diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6f621a858..08b69867c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@6e04d228eb30da1757ee4e1dd75a0ec73a653e06 # v3.1.1
 
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index a0c8471bc..de54cc5c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         language: [ 'go' ]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2229125c2..133c8f905 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
         run: echo "GOVERSION=$(cat Dockerfile|grep golang | awk ' { print $2 } ' | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | uniq)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
   container-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
         run: echo "GOVERSION=$(cat Dockerfile|grep golang | awk ' { print $2 } ' | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | uniq)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         # run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dysfunctionalprogramming/minisign && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install minisign
         run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:savoury1/minisign && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install minisign
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
         run: echo "GOVERSION=$(cat Dockerfile|grep golang | awk ' { print $2 } ' | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | uniq)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: download minisign
         # run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dysfunctionalprogramming/minisign && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install minisign
         run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:savoury1/minisign && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install minisign
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Docker Build
         run: docker-compose build
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Docker Build
         run: docker-compose build
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Create git branch
         run: git switch -c harness-test-branch
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
index 476ade91d..594342ce3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.21.0-0@sha256:383b0f45ed1d469a904230d75e2bf74dd3af7b9675872379d7748703c2cc7f26
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
 
       # Error: fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/__w/rekor/rekor'
       #      To add an exception for this directory, call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 8a49674fb..fcd0871da 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@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
         run: echo "GOVERSION=$(cat Dockerfile|grep golang | awk ' { print $2 } ' | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | uniq)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Extract version of Go to use
         run: echo "GOVERSION=$(cat Dockerfile|grep golang | awk ' { print $2 } ' | cut -d '@' -f 1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | uniq)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0