diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yaml
index 3a812c9d..c70edd2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Step 1: Checkout the code from your repository
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # Step 2: Validate the Azure template using microsoft/template-validation-action
       - name: Validate Azure Template
-        uses: microsoft/template-validation-action@v0.4.3
+        uses: microsoft/template-validation-action@v0.4.4
         id: validation
         env:
           AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
index 51984487..3692fc1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get changed markdown files (PR only)
         id: changed-markdown-files
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@ed68ef82c095e0d48ec87eccea555d944a631a4c # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v46
         with:
           files: |
             **/*.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Broken Links in Changed Markdown Files
         id: lychee-check-pr
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && steps.changed-markdown-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.4.1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.7.0
         with:
           args: >
             --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Broken Links in All Markdown Files in Entire Repo (Manual Trigger)
         id: lychee-check-manual
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.4.1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.7.0
         with:
           args: >
             --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docker-image.yml
index f0494caa..35a8dad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker-image.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index c36f1584..128d4f4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
 
-      - uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v3
+      - uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v4
         id: semantic
         with:
           tag-format: 'v${version}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 16e5420f..2a887f75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Setup Azure CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml
index b7e70e56..842cf679 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'merge_group' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index a7a858cb..579e221d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Step 1: Checkout code
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # Step 2: Set up Python environment
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
index 1cfc0975..0653e3d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install GitHub CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
index 96dee458..d9ddd2a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
    stale:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
-       - uses: actions/stale@v9
+       - uses: actions/stale@v10
          with:
            stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 180 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 30 days.'
            days-before-stale: 180
diff --git a/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml b/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
index 989b6739..502940aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check for required metadata template line
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
index f829586f..19594dfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:      
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
       
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test report
         id: upload_report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
           name: test-report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 19fbbbd8..783c3afb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
   #
   #   steps:
   #     - name: Checkout code
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v5
   #
   #     - name: Set up Node.js
   #       uses: actions/setup-node@v3