diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-docker.yaml
index 5e3eeda..f5f9576 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
index e08b561..9bba73f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
   E2E-Tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
 
       - name: "Setup Kubectl"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index bbc7518..f36b4cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: deepakputhraya/action-pr-title@master
         with:
           # Match pull request titles conventional commit syntax (https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index 75e277a..6a2de36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   verify-license-headers:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: "Check for files without a license header"
         run: |-
           # checks all java, yaml, kts and sql files for an Apache 2.0 license header
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
   checkstyle:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - name: Run Checkstyle
         run: ./gradlew checkstyleMain checkstyleTest
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
   unit-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - name: Run Unit tests
         run: ./gradlew test
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
   postgresql-Tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - name: Postgresql Tests
         run: |