diff --git a/.github/actions/acceptance-tests/action.yaml b/.github/actions/acceptance-tests/action.yaml
index 922232e6..92fb879c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/acceptance-tests/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/acceptance-tests/action.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ runs:
 
   steps:
     - name: Fetch terraform output
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: terraform-output-${{ inputs.targetComponent }}
 
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml
index a7001469..0f956c07 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 18
diff --git a/.github/actions/create-lines-of-code-report/action.yaml b/.github/actions/create-lines-of-code-report/action.yaml
index 86396f7a..caec539d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/create-lines-of-code-report/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/create-lines-of-code-report/action.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runs:
       run: zip lines-of-code-report.json.zip lines-of-code-report.json
     - name: "Upload CLOC report as an artefact"
       if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: lines-of-code-report.json.zip
         path: ./lines-of-code-report.json.zip
diff --git a/.github/actions/scan-dependencies/action.yaml b/.github/actions/scan-dependencies/action.yaml
index 1000df14..5394f3b9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/scan-dependencies/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/scan-dependencies/action.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runs:
       run: zip sbom-repository-report.json.zip sbom-repository-report.json
     - name: "Upload SBOM report as an artefact"
       if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: sbom-repository-report.json.zip
         path: ./sbom-repository-report.json.zip
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ runs:
       run: zip vulnerabilities-repository-report.json.zip vulnerabilities-repository-report.json
     - name: "Upload vulnerabilities report as an artefact"
       if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: vulnerabilities-repository-report.json.zip
         path: ./vulnerabilities-repository-report.json.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-1-pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-1-pull-request.yaml
index 97141564..acb40a27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-1-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-1-pull-request.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       #skip_trivy_package: ${{ steps.skip_trivy.outputs.skip_trivy_package }}
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Set CI/CD variables"
         id: variables
         run: |
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
       APP_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.APP_CLIENT_ID }}
       APP_PEM_FILE: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM_FILE }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Trigger dynamic environment creation
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-3-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-3-deploy.yaml
index 5230577e..ebe651b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-3-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-3-deploy.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       # tag: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Set CI/CD variables"
         id: variables
         run: |
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: metadata
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: "Get version"
         id: get-asset-version
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh release download ${{steps.get-asset-version.outputs.release_version}} -p jekyll-docs-*.tar --output artifact.tar
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: jekyll-docs-${{steps.get-asset-version.outputs.release_version}}
           path: artifact.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_closed.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_closed.yml
index d5ef6875..d3e63175 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_closed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_closed.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Updating Main Environment
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_destroy_dynamic_env.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_destroy_dynamic_env.yml
index 20b3d5b6..73162144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_destroy_dynamic_env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_destroy_dynamic_env.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Trigger dynamic environment destroy
         env:
           APP_PEM_FILE: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM_FILE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_created.yml b/.github/workflows/release_created.yml
index 280b62ff..be15688c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_created.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_created.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Updating Main Environment
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-repository-template-sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-repository-template-sync.yaml
index e9114865..0304452d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled-repository-template-sync.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-repository-template-sync.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Check out the repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Check out external repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         repository: NHSDigital/nhs-notify-repository-template
