diff --git a/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml b/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml
index 517baa3..cc83b3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
       operation: ${{ steps.record.outputs.operation }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
       run_url: ${{ steps.record.outputs.run_url }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout actions folder
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           sparse-checkout: |
             actions
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai-auditor.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/ai-auditor.lock.yml
index ea4db0b..6a6692b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ai-auditor.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ai-auditor.lock.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #   - GITHUB_TOKEN
 #
 # Custom actions used:
-#   - actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+#   - actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 #   - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0 (source v9)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}
       - name: Checkout .github and .agents folders
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           sparse-checkout: |
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH=${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Create gh-aw temp directory
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository for patch context
         if: needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       # --- Threat Detection ---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml
index e7c145a..ba2455c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Checkout source repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
           persist-credentials: false
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ jobs:
           rm _pages.txt
 
       - name: Checkout docs repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           repository: resq-software/docs
           path: docs-checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml
index d05dfe4..2d37ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #   - GITHUB_TOKEN
 #
 # Custom actions used:
-#   - actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+#   - actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 #   - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0 (source v9)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Checkout .github and .agents folders
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           sparse-checkout: |
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH=${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Create gh-aw temp directory
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository for patch context
         if: needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       # --- Threat Detection ---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chromatic.yml b/.github/workflows/chromatic.yml
index 26c232c..78001c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chromatic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chromatic.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Chromatic
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           # Required: Chromatic uses git history to determine which stories changed.
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f08a8b..5145395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       any: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.any }}
       ui: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.ui }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect.outputs.any == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         package: ${{ fromJson(needs.detect.outputs.packages) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         package: ${{ fromJson(needs.detect.outputs.packages) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
         package: ${{ fromJson(needs.detect.outputs.packages) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect.outputs.ui == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect.outputs.ui == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect.outputs.ui == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect.outputs.ui == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-secrets-analysis.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-secrets-analysis.lock.yml
index 2f80b3e..d57adb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-secrets-analysis.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-secrets-analysis.lock.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #   - GITHUB_TOKEN
 #
 # Custom actions used:
-#   - actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+#   - actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 #   - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0 (source v9)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Checkout .github and .agents folders
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           sparse-checkout: |
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH=${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Create gh-aw temp directory
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository for patch context
         if: needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       # --- Threat Detection ---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/duplicate-code-detector.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/duplicate-code-detector.lock.yml
index ade4fed..2ba8f82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/duplicate-code-detector.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/duplicate-code-detector.lock.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #   - GITHUB_TOKEN
 #
 # Custom actions used:
-#   - actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+#   - actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 #   - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0 (source v9)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Checkout .github and .agents folders
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           sparse-checkout: |
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH=${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Create gh-aw temp directory
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Checkout repository for patch context
         if: needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       # --- Threat Detection ---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml
index 9eef9bc..47da22b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 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
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
index c6f6ede..c08dcac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   post_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-package.yml
index d719f9a..4f1ac6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-package.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 725b8e8..9191309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: master