diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 63c953f..91346ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 # v4.31.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@1b168cd39490f61582a9beae412bb7057a6b2c4e # v4.31.8
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 # v4.31.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@1b168cd39490f61582a9beae412bb7057a6b2c4e # v4.31.8
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ jobs:
       #    uses a compiled language
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 # v4.31.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@1b168cd39490f61582a9beae412bb7057a6b2c4e # v4.31.8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-benchmarks.yml
index 4c0a101..a1e43f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-benchmarks.yml
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload benchmark statistics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: bench-stats-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}
           path: bench-stats-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}.json
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload benchmark results
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: bench-results-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}
           path: bench-results-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-code-quality.yml
index a7c5d03..bd4c5cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-code-quality.yml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Restore golangci-lint binary cache
         id: cache-golangci-lint-binary
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/golangci-lint-bin
           key: ${{ inputs.primary-runner }}-golangci-lint-binary-${{ env.MAGE_X_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Cache golangci-lint build cache
         id: cache-golangci-lint-build
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/go-build
           key: ${{ inputs.primary-runner }}-go-build-golangci-${{ env.MAGE_X_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.go') }}
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Cache golangci-lint analysis
         id: cache-golangci-lint
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ inputs.primary-runner }}-golangci-lint-analysis-${{ hashFiles('.golangci.json', env.GO_SUM_FILE) }}-${{ steps.golangci-lint-version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-coverage.yml
index 0d32524..28a13bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-coverage.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 💾 Restore go-coverage binary cache (production)
         id: go-coverage-cache
         if: env.GO_COVERAGE_USE_LOCAL != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/go-coverage-bin
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 💾 Restore go-coverage binary cache (local)
         id: go-coverage-local-cache
         if: env.GO_COVERAGE_USE_LOCAL == 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/go-coverage-local
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload performance cache statistics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: cache-stats-coverage
           path: cache-stats-coverage.json
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload coverage statistics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: coverage-stats-internal
           path: coverage-stats-internal-*.json
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 📤 Upload coverage history artifacts
         # Upload history for all branches to preserve trend data
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: coverage-history-${{ inputs.commit-sha }}
           path: .github/coverage/history/*.json
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 📤 Upload coverage statistics (Codecov)
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: coverage-stats-codecov
           path: coverage-stats-codecov-*.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-pre-commit.yml
index f73aabf..8d6ce4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-pre-commit.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Restore golangci-lint analysis cache
         id: cache-golangci-lint-analysis
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ inputs.primary-runner }}-golangci-lint-analysis-${{ hashFiles('.golangci.json', env.GO_SUM_FILE) }}-${{ env.GO_PRE_COMMIT_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 💾 Restore go-pre-commit binary cache
         id: go-pre-commit-cache
         if: env.GO_PRE_COMMIT_USE_LOCAL != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/go-pre-commit-bin
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Restore go-pre-commit tools cache
         id: go-pre-commit-tools-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/go-pre-commit-tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-release.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-release.yml
index aeb681a..5fb10d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-release.yml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Cache golangci-lint analysis
         id: cache-golangci-lint
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ inputs.primary-runner }}-golangci-lint-analysis-${{ hashFiles('.golangci.json', env.GO_SUM_FILE) }}-${{ inputs.golangci-lint-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml
index bd2fe87..00e2d66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 💾 Restore govulncheck binary cache
         id: govuln-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/govulncheck-bin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-test-fuzz.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-test-fuzz.yml
index fdf8f5c..a197961 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-test-fuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-test-fuzz.yml
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload fuzz test outputs
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: test-results-fuzz-${{ inputs.primary-runner }}-${{ inputs.go-primary-version }}
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-test-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-test-matrix.yml
index 0b6a47a..1875709 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-test-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-test-matrix.yml
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload test outputs and statistics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: test-results-unit-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}
           path: |
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload coverage data
         if: inputs.code-coverage-enabled == 'true' && hashFiles('coverage.txt') != '' && matrix.os == inputs.primary-runner && matrix.go-version == inputs.go-primary-version
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: coverage-data
           path: coverage.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-test-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-test-validation.yml
index 89a40dd..cf5b3c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-test-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-test-validation.yml
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ jobs:
       # --------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: 📤 Upload validation summary
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: validation-summary
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index ce1d9e8..2d44a67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard (optional).
       # Commenting out will disable the upload of results to your repo's Code Scanning dashboard
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 # v4.31.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@1b168cd39490f61582a9beae412bb7057a6b2c4e # v4.31.8
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif