diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index cb6398e21..90c0f2afe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         language: [ 'go' ]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
     # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
     # - name: Extract version of Go to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-build.yml b/.github/workflows/container-build.yml
index 5286824f4..e95e03594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-build.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
       - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@4959ce089c160fddf62f7b42464195ba1a56d382 # v3.6.0
 
       # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b8e89fff1..81335825c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
       # - name: Extract version of Go to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/protoc-dependabot-hack.yml b/.github/workflows/protoc-dependabot-hack.yml
index c2e2a4320..9cf92743c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protoc-dependabot-hack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protoc-dependabot-hack.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
 
       # update the version in these places manually when Dependabot proposes a change to it here:
       # 1. the version in main.yml used to install protoc
-      - uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf@v28.0
+      - uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf@v28.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml
index a1851750a..94e768561 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
index 15942c148..cadb2a1ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.23.1-0@sha256:08c0c74e318141737b9da97e3b110417a5d898eef617802706b725ef926497ff
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       # Error: fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/__w/fulcio/fulcio'
       #      To add an exception for this directory, call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-k8s.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-k8s.yml
index a8cba37e0..dccc78b92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-k8s.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-k8s.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     name: k8s manifest check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
       # - name: Extract version of Go to use
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       GIT_VERSION: test
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
       # - name: Extract version of Go to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 24b19f6a9..f95019302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     name: license boilerplate check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
       # - name: Extract version of Go to use
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     name: golangci-lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       - name: deps
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -yq libpcsclite-dev
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     name: oidc-config
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
 
       # TODO: uncomment when we bump to go1.22 in go.mod
       # - name: Extract version of Go to use