diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e_benchmark/action.yml b/.github/actions/e2e_benchmark/action.yml
index 1a4353f1a0..1536c8ea26 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e_benchmark/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e_benchmark/action.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ runs:
         install kubestr /usr/local/bin
 
     - name: Checkout k8s-bench-suite
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         repository: "edgelesssys/k8s-bench-suite"
diff --git a/.github/actions/find_latest_image/action.yml b/.github/actions/find_latest_image/action.yml
index 174b1807e9..6bfe88ae67 100644
--- a/.github/actions/find_latest_image/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/find_latest_image/action.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Checkout head
       if: inputs.imageVersion == '' && inputs.git-ref == 'head'
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
     - name: Checkout ref
       if: inputs.imageVersion == '' && inputs.git-ref != 'head'
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.git-ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/actions/publish_helmchart/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish_helmchart/action.yml
index 8e527cf959..5427aae000 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish_helmchart/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish_helmchart/action.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         repository: edgelesssys/helm
         ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws-snp-launchmeasurement.yml b/.github/workflows/aws-snp-launchmeasurement.yml
index a5b303c03a..21c290d73e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws-snp-launchmeasurement.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws-snp-launchmeasurement.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
         path: constellation
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "ovmfPath=${ovmfPath}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         popd || exit 1
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         repository: virtee/sev-snp-measure-go.git
         ref: e42b6f8991ed5a671d5d1e02a6b61f6373f9f8d8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml b/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml
index d680a8b144..ea0ceda55a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Determine version
         id: version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
index 46fd9cab82..f2a5a8642a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [arc-runner-set]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ccm-gcp.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ccm-gcp.yml
index d28b23dafd..1b7b6ed87f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ccm-gcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ccm-gcp.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       latest: ${{ steps.find-latest.outputs.latest }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Constellation
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Checkout kubernetes/cloud-provider-gcp
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: "kubernetes/cloud-provider-gcp"
           path: "cloud-provider-gcp"
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ jobs:
         version: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-ccm-versions.outputs.versions) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Constellation
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Checkout kubernetes/cloud-provider-gcp
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: "kubernetes/cloud-provider-gcp"
           path: "cloud-provider-gcp"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gcp-guest-agent.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gcp-guest-agent.yml
index 6da99cf47b..153556b1d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gcp-guest-agent.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gcp-guest-agent.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout GoogleCloudPlatform/guest-agent
         if: steps.needs-build.outputs.out == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: "GoogleCloudPlatform/guest-agent"
           ref: refs/tags/${{ steps.latest-release.outputs.latest }}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout Constellation
         if: steps.needs-build.outputs.out == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           path: "constellation"
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-libvirt-container.yml b/.github/workflows/build-libvirt-container.yml
index 91132fd78f..da69a774a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-libvirt-container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-libvirt-container.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Setup bazel
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup_bazel_nix
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-logcollector-images.yml b/.github/workflows/build-logcollector-images.yml
index ddc5424fff..6c7b6a9f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-logcollector-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-logcollector-images.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-os-image-scheduled.yml b/.github/workflows/build-os-image-scheduled.yml
index f6c7332eb6..02579baee7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-os-image-scheduled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-os-image-scheduled.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-os-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-os-image.yml
index f636ca9c44..7150148c54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-os-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-os-image.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       cliApiBasePath: ${{ steps.image-version.outputs.cliApiBasePath }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
             attestation_variant: qemu-vtpm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
       ATTESTATION_VARIANT: ${{ matrix.attestation_variant }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ jobs:
             attestation_variant: qemu-vtpm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bazel run //image/upload -- info --verbose mkosi.output.*/*/image-upload*.json
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-versionsapi-ci-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-versionsapi-ci-image.yml
index 0ccd1f9877..5dbf747317 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-versionsapi-ci-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-versionsapi-ci-image.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-links.yml b/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
index ca663ee001..f9d4362409 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 551d97a3e0..40a6adf4ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Setup Go environment
         if: matrix.language == 'go'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-vale.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-vale.yml
index 5e2e03acd7..0a3317cb1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-vale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-vale.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
index 6c182c5d20..d0d929b8ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-attestationconfigapi.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-attestationconfigapi.yml
index 7fcca9028b..3350c5dcfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-attestationconfigapi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-attestationconfigapi.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           # Don't trigger in forks, use head on pull requests, use default otherwise.
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-mini.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-mini.yml
index 74d6a715a3..e34d63eeaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-mini.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-mini.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.event.workflow_run.head_branch || github.head_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-daily.yml
index 873dc52e00..72c29adc91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-daily.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       image-release-stable: ${{ steps.relabel-output.outputs.image-release-stable }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [find-latest-image]
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
index 74e547c4e1..a048922a5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
         run: brew install coreutils kubectl bash
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
index 230724881e..d875f56914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       image-main-nightly: ${{ steps.relabel-output.outputs.image-main-nightly }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [find-latest-image]
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 04a442d28a..d298728133 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout head
         if: inputs.git-ref == 'head'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
       - name: Checkout ref
         if: inputs.git-ref != 'head'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.git-ref }}
 
