diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
index 9c93151..f744c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
@@ -44,17 +44,20 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in repo mode
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.14.0
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.18.0
         with:
           scan-type: "config"
-          # ignore-unfixed: true
-          hide-progress: false
           format: "sarif"
           output: "trivy-results1.sarif"
+          severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH" # While vulnerabilities of all severities are reported in the SARIF output, the exit code and workflow failure are triggered only by these specified severities (CRITICAL or HIGH).
+          # ignore-unfixed: true
+          hide-progress: false
           vuln-type: "os,library"
+          exit-code: "1" # Trivy exits with code 1 if vulnerabilities are found, causing the workflow step to fail.
+          limit-severities-for-sarif: true
 
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
         if: always()
         with:
           sarif_file: "trivy-results1.sarif"
@@ -79,17 +82,20 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn clean package
         
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.14.0
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.18.0
         with:
           image-ref: "tractusx/sldt-bpn-discovery:latest"
-          # ignore-unfixed: true
-          hide-progress: false
           format: "sarif"
           output: "trivy-results-bpn-discovery.sarif"
+          severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH" # While vulnerabilities of all severities are reported in the SARIF output, the exit code and workflow failure are triggered only by these specified severities (CRITICAL or HIGH).
+          # ignore-unfixed: true
+          hide-progress: false
+          exit-code: "1" # Trivy exits with code 1 if vulnerabilities are found, causing the workflow step to fail.
           vuln-type: "os,library"
+          limit-severities-for-sarif: true
 
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
         if: always()
         with:
           sarif_file: "trivy-results-bpn-discovery.sarif"