diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench-arm.yml b/.github/workflows/bench-arm.yml
index ac752a4bd..9699cc1ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench-arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench-arm.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 59760cd9d..874687e71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
         go-version: ['1.26']
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     # platform-specific test files a full `go test` would.
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
   build-onnx:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/init-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/init-smoke.yml
index d744392bd..62633aa18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/init-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/init-smoke.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   dry-run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-script.yml b/.github/workflows/install-script.yml
index a57ec194c..6d1905eef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-script.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-script.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     # Cheap pre-check: catch bashisms before we spin up the full matrix.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Install shellcheck
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
       - name: shellcheck (sh dialect)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-14]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - name: Run install.sh into an isolated prefix
         run: |
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     # errors on every change.
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Parse install.ps1
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-claude-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-claude-plugin.yml
index fc7b89312..e7f062487 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-claude-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-claude-plugin.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Publishing from gortex ref: $REF"
 
       - name: Checkout gortex
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.ref }}
           path: gortex
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make claude-plugin
 
       - name: Checkout publish target
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}
           ref: ${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5da1be61f..daa5d4397 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       hashes: ${{ steps.hash.outputs.hashes }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           # goreleaser reads the tag list to build the changelog. Without
           # full history the changelog section will be empty or wrong.
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - name: Download release assets
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 22cb4bcbd..aadfa3dbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index 232d625b6..fc2565802 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@ed142fd0673e97e23eac54620cfb913e5ce36c25 # v0.36.0
         with:
           scan-type: fs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/skill-drift.yml b/.github/workflows/skill-drift.yml
index 4ab923ad7..8dffcf5dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/skill-drift.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/skill-drift.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
   skill-drift:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
         with: