diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7d981c773..84e37d8d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@969bd2663942d722d85b6a8626225850c2f7be4b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cats.yml b/.github/workflows/cats.yml
index 64bac52b3..467f75be6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cats.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cats.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Cat
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Action Cats
         uses: ruairidhwm/action-cats@1.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
index ca706852b..56aa5740d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 2
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@969bd2663942d722d85b6a8626225850c2f7be4b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index f99aa251a..efd5064d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/emojiPR.yml b/.github/workflows/emojiPR.yml
index b305cdd43..d2f20f423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/emojiPR.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/emojiPR.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     # This step checks out a copy of your repository and see if any changes have been made
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # Step 2: Run PR emote generator.
       # This custom action is used to generate emotes for pull requests.
       # It's referencing to the main branch of an action that I created based off of the original PR Emote Generator action created by @rcmtcristian.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index 1e33c335b..8213ad001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@969bd2663942d722d85b6a8626225850c2f7be4b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-metrics.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-metrics.yml
index a482b3927..72f07829f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-metrics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-metrics.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'issues'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Create branch linked to the issue
         id: create_branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 31dc75cef..2dd7c2cc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 2
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@969bd2663942d722d85b6a8626225850c2f7be4b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-metrics.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-metrics.yml
index 02394f3ac..5cbbd8d47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-metrics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-metrics.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       issue_timestamp: ${{ steps.get_issue_timestamp.outputs.issue_timestamp }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Checkout Source Branch
         run: |
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       time_diff_input: ${{needs.calculate_time_difference.outputs.time_diff}}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
index f9b50f65d..846e9bfb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index bea82409d..00016286a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
index 077ad3f4c..c6c44e913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 2
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Run linter
         uses: cschleiden/actions-linter@caffd707beda4fc6083926a3dff48444bc7c24aa