diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-pack.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-pack.yml
index d6efa35a..c9688c3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-pack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-pack.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
     - name: 📥 checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: 🖊️ materialize signing key
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 8eb05d53..537196c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: 📥 checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: 🎰 initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-message.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-message.yml
index aa551e35..b7bdfa2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-message.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-message.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: 📥 checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml
index febf79e6..c2d09308 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
     - name: 📥 checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: 🔬 scan
diff --git a/.github/workflows/init.yml b/.github/workflows/init.yml
index 39daf355..961fa0c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/init.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/init.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.determine-version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
     - name: 📥 checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: 🎰 determine modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qodana.yml b/.github/workflows/qodana.yml
index 11381d39..bf7971d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qodana.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qodana.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
       - name: 📥 checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 
       - name: 💾 cache nuget packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
index 9bc3d534..f3436895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       image: semgrep/semgrep
     steps:
       - name: 📥 checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 
       - name: 🔬 semgrep scan
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
index 42aa8815..e0cecd49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
       - name: 📥 checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 
       - name: 🏗️ restore dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index 9d0a6b25..f99e6e37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
     - name: 📥 checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: 🏷️ tag version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml b/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml
index eb4ac60f..700b1b43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: 📥 checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: 🖊️ materialize signing key