diff --git a/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml b/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
index 0653e3d7..e2950753 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install GitHub CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
index e2a5064a..6f1c6305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Step 1: Checkout the code from your repository
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Step 2: Validate the Azure template using microsoft/template-validation-action
       - name: Validate Azure Template
diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
index 3692fc1a..eac55568 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get changed markdown files (PR only)
         id: changed-markdown-files
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@e0021407031f5be11a464abee9a0776171c79891 # v46
         with:
           files: |
             **/*.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 2a2cbb23..a2f90c4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index d1d35864..56910420 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       WEBAPP_URL: ${{ steps.get_output.outputs.WEBAPP_URL }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup Azure CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
index 7f4f7fb0..ebf67c67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index 5a2a5ae4..d1275a9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@v6
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index 8cc4b46c..4533dc32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Step 1: Checkout code
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Step 2: Set up Python environment
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index 2c632191..2a3eac32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on:
     - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python 3.11
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on:
     - windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python 3.11
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
index 4ddc83c4..85c76e85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full history for accurate branch checks
       - name: Fetch All Branches
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload CSV Report of Inactive Branches
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: merged-branches-report
           path: merged_branches_report.csv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml b/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
index 40a792ad..9b12879c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Check for required metadata template line
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
index c5832df2..78c32ccf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test report
         id: upload_report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
           name: test-report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 54d8c063..7c2c27ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # Use the latest Ubuntu runner
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5  # Checkout the repository
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6  # Checkout the repository
 
       # Set up Python environment for Backend
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "No tests found, skipping coverage check."
           fi
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: backend-coverage
           path: |
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # Use the latest Ubuntu runner
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5  # Checkout the repository
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6  # Checkout the repository
 
       # Set up Node.js environment for Frontend
       - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '20'  # Set the Node.js version
       
       - name: Cache npm dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.npm
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "No tests found, skipping coverage check."
           fi
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: frontend-coverage
           path: |