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout head
         if: inputs.git-ref == 'head'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
       - name: Checkout ref
         if: inputs.git-ref != 'head'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.git-ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yml
index 09369e89a0..a71c7d7a9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yml
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         if: inputs.gitRef == 'head'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
       - name: Checkout ref
         if: inputs.gitRef != 'head'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ inputs.gitRef }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
index 03ea104f18..4ce861c34a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build-cli
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
       inputs.scheduled
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/on-release.yml
index 60e7fbcd38..b0f43ff7a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       WORKING_BRANCH: ${{ env.WORKING_BRANCH }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all history
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       latest: ${{ steps.input-passthrough.outputs.latest }}${{ steps.check-last-release.outputs.latest }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Override latest
         if: github.event.inputs.latest == 'true'
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Remove temporary branch
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/purge-main.yml b/.github/workflows/purge-main.yml
index 9bbb40c6a4..b817daba8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/purge-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/purge-main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bacf65af36..1552291bcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ steps.version-info.outputs.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
       WORKING_BRANCH: ${{ steps.version-info.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Working branch
         run: echo "WORKING_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)" | tee -a "$GITHUB_ENV"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       MAJOR_MINOR: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.MAJOR_MINOR }}
       BRANCH: docs/${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.MAJOR_MINOR }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       WORKING_BRANCH: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
       WITHOUT_V: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.WITHOUT_V }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
       WITHOUT_V: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.WITHOUT_V }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.verify-inputs.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reproducible-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/reproducible-builds.yml
index 65bf0b5e89..d279090698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reproducible-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reproducible-builds.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index d5c2d738d4..46cfd8b90b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-terraform-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-terraform-docs.yml
index 184df82836..aaeae7e819 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-terraform-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-terraform-docs.yml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout constellation repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
           fetch-depth: 0
           path: constellation
 
       - name: Checkout terraform-provider-constellation repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: edgelesssys/terraform-provider-constellation
           ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
index 9af1ef5e28..9b7a200276 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: True
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-operator-codegen.yml b/.github/workflows/test-operator-codegen.yml
index 5f693c56fb..94c9c3cf80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-operator-codegen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-operator-codegen.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-tfsec.yml b/.github/workflows/test-tfsec.yml
index 72fb9c3c46..59f0eee1ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-tfsec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-tfsec.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-tidy.yml
index 6adb624d6e..226b7c8b57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-tidy.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
           # No token available for forks, so we can't push changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unittest.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unittest.yml
index 18b8f89150..10e0ee2d2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unittest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unittest.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-rpms.yml b/.github/workflows/update-rpms.yml
index 0859540cc0..70ac645618 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-rpms.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-rpms.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Assume AWS role to upload Bazel dependencies to S3
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@010d0da01d0b5a38af31e9c3470dbfdabdecca3a # v4.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/versionsapi.yml b/.github/workflows/versionsapi.yml
index f4bc421177..42224018b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versionsapi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versionsapi.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.head_ref || '' }}