diff --git a/.github/workflows/arm.yml b/.github/workflows/arm.yml
index 69150f3de..c81d3d448 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/arm.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ jobs:
       ec2-instance-id: ${{ steps.start-ec2-runner.outputs.ec2-instance-id }}
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
       - name: Start EC2 runner
         id: start-ec2-runner
-        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.4.2
+        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.6.1
         with:
           mode: start
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() }} # required to stop the runner even if the error happened in the previous jobs
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
       - name: Stop EC2 runner
-        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.4.2
+        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.6.1
         with:
           mode: stop
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-runner.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-runner.yml
index 534d9f674..0c2f4c117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark-runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-runner.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ jobs:
       ec2_instance_id: ${{ steps.start-ec2-runner.outputs.ec2-instance-id }}
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION_BENCHMARK }}
       - name: Start EC2 runner
         id: start-ec2-runner
-        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.4.2
+        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.6.1
         with:
           mode: start
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pre checkout deps
         run:  sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install git
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Print runner info
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() }} # required to stop the runner even if the error happened in the previous jobs
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION_BENCHMARK }}
       - name: Stop EC2 runner
-        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.4.2
+        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.6.1
         with:
           mode: stop
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 4219f68fd..4bb4a70eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         submodules: recursive
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ 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@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ jobs:
     # - run: make
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 1da4a084a..c02ce658f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ jobs:
       ec2-instance-id: ${{ steps.start-ec2-runner.outputs.ec2-instance-id }}
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION_BENCHMARK }}
       - name: Start EC2 runner
         id: start-ec2-runner
-        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.4.2
+        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.6.1
         with:
           mode: start
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pre checkout deps
         run:  sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Print CPU information
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: run codecov
         run: make coverage
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v6 # NOSONAR
         with:
           file: ./bin/Linux-x86_64-debug/cov.info
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "path=bin/${FULL_VARIANT}/unit_tests/Testing/Temporary/" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Archive san tests reports
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: san tests reports on intel
           path: ${{ steps.tests-artifact-path.outputs.path }}
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION_BENCHMARK }}
       - name: Stop EC2 runner
-        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.4.2
+        uses: machulav/ec2-github-runner@v2.6.1
         with:
           mode: stop
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml
index 4c583dcec..88ecc624e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ jobs:
     if: failure()
     steps:
       - name: Notify on failure
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v3
         with:
-          payload: '{ "failed_run": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}" }'
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL_NIGHTLY_FAILURE }}
+          webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL_NIGHTLY_FAILURE }}
+          webhook-type: incoming-webhook
+          payload: '{ "failed_run": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}", "repository": "${{github.repository}}" }'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/event-pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/event-pull_request.yml
index 9e70802f2..1dba65a53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/event-pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/event-pull_request.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Print CPU information
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Runner Architecture: ${{ runner.arch }}"
           echo "========================"
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: install dependencies
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ jobs:
         run: make unit_test
       - name: flow tests
         run: make flow_test VERBOSE=1
-            # Using version 4 if node20 is supported, since it is MUCH faster (15m vs 25s)
       - name: Upload Logs
         # Upload artifacts only if flow tests failed
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: Test Logs
           path: |
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
   spellcheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Spellcheck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 752c1db1c..64eeab699 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "master"
-      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v7
         with:
           # (Optional) specify config name to use, relative to .github/. Default: release-drafter.yml
            config-name: release-drafter-config.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/task-backport_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/task-backport_pr.yml
index 8f984ac24..590a26034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/task-backport_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/task-backport_pr.yml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ jobs:
         startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/backport')
       )
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Create backport pull requests
         id: backport
-        uses: korthout/backport-action@v3
+        uses: korthout/backport-action@v4
         with:
           pull_title: '[${target_branch}] ${pull_title}'
           merge_commits: 'skip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/task-unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/task-unit-test.yml
index 83b4cd118..4faaca712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/task-unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/task-unit-test.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: pre-checkout script
         run: ${{ inputs.pre-checkout-script }}
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Print CPU information
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "path=bin/${FULL_VARIANT}/unit_tests/Testing/Temporary/" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Archive san tests reports
         if: ${{ inputs.san  == 'address' && failure() }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: san tests reports on ${{ steps.artifact-name.outputs.name }}
           path: ${{ steps.tests-artifact-path.outputs.path }}