diff --git a/.github/workflows/_shared-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/_shared-build.yaml
index d4cec18..8edcf7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_shared-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_shared-build.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build linux/amd64 binary
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload artifacts
     - name: "Upload artifact: assertoor_linux_amd64"
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
       with:
         path: ./bin/*
         name: assertoor_linux_amd64
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build linux/arm64 binary
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload artifacts
     - name: "Upload artifact: assertoor_linux_arm64"
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
       with:
         path: ./bin/*
         name: assertoor_linux_arm64
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build windows/amd64 binary
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload artifacts
     - name: "Upload artifact: assertoor_windows_amd64"
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
       with:
         path: ./bin/*
         name: assertoor_windows_amd64
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build macos/amd64 binary
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload artifacts
     - name: "Upload artifact: assertoor_darwin_amd64"
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
       with:
         path: ./bin/*
         name: assertoor_darwin_amd64
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build macos/arm64 binary
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload artifacts
     - name: "Upload artifact: assertoor_darwin_arm64"
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
       with:
         path: ./bin/*
         name: assertoor_darwin_arm64
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ inputs.docker }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # prepare docker
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
     - name: Login to Docker Hub
       uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
       with:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # download build artifacts
     - name: Download build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
       with:
         name: assertoor_linux_amd64
         path: ./bin
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ inputs.docker }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
     - name: Get build version
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Docker QEMU
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
     - name: Login to Docker Hub
       uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
       with:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # download build artifacts
     - name: Download build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
       with:
         name: assertoor_linux_arm64
         path: ./bin
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ inputs.docker }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
     - name: Get build version
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # prepare docker
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
     - name: Login to Docker Hub
       uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
       with:
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         tag: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.additional_tags) }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
     - name: Get build version
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # prepare docker
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
     - name: Login to Docker Hub
       uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_shared-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/_shared-check.yaml
index 24c5af8..b75c557 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_shared-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_shared-check.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Run code checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
     # setup global dependencies
     - name: Set up go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
     - name: Run golangci-lint
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@e7fa5ac41e1cf5b7d48e45e42232ce7ada589601 # v9.1.0
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1e7e51e771db61008b38414a730f564565cf7c20 # v9.2.0
       with:
         # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
         version: v2.7.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-master.yml b/.github/workflows/build-master.yml
index 3131cd5..a843ee6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-master.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout base code
-      uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         path: code
     - name: Generate wiki from docs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     # download build artifacts
     - name: "Download build artifacts"
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
 
     # (re)create snapshot binary release
     - name: Update snapshot tag & remove previous snapshot release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index 45ba192..af21bea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build_binaries]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 100
         ref: ${{ github.sha }}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # download build artifacts
     - name: "Download build artifacts"
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
 
     # create draft release
     - name: Create latest release