diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml
index e368f17c..b7153222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test output artifact
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: backend-test-output
           path: backend/test-output.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-prune.yml b/.github/workflows/container-prune.yml
index b5ab8945..8c2a9d0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-prune.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-prune.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload GHCR prune artifacts
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: prune-ghcr-log-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: |
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker Hub prune artifacts
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: prune-dockerhub-log-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 57a222dd..61868627 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Image Artifact
         if: success() && steps.skip.outputs.skip_build != 'true' && env.TRIGGER_EVENT == 'pull_request'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: ${{ env.TRIGGER_EVENT == 'pull_request' && format('pr-image-{0}', env.TRIGGER_PR_NUMBER) || 'push-image' }}
           path: /tmp/charon-pr-image.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml
index 1680322c..b4ac1717 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker image artifact
         if: steps.resolve-image.outputs.image_source == 'build'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: docker-image
           path: charon-e2e-image.tar
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload HTML report (Chromium Security)
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-report-chromium-security
           path: playwright-report/
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Chromium Security coverage (if enabled)
         if: always() && (inputs.playwright_coverage == 'true' || vars.PLAYWRIGHT_COVERAGE == '1')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-coverage-chromium-security
           path: coverage/e2e/
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test traces on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: traces-chromium-security
           path: test-results/**/*.zip
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-diagnostics-chromium-security
           path: diagnostics/
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker logs on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: docker-logs-chromium-security
           path: docker-logs-chromium-security.txt
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload HTML report (Firefox Security)
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-report-firefox-security
           path: playwright-report/
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Firefox Security coverage (if enabled)
         if: always() && (inputs.playwright_coverage == 'true' || vars.PLAYWRIGHT_COVERAGE == '1')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-coverage-firefox-security
           path: coverage/e2e/
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test traces on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: traces-firefox-security
           path: test-results/**/*.zip
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-diagnostics-firefox-security
           path: diagnostics/
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker logs on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: docker-logs-firefox-security
           path: docker-logs-firefox-security.txt
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload HTML report (WebKit Security)
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-report-webkit-security
           path: playwright-report/
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload WebKit Security coverage (if enabled)
         if: always() && (inputs.playwright_coverage == 'true' || vars.PLAYWRIGHT_COVERAGE == '1')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-coverage-webkit-security
           path: coverage/e2e/
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test traces on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: traces-webkit-security
           path: test-results/**/*.zip
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-diagnostics-webkit-security
           path: diagnostics/
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker logs on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: docker-logs-webkit-security
           path: docker-logs-webkit-security.txt
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload HTML report (Chromium shard ${{ matrix.shard }})
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-report-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: playwright-report/
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Playwright output (Chromium shard ${{ matrix.shard }})
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-output-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: playwright-output/chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}/
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Chromium coverage (if enabled)
         if: always() && (inputs.playwright_coverage == 'true' || vars.PLAYWRIGHT_COVERAGE == '1')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-coverage-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: coverage/e2e/
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test traces on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: traces-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: test-results/**/*.zip
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-diagnostics-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: diagnostics/
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker logs on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: docker-logs-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: docker-logs-chromium-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}.txt
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload HTML report (Firefox shard ${{ matrix.shard }})
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-report-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: playwright-report/
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Playwright output (Firefox shard ${{ matrix.shard }})
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-output-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: playwright-output/firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}/
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Firefox coverage (if enabled)
         if: always() && (inputs.playwright_coverage == 'true' || vars.PLAYWRIGHT_COVERAGE == '1')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-coverage-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: coverage/e2e/
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test traces on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: traces-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: test-results/**/*.zip
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: e2e-diagnostics-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: diagnostics/
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker logs on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: docker-logs-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: docker-logs-firefox-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}.txt
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload HTML report (WebKit shard ${{ matrix.shard }})
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: playwright-report-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: playwright-report/
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Playwright output (WebKit shard ${{ matrix.shard }})
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: playwright-output-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: playwright-output/webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}/
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload WebKit coverage (if enabled)
         if: always() && (inputs.playwright_coverage == 'true' || vars.PLAYWRIGHT_COVERAGE == '1')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: e2e-coverage-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: coverage/e2e/
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test traces on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: traces-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: test-results/**/*.zip
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: e2e-diagnostics-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: diagnostics/
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Docker logs on failure
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: docker-logs-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}
           path: docker-logs-webkit-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 18c3b4d1..758e3a52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ jobs:
           ' sbom-nightly.json >/dev/null
 
       - name: Upload SBOM artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f  # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: sbom-nightly
           path: sbom-nightly.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
index 038a2492..8033435f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test output artifact
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: backend-test-output
           path: backend/test-output.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo-health.yml b/.github/workflows/repo-health.yml
index 220d2f69..b492d705 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo-health.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo-health.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload health output
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: repo-health-output
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-weekly-rebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/security-weekly-rebuild.yml
index 7790d1be..54cbe739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-weekly-rebuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-weekly-rebuild.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 'v0.69.3'
 
       - name: Upload Trivy JSON results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: trivy-weekly-scan-${{ github.run_number }}
           path: trivy-weekly-results.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/supply-chain-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/supply-chain-verify.yml
index 36f40cb3..c5806b64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/supply-chain-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/supply-chain-verify.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload SBOM Artifact
         if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'true' && always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f  # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: sbom-${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
           path: sbom-verify.cyclonedx.json
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload Vulnerability Scan Artifact
         if: steps.validate-sbom.outputs.valid == 'true' && always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f  # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: vulnerability-scan-${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-geolite2.yml b/.github/workflows/update-geolite2.yml
index b9b7492e..37e60f5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-geolite2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-geolite2.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: steps.checksum.outputs.needs_update == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c0f553fe549906ede9cf27b5156039d195d2ece0 # v8.1.0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8.1.1
         with:
           title: "chore(docker): update GeoLite2-Country.mmdb checksum"
           body: |