diff --git a/.github/workflows/entropy-beauty-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/entropy-beauty-scan.yml
index a7d540df35..68228f21d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/entropy-beauty-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/entropy-beauty-scan.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code (full history)
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           # Use shallow clone by default (much faster)
           # Only use full history when necessary (push/release or when base commit is needed)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
index 93af0d0cb5..7063d7f0d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Validation"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_branch.yml
index 6fcfa0de82..2a534b64db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_branch.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_pr.yml
index 7b4fff8984..ce62b6368c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_pr.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_preview_jdks.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_preview_jdks.yml
index 792aea931b..613a3617c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_preview_jdks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_preview_jdks.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         jdk: [27]   # add 28-ea etc. later
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_release.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_release.yml
index 73b98673d7..55731b5567 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CI_BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_number }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_snapshot.yml
index 301ac84d74..06abd3dd03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_snapshot.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
       CI_BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_number }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CI_BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_number }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
     - name: Set up JDK 26
       uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 73893a704a..67ad346e02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false