         path: nhs-notify-repository-template
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Create Pull Request
       if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7.0.8
+      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         commit-message: Drift from template
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 5552785d..ad4e518f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-1-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/stage-1-commit.yaml
index f076d037..984cf061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-1-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-1-commit.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to scan all commits
       - name: "Scan secrets"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to compare branches
       - name: "Check file format"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to compare branches
       - name: "Check Markdown format"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         contents: write
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to compare branches
       - name: "Check to see if Terraform Docs are up-to-date"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to compare branches
       - name: "Check English usage"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to compare branches
       - name: "Check TODO usage"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
       terraform_changed: ${{ steps.check.outputs.terraform_changed }}
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: "Check for Terraform changes"
         id: check
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect-terraform-changes.outputs.terraform_changed == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Setup ASDF"
         uses: asdf-vm/actions/setup@1902764435ca0dd2f3388eea723a4f92a4eb8302
       - name: "Lint Terraform"
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
   #   if: needs.detect-terraform-changes.outputs.terraform_changed == 'true'
   #   steps:
   #     - name: "Checkout code"
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v6
   #     - name: "Setup ASDF"
   #       uses: asdf-vm/actions/setup@1902764435ca0dd2f3388eea723a4f92a4eb8302
   #     - name: "Trivy IaC Scan"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
   #   timeout-minutes: 10
   #   steps:
   #     - name: "Checkout code"
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v6
   #     - name: "Setup ASDF"
   #       uses: asdf-vm/actions/setup@1902764435ca0dd2f3388eea723a4f92a4eb8302
   #     - name: "Trivy Package Scan"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Count lines of code"
         uses: ./.github/actions/create-lines-of-code-report
         with:
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Scan dependencies"
         uses: ./.github/actions/scan-dependencies
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-2-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/stage-2-test.yaml
index 86b45c5e..e248585a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-2-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-2-test.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Repo setup"
         run: |
           npm ci
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Repo setup"
         run: |
           npm ci
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make test-unit
       - name: "Save the result of fast test suite"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: unit-tests
           path: "**/.reports/unit"
           include-hidden-files: true
         if: always()
       - name: "Save the result of code coverage"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: code-coverage-report
           path: ".reports/lcov.info"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Repo setup"
         run: |
           npm ci
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Repo setup"
         run: |
           npm ci
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Run test coverage check"
         run: |
           make test-coverage
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Full history is needed to improving relevancy of reporting
       - name: "Download coverage report for SONAR"
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: code-coverage-report
       - name: "Perform static analysis"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-3-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/stage-3-build.yaml
index fabfe110..e24fefee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-3-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-3-build.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 3
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Build docs"
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-docs
         with:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 3
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Build artefact 1"
         run: |
           echo "Building artefact 1 ..."
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 3
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Build artefact n"
         run: |
           echo "Building artefact n ..."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-4-acceptance.yaml b/.github/workflows/stage-4-acceptance.yaml
index 4ae997ee..fc0e0b9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-4-acceptance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-4-acceptance.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Run Acceptance Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: "Use Node.js"
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ad782b0..1bad9dd3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-cloudwatch-logs": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-cloudwatch-logs/-/client-cloudwatch-logs-3.1016.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ufI94kxGQDZJ+0EsnOjF3ZtTBYF2ZArfb5a8lExFRPwat99pBBAWny8tVpBT1bRfjlxnbBjUTH+ZThmzw1VgJw==",
+      "version": "3.1017.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-cloudwatch-logs/-/client-cloudwatch-logs-3.1017.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DCma2nNh8tBZSDRKAWIltO9GSBqE1H/Y8oRAKGchKehLJvZkHUwpWicTCHnat3yLOZkwFZ3LrpsxHmd2QxR2Yg==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "5.2.0",
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity/-/client-cognito-identity-3.1016.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-o3FxswkAKze0XzCcSsCVgdnLYAlilX6L8770cLWjNYsRxKn7TjydpHF0RKN5DkILZ87A/faMv+Z2FAKJVW0VCA==",
+      "version": "3.1017.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity/-/client-cognito-identity-3.1017.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6bDSefNF53Tt2e/nzighWQbye80chPMoo3FG3L6bEjcyRFROl1cs8RlvJ529cpHo94pNot35gu5Wpg3sENyuXg==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "5.2.0",
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-s3": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-s3/-/client-s3-3.1016.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-E9umet1PolP6I8TpjQQ2W88aIIguyiRQJE98ag6N6QeLgjSZsF+h9l3KclwCRvqUFU68x+HRwrgXxvbIBVFLbA==",
+      "version": "3.1017.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-s3/-/client-s3-3.1017.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WmmPn2NEfkxxzDA0D7rlf3f32gqmqpaTABhlz4EnZbg/RfNWaOu3ecaI5xY0ragrLhvPB+1aPN9GRDnivJukvg==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-crypto/sha1-browser": "5.2.0",
@@ -421,11 +421,11 @@
         "@aws-sdk/middleware-location-constraint": "^3.972.8",
         "@aws-sdk/middleware-logger": "^3.972.8",
         "@aws-sdk/middleware-recursion-detection": "^3.972.8",
-        "@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3": "^3.972.24",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3": "^3.972.25",
         "@aws-sdk/middleware-ssec": "^3.972.8",
         "@aws-sdk/middleware-user-agent": "^3.972.25",
         "@aws-sdk/region-config-resolver": "^3.972.9",
-        "@aws-sdk/signature-v4-multi-region": "^3.996.12",
+        "@aws-sdk/signature-v4-multi-region": "^3.996.13",
         "@aws-sdk/types": "^3.973.6",
         "@aws-sdk/util-endpoints": "^3.996.5",
         "@aws-sdk/util-user-agent-browser": "^3.972.8",
@@ -470,9 +470,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-sqs": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-sqs/-/client-sqs-3.1016.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-31OP7m98ZXuHF7DbOapmjp2hJyrduwwNaZPYrPyDcSTZ+60Qg+F/AUA6snw+QpOPfVnxFqkofhxyBKPPbaQWig==",
+      "version": "3.1017.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-sqs/-/client-sqs-3.1017.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Y5FRcAo1lkeOMp6+q7bGSAP3NUdR61VLYzW9J+ksz1KhHLQfCQEzNaTzjwIJyEW2FjJ8w08b/tcScG0Fde0NiA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-ssm": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-ssm/-/client-ssm-3.1016.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9qb58Utss0lJGAcQxftSQ1OY5Dm2aKtn/aBdV2ProFRkyQuxOWJsKMmAAqOpMYnQBEgs6k/ArvBZjQIESrsxfg==",
+      "version": "3.1017.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-ssm/-/client-ssm-3.1017.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aKIhGfyRiGoSCIHPJQS18pF9xQLygkhA0alJCfy9b5+uy7ird37qW9S5vSVP5sMbW47J/WTf7DK9FGPu/i2LSA==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "5.2.0",
@@ -574,9 +574,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/client-sts": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-sts/-/client-sts-3.1016.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KrqsIs8MSYH5HWGKmIvmj6H+iFDDYRxPOHXIWUu0GXumhvBuGz0g0t5U+d7zWgG5UusIsbBWl7B+4IrNKcegOA==",
+      "version": "3.1017.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/client-sts/-/client-sts-3.1017.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lrd2roBBni5kdCpOKO/iQ9SyFFWZhBa1Dc0V2qxQFKHZeN91i4I4ijr+wXQan/jHqTU4qrypANgoT+jG8vd9Ew==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-crypto/sha256-browser": "5.2.0",
@@ -835,12 +835,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/credential-providers": {
-      "version": "3.1016.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/credential-providers/-/credential-providers-3.1016.0.tgz",
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity": "3.1016.0",
+        "@aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity": "3.1017.0",
         "@aws-sdk/core": "^3.973.24",
         "@aws-sdk/credential-provider-cognito-identity": "^3.972.17",
         "@aws-sdk/credential-provider-env": "^3.972.22",
@@ -983,9 +983,9 @@
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     "node_modules/@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3/-/middleware-sdk-s3-3.972.24.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3/-/middleware-sdk-s3-3.972.25.tgz",
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/core": "^3.973.24",
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3": "^3.972.24",
+        "@aws-sdk/middleware-sdk-s3": "^3.972.25",
         "@aws-sdk/types": "^3.973.6",
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         "@smithy/signature-v4": "^5.3.12",
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/.tool-versions.example b/scripts/docker/examples/python/.tool-versions.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 92093116..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/.tool-versions.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# python, SEE: https://hub.docker.com/_/python/tags
-# docker/python 3.11.4-alpine3.18@sha256:0135ae6442d1269379860b361760ad2cf6ab7c403d21935a8015b48d5bf78a86
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/examples/python/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d0780aa4..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# `*:latest` will be replaced with a corresponding version stored in the '.tool-versions' file
-# hadolint ignore=DL3007
-FROM python:latest as base
-
-# === Builder ==================================================================
-
-FROM base AS builder
-COPY ./assets/hello_world/requirements.txt /requirements.txt
-WORKDIR /packages
-RUN set -eux; \
-    \
-    # Install dependencies
-    pip install \
-        --requirement /requirements.txt \
-        --prefix=/packages \
-        --no-warn-script-location \
-        --no-cache-dir
-
-# === Runtime ==================================================================
-
-FROM base
-ENV \
-    LANG="C.UTF-8" \
-    LC_ALL="C.UTF-8" \
-    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE="1" \
-    PYTHONUNBUFFERED="1" \
-    TZ="UTC"
-COPY --from=builder /packages /usr/local
-COPY ./assets/hello_world /hello_world
-WORKDIR /hello_world
-USER nobody
-CMD [ "python", "app.py" ]
-EXPOSE 8000
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/Dockerfile.effective b/scripts/docker/examples/python/Dockerfile.effective
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f1ea6b0..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/Dockerfile.effective
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# `*:latest` will be replaced with a corresponding version stored in the '.tool-versions' file
-FROM python:3.11.4-alpine3.18@sha256:0135ae6442d1269379860b361760ad2cf6ab7c403d21935a8015b48d5bf78a86 as base
-
-# === Builder ==================================================================
-
-FROM base AS builder
-COPY ./assets/hello_world/requirements.txt /requirements.txt
-WORKDIR /packages
-RUN set -eux; \
-    \
-    # Install dependencies
-    pip install \
-        --requirement /requirements.txt \
-        --prefix=/packages \
-        --no-warn-script-location \
-        --no-cache-dir
-
-# === Runtime ==================================================================
-
-FROM base
-ENV \
-    LANG="C.UTF-8" \
-    LC_ALL="C.UTF-8" \
-    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE="1" \
-    PYTHONUNBUFFERED="1" \
-    TZ="UTC"
-COPY --from=builder /packages /usr/local
-COPY ./assets/hello_world /hello_world
-WORKDIR /hello_world
-USER nobody
-CMD [ "python", "app.py" ]
-EXPOSE 8000
-
-# === Metadata =================================================================
-
-ARG IMAGE
-ARG TITLE
-ARG DESCRIPTION
-ARG LICENCE
-ARG GIT_URL
-ARG GIT_BRANCH
-ARG GIT_COMMIT_HASH
-ARG BUILD_DATE
-ARG BUILD_VERSION
-LABEL \
-    org.opencontainers.image.base.name=$IMAGE \
-    org.opencontainers.image.title="$TITLE" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.description="$DESCRIPTION" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.licenses="$LICENCE" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.url=$GIT_URL \
-    org.opencontainers.image.ref.name=$GIT_BRANCH \
-    org.opencontainers.image.revision=$GIT_COMMIT_HASH \
-    org.opencontainers.image.created=$BUILD_DATE \
-    org.opencontainers.image.version=$BUILD_VERSION
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/VERSION b/scripts/docker/examples/python/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 8acdd82b..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.1
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/assets/hello_world/app.py b/scripts/docker/examples/python/assets/hello_world/app.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4844e89c..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/assets/hello_world/app.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Flask
-from flask_wtf.csrf import CSRFProtect
-
-app = Flask(__name__)
-csrf = CSRFProtect()
-csrf.init_app(app)
-
-@app.route("/")
-def index():
-    return "Hello World!"
-
-app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8000)
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/assets/hello_world/requirements.txt b/scripts/docker/examples/python/assets/hello_world/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ac36a32..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/assets/hello_world/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-blinker==1.6.2
-click==8.1.7
-Flask-WTF==1.2.0
-Flask==2.3.3
-itsdangerous==2.1.2
-Jinja2==3.1.5
-MarkupSafe==2.1.3
-pip==23.3
-setuptools==78.1.1
-Werkzeug==3.0.6
-wheel==0.46.2
-WTForms==3.0.1
diff --git a/scripts/docker/examples/python/tests/goss.yaml b/scripts/docker/examples/python/tests/goss.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 589db37b..00000000
--- a/scripts/docker/examples/python/tests/goss.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package:
-  python:
-    installed: true
-
-command:
-  pip list | grep -i flask:
-    exit-status: 0
-    timeout: 60000