diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 29233edf5..6e2ed146d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           adoptopenjdk) echo "ARGS=-Padoptopenjdk,-adoptium" >> $GITHUB_ENV ;;
         esac
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 263329d49..fabf985dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptium.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptium.yml
index af6df4bec..ca37c1511 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptium.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptium.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.repository, 'adoptium/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - name: Login to Azure
         uses: ./.github/actions/azure-login
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptopenjdk.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptopenjdk.yml
index b5fee5d15..af83fc77d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptopenjdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-adoptopenjdk.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.repository, 'adoptium/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - name: Login to Azure
         uses: ./.github/actions/azure-login
diff --git a/.github/workflows/production-branch-checker.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/production-branch-checker.lock.yml
index e33c0541d..2e245d98e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/production-branch-checker.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/production-branch-checker.lock.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #   - GITHUB_TOKEN
 #
 # Custom actions used:
-#   - actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+#   - actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 #   - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0 (source v9)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
             const { main } = require('${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions/generate_aw_info.cjs');
             await main(core, context);
       - name: Checkout .github and .agents folders
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           sparse-checkout: |
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH=${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository for patch context
         if: needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       # --- Threat Detection ---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 19f45e124..439350d8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write  # for Git to git push
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@0f481fcb613427c0f801b606911222b5b6f3083a # v5.5.0
         with: