diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge-bot.yml
index f484c0395..c8eb92ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge-bot.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install PyGithub
       - name: Automerge and update
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 64f2b6dfd..93c294bf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       JDK_VER: 17
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up OpenJDK ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ jobs:
       DAPR_REF:
       TOXIPROXY_URL: https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/download/v2.5.0/toxiproxy-server-linux-amd64
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - name: Install Stable Docker
+      id: setup_docker
+      uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v4   
     - name: Check Docker version
-      run: docker version
+      run: docker version     
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up OpenJDK ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
       uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
@@ -90,14 +93,14 @@ jobs:
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GOVER }}
     - name: Checkout Dapr CLI repo to override dapr command.
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       if: env.DAPR_CLI_REF != ''
       with:
         repository: dapr/cli
         ref: ${{ env.DAPR_CLI_REF }}
         path: cli
     - name: Checkout Dapr repo to override daprd.
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       if: env.DAPR_REF != ''
       with:
         repository: dapr/dapr
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
       GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }}
       GPG_PWD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PWD }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up OpenJDK ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 397aea352..4432c53bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       JDK_VER: '17'
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.DAPR_BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
index 19ced2735..fd4a913a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       FOSSA_API_KEY: b88e1f4287c3108c8751bf106fb46db6 # This is a push-only token that is safe to be exposed.
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: "Run FOSSA Scan"
         uses: fossas/fossa-action@v1.7.0 # Use a specific version if locking is preferred
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml
index 20c9f6c38..1e9260e41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       JDK_VER: 17
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up OpenJDK ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
       uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 727f783df..aba43e1cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       DAPR_CLI_REF:
       DAPR_REF:
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up OpenJDK ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GOVER }}
       - name: Checkout Dapr CLI repo to override dapr command.
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         if: env.DAPR_CLI_REF != ''
         with:
           repository: dapr/cli
           ref: ${{ env.DAPR_CLI_REF }}
           path: cli
       - name: Checkout Dapr repo to override daprd.
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         if: env.DAPR_REF != ''
         with:
           repository: dapr/dapr