diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yaml
index b1c76af..d29e142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: sketch reports
         if: inputs.enable-deltas-report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
index b256a8f..026404d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo w/o history
         if: endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Gateway') == false
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Checkout repo w/ history
         if: endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Gateway')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: get latest release version number
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           cd doxygen-$DOXYGEN_VERSION
           sudo make install
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: overwrite doxygen tags
         working-directory: docs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: download XML artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux_cmake.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_linux_cmake.yaml
index c10611e..016846d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux_cmake.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux_cmake.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deps=$lib_deps" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: checkout RF24
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/RF24
           path: RF24
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: checkout RF24Network
         if: contains(steps.lib-info.outputs.deps, 'RF24Network') || endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Network')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/RF24Network
           path: RF24Network
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: checkout RF24Mesh repo
         if: contains(steps.lib-info.outputs.deps, 'RF24Mesh') || endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Mesh')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/RF24Mesh
           path: RF24Mesh
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: checkout RF24Gateway repo
         if: endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Gateway')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/RF24Gateway
           fetch-depth: 0  # for version number fetching in cmake
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pico_sdk.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_pico_sdk.yaml
index 7943af0..026bec0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pico_sdk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pico_sdk.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deps=$lib_deps" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: checkout RF24 lib
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/RF24
           path: RF24
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: checkout RF24Network lib
         if: contains(steps.lib-info.outputs.deps, 'RF24Network') || endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Network')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/RF24Network
           path: RF24Network
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: checkout RF24Mesh lib
         if: endsWith(github.repository, 'RF24Mesh')
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: RF24Mesh
           ref: ${{ inputs.rf24mesh-ref }}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gcc-arm-none-eabi libnewlib-arm-none-eabi build-essential
 
       - name: Clone pico-sdk
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: raspberrypi/pico-sdk
           # master branch is latest stable release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_platformio.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_platformio.yaml
index 3819a13..79d7fb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_platformio.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_platformio.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: get lib info
         id: lib-info
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml
index 432a992..51e85a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout ${{ inputs.repo }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: nRF24/${{ inputs.repo }}
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.BUMP_N_RELEASE }}
 
       - name: checkout org repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: org-repo
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml
index a0418f7..f8d2dd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   cpp_linter:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_deploy_platformio.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate_deploy_platformio.yaml
index be6886e..a3ca1ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_deploy_platformio.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_deploy_platformio.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: get lib info
         id: lib-info