diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e753c18..8e0c1a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - uses: ./
         with:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - uses: ./
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79a537a..d4e2271 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For default values you only need:
 
       - run: mvn -V ...
 ```
- 
+
 # Params mapping for sub actions
 
 ## checkout
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ So we can use for action:
 | params         | description                                              |
 |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
 | cache-enabled  | enable cache. Default true                               |
-| cache-path     | default cache path for Maven with value ~/.m2/repository | 
+| cache-path     | default cache path for Maven with value ~/.m2/repository |
 | cache-path-add | additional value for cache path                          |
 | cache-prefix   | prefix value for `key` and `restore-keys` cache params   |
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ So we can use for action:
 | settings-sonatypeSnapshots | sonatypeSnapshots |
 | settings-proxies           | proxies           |
 | settings-repositories      | repositories      |
+| settings-githubServer      | githubServer      |
 | settings-path              | path              |
 
 # Testing against different Maven versions
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 91a4be6..67f33a8 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -109,16 +109,22 @@ inputs:
   settings-repositories:
     description: 'repository settings definition in json array, e.g.: [ { "id": "repoId","name": "repoName","url": "url","snapshots": { "enabled": true } } ]'
     required: false
-  settings-path: 
+
+  settings-githubServer:
+    description: 'add to settings.xml servers server-id: github; username=$GITHUB_ACTOR and password=$GITHUB_TOKEN'
+    default: "true"
+    required: false
+
+  settings-path:
     description: 'override default path to settings.xml which is $HOME/.m2/settings.xml'
-    required: false  
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
 
   steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       if: inputs.checkout-enabled == 'true'
       with:
         fetch-depth: '${{ inputs.checkout-fetch-depth }}'
@@ -130,13 +136,13 @@ runs:
         token: '${{ inputs.checkout-token }}'
         ssh-key: '${{ inputs.checkout-ssh-key }}'
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@b36c23c0d998641eff861008f374ee103c25ac73
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@8df1039502a15bceb9433410b1a100fbe190c53b
       with:
         overwrite-settings: false
         java-version: '${{ inputs.java-version }}'
         distribution: '${{ inputs.java-distribution }}'
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@2cdf405574d6ef1f33a1d12acccd3ae82f47b3f2 # v4.1.0
+    - uses: actions/cache@6849a6489940f00c2f30c0fb92c6274307ccb58a # v4.1.2
       if: inputs.cache-enabled == 'true'
       with:
         path: |
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ runs:
       with:
         maven-version: '${{ inputs.maven-version }}'
 
-    - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@7802f6aec16c9098b4798ad1f1d8ac75198194bd # v3.0.0
+    - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@64e42c454dbd42ef6370ac8539685755aedd205b # v3.1.0
       with:
         servers: '${{ inputs.settings-servers }}'
         mirrors: '${{ inputs.settings-mirrors }}'
@@ -163,4 +169,5 @@ runs:
         sonatypeSnapshots: '${{ inputs.settings-sonatypeSnapshots }}'
         proxies: '${{ inputs.settings-proxies }}'
         repositories: '${{ inputs.settings-repositories }}'
-        path: '${{ inputs.settings-path }}' 
+        githubServer: '${{ inputs.settings-githubServer }}'
+        path: '${{ inputs.settings-path }}'