diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bcb2a75..012bb27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       HTMLTEST_VERSION: "0.17.0"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
       - name: Setup Node
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
       # pipx is preinstalled on ubuntu runners. Config + dictionary: .codespellrc / .codespell-ignore.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 468ff12..82cd815 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hugo-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/hugo-bump.yml
index 9f05f3e..d18300d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hugo-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hugo-bump.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # open the PR
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
       - name: Check for a newer Hugo release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml b/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml
index 1321b94..0049ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
       - name: Install Hugo (extended)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/links.yml b/.github/workflows/links.yml
index bf19028..54c25ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/links.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write # open / update the tracking issue
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
       - name: Install Hugo (extended)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index 4a000de..e97ba17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       GITLEAKS_VERSION: "8.30.1"
       GITLEAKS_SHA256: "551f6fc83ea457d62a0d98237cbad105af8d557003051f41f3e7ca7b3f2470eb"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # scan EVERY commit, not just the tip — a secret is still a leak once pushed
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       ZIZMOR_VERSION: "1.25.2"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
       # pipx is preinstalled on ubuntu-24.04.