diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nodes.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nodes.yml
index 29cfe9ca81..b5cc0632bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nodes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nodes.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: parity-large
     steps:
       - name: checkout polkadot-sdk
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           repository: paritytech/polkadot-sdk
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 36512b1dd1..be6b8d2107 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 3fbfef0092..4453dd48d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install Rust nightly toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [fmt, machete]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [fmt, machete]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [fmt, machete]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [check]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [fmt, machete]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install Rust stable toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
         - chainhead-backend
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
       WASM_BINDGEN_TEST_TIMEOUT: 300
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install wasm-pack
         run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ jobs:
       WASM_BINDGEN_TEST_TIMEOUT: 300
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install wasm-pack
         run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ jobs:
         - chainhead-backend
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # Note: needs nighly toolchain because otherwise we cannot define custom lang-items.
       - name: Install Rust nightly toolchain
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/update-artifacts.yml
index 078db813ff..2c41b1dcaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-artifacts.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       # We run this (up-to-date) node locally to fetch metadata from it for the artifacts
       - name: Use substrate and polkadot node binaries
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/use-nodes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-dependabot.yml
index 67d5de5249..85b6dbb74f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-dependabot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: marocchino/validate-dependabot@v3
         id: validate