on-feature-branch.yml
index f0a50ee1ff..049900cf0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-valgrind-on-feature-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-valgrind-on-feature-branch.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       JF_SEARCH_RESULTS_FILE_NAME: wheel_commit_matches.txt
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
index 1e2b680136..a6af71f630 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
       COVERAGE_REPORT_DIR: coverage-report
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ needs.build.outputs.runner-os-used-for-build }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ needs.build.outputs.runner-os-used-for-build }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ needs.build.outputs.runner-os-used-for-build }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/stage-workflow.yml
index f6b8959859..2c29ce19d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-workflow.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       STAGE_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ vars.STAGE_BRANCH_NAME }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-artifact.yml b/.github/workflows/test-artifact.yml
index 5ed2d4add1..ee4276f912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-artifact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-artifact.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       REPO_DIR_NAME: aerospike-client-python
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-manylinux-openssl-image.yml b/.github/workflows/update-manylinux-openssl-image.yml
index be6d45c75c..4302d93e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-manylinux-openssl-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-manylinux-openssl-image.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.arch-and-runner-os[1] }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
index 8777de5c06..6c1a6fb3a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-jfrog-build-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-jfrog-build-to-pypi.yml
index 8532d789bc..f9008d23c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-jfrog-build-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-jfrog-build-to-pypi.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
       with:
         egress-policy: audit