diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_check_integration_format.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_check_integration_format.yml
index 92e7310b47..0c815d7ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_check_integration_format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_check_integration_format.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Ensure no hyphens
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_docstring_labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_docstring_labeler.yml
index 151bdb3214..18c323b63c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_docstring_labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_docstring_labeler.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout base commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "checksum=$CHECKSUM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Checkout HEAD commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
           # This must be set to correctly checkout a fork
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_license_compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_license_compliance.yml
index 44795cfbf7..a24c5016cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_license_compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_license_compliance.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_pypi_release.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_pypi_release.yml
index f4ebba9ddf..7ad756d453 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_pypi_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_pypi_release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.HAYSTACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_readme_sync.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_readme_sync.yml
index 958cc12f6f..4f54fac179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_readme_sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_readme_sync.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         hs-docs-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-versions.outputs.versions) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/amazon_bedrock.yml b/.github/workflows/amazon_bedrock.yml
index 2b5f0ab9f6..12f6d53f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amazon_bedrock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/amazon_bedrock.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/amazon_sagemaker.yml b/.github/workflows/amazon_sagemaker.yml
index 856ff5c7b8..bf5373496a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amazon_sagemaker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/amazon_sagemaker.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/anthropic.yml b/.github/workflows/anthropic.yml
index 2426d3eae4..c117b30b13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/anthropic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/anthropic.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/astra.yml b/.github/workflows/astra.yml
index abd7bd9e1b..3e74296e3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/astra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/astra.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure_ai_search.yml b/.github/workflows/azure_ai_search.yml
index 446a8b1816..5e96a520fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure_ai_search.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure_ai_search.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chroma.yml b/.github/workflows/chroma.yml
index c45965b122..943bc0ce86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chroma.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chroma.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cohere.yml b/.github/workflows/cohere.yml
index d214df4ad2..1da3df146d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cohere.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cohere.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deepeval.yml b/.github/workflows/deepeval.yml
index ee39095a29..b0ddc6b244 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deepeval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deepeval.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/elasticsearch.yml b/.github/workflows/elasticsearch.yml
index 52936a7576..da33e19183 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fastembed.yml b/.github/workflows/fastembed.yml
index 1e6b04a486..35b65a4f91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fastembed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fastembed.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github.yml b/.github/workflows/github.yml
index 5cb2b8fcac..3eb583a278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/google_ai.yml b/.github/workflows/google_ai.yml
index d1d7f78673..0b4829df98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/google_ai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/google_ai.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/google_genai.yml b/.github/workflows/google_genai.yml
index cb3a3cd994..e906c7021e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/google_genai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/google_genai.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/google_vertex.yml b/.github/workflows/google_vertex.yml
index aed09ae71e..ad5261d31b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/google_vertex.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/google_vertex.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hanlp.yml b/.github/workflows/hanlp.yml
index 7734892f98..f7bb19fa5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hanlp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hanlp.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jina.yml b/.github/workflows/jina.yml
index 0c0d187c50..ebf7866177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jina.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jina.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/langfuse.yml b/.github/workflows/langfuse.yml
index 5e7cfc493b..799b5a6cdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/langfuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/langfuse.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml
index 8a6ce520ed..322565e29d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/llama_stack.yml b/.github/workflows/llama_stack.yml
index 89b136b936..3b97a64e56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llama_stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llama_stack.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.12", "3.13"]  
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install and run Ollama Server as inference provider (needed for Llama Stack Server)
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mcp.yml b/.github/workflows/mcp.yml
index bb66569f2b..6a0ca77149 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mcp.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/meta_llama.yml b/.github/workflows/meta_llama.yml
index d52632f36b..8a7e806561 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meta_llama.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meta_llama.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mistral.yml b/.github/workflows/mistral.yml
index fad170d02d..2b97d23b64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mistral.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mistral.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mongodb_atlas.yml b/.github/workflows/mongodb_atlas.yml
index 5032e3c14a..d745bd8995 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mongodb_atlas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mongodb_atlas.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.13']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nvidia.yml b/.github/workflows/nvidia.yml
index 947945e0bc..bfeb10bb7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nvidia.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nvidia.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ollama.yml b/.github/workflows/ollama.yml
index eeabd3be8e..ad51607382 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ollama.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ollama.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]  
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install and run Ollama
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openrouter.yml b/.github/workflows/openrouter.yml
index 56f582c07c..f7d7686210 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openrouter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openrouter.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/opensearch.yml b/.github/workflows/opensearch.yml
index ecae119932..403a1c1bc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/opensearch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/opensearch.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/optimum.yml b/.github/workflows/optimum.yml
index 85fbe3ac27..4605f0decd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/optimum.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/optimum.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pgvector.yml b/.github/workflows/pgvector.yml
index 3a711a95e9..b8d68d07eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pgvector.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pgvector.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           - 5432:5432
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pinecone.yml b/.github/workflows/pinecone.yml
index 44b9f0f2bb..358320d81d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pinecone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pinecone.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
             INDEX_NAME: "index-313"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml b/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml
index ced070e083..c67844c39a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qdrant.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ragas.yml b/.github/workflows/ragas.yml
index 3173cb7a81..d9eb3f7e84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ragas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ragas.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snowflake.yml b/.github/workflows/snowflake.yml
index 1f206c2db0..1e8b8fc82c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snowflake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snowflake.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stackit.yml b/.github/workflows/stackit.yml
index 0e6f21df1d..d5c0a74add 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stackit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stackit.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_code_to_deepset.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_code_to_deepset.yml
index d172f594b6..0d0264f1d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_code_to_deepset.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_code_to_deepset.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for proper diff
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstructured.yml b/.github/workflows/unstructured.yml
index 2f69fa8017..c080f79fd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstructured.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstructured.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
             --health-retries 10 \
             quay.io/unstructured-io/unstructured-api:latest
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/watsonx.yml b/.github/workflows/watsonx.yml
index 3757fb12a4..7168a6a1dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/watsonx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/watsonx.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weaviate.yml b/.github/workflows/weaviate.yml
index 75456189ea..57d391c9a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weaviate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weaviate.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weights_and_biases_weave.yml b/.github/workflows/weights_and_biases_weave.yml
index f23eafca76..252a7ecba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weights_and_biases_weave.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weights_and_biases_weave.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5