diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-e2e-client.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-e2e-client.yml
index eaf1ca2c..6d7bcb02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-e2e-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-e2e-client.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=aleph-e2e-client" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload binary to GH Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-binary.outputs.name }}
           path: e2e-tests/target/release/aleph-e2e-client
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=aleph-e2e-client-image" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload docker to GH Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-image.outputs.name }}
           path: e2e-tests/aleph-e2e-client.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-node.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-node.yml
index a51b008f..46430825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-aleph-node.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       artifact-name-image: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-image.outputs.name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=aleph-node-${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME_SUFFIX }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload binary to GH Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-binary.outputs.name }}
           path: target/${{ env.CARGO_FOLDER }}/aleph-node
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=aleph-node-image-${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME_SUFFIX }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload docker to GH Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-image.outputs.name }}
           path: aleph-node.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-and-push-cliain.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-and-push-cliain.yml
index 361e9e40..eb274676 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-and-push-cliain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-and-push-cliain.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       CARGO_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.check-only && 'check' || 'build' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7.3.0
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload cliain binary to GH artifacts
         if: ${{ inputs.check-only != true }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: cliain
           path: bin/cliain/target/release/cliain
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ jobs:
       CI_DEVNET_S3BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.CI_DEVNET_S3BUCKET_NAME }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Call action get-ref-properties
         id: get-ref-properties
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/get-ref-properties@v7
 
       - name: Download cliain from GH artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: cliain
           path: bin/cliain/target/release/cliain
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials for S3 AWS
         if: ${{ inputs.check-only != true }}
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ""
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-chain-bootstrapper.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-chain-bootstrapper.yml
index b1121c24..af36c026 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-chain-bootstrapper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-chain-bootstrapper.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       artifact-name-image: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-image.outputs.name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=chain-bootstrapper-${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME_SUFFIX }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload binary to GH Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-binary.outputs.name }}
           path: target/${{ env.CARGO_FOLDER }}/chain-bootstrapper
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=chain-bootstrapper-image-${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME_SUFFIX }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload docker image to GH Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name-image.outputs.name }}
           path: chain-bootstrapper.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-production-runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-production-runtime.yml
index 7e11eb43..2961d8c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-production-runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-production-runtime.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       aleph-runtime-artifact-name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name.outputs.name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=aleph-production-runtime" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload release runtime to GH artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-artifact-name.outputs.name }}
           path: target/production/wbuild/aleph-runtime/aleph_runtime.compact.compressed.wasm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-synthetic-node.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-synthetic-node.yml
index c518e118..2a1dfc44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-synthetic-node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-synthetic-node.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       artifact-name-image: ${{ steps.get-synthetic-network-artifact-image-name.outputs.name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download node docker image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.artifact-aleph-node-image }}
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=aleph-release-synthetic-docker" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload synthetic aleph-node image
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.get-synthetic-network-artifact-image-name.outputs.name }}
           path: aleph-node.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_check-code-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/_check-code-formatting.yml
index c71d6a19..7a7bee65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_check-code-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_check-code-formatting.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Nightly Rust Toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_check-excluded-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/_check-excluded-packages.yml
index d8124bef..0c7cc14e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_check-excluded-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_check-excluded-packages.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # TODO this is not ideal, as we need this step only to have rustup in the path
       # This step installs Rust from root rust-toolchain.toml, which is not used later
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_check-production-node-and-runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/_check-production-node-and-runtime.yml
index f7edadef..460d2212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_check-production-node-and-runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_check-production-node-and-runtime.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Call action get-ref-properties
         id: get-ref-properties
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-determimism.yml b/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-determimism.yml
index 478c3852..798f3d53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-determimism.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-determimism.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           targets: wasm32-unknown-unknown
 
       - name: Download production runtime from artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: aleph-production-runtime
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-metadata.yml
index 9a6dab15..0d414e5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-metadata.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_check-runtime-metadata.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "path=${subxt_path}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload subxt binary to GH artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: subxt-binary
           path: ${{ steps.get-subxt-path.outputs.path }}
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Download node docker image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: subxt-binary
 
       - name: Download node docker image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.artifact-aleph-node-image }}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docker load -i aleph-node.tar
 
       - name: Download chain-bootstrapper image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.artifact-chain-bootstrapper-image }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_push-image-to-ecr.yml b/.github/workflows/_push-image-to-ecr.yml
index 2ca47da1..f2775f14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_push-image-to-ecr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_push-image-to-ecr.yml
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Call action get-ref-properties
         id: get-ref-properties
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/get-ref-properties@v7
 
       - name: Download ${{ inputs.binary-artifact-name }} from artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.binary-artifact-name }}
           path: target/release/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/_run-e2e-tests.yml
index c6fca4ff..e983d393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         env:
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_unit-tests-and-static-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/_unit-tests-and-static-checks.yml
index 02cd0f03..73f06223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_unit-tests-and-static-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_unit-tests-and-static-checks.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust Toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust Toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_update-node-image-infra.yml b/.github/workflows/_update-node-image-infra.yml
index 3ef4afda..686ad823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_update-node-image-infra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_update-node-image-infra.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "repo-owner=$GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: GIT | Checkout argocd apps repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.env }}
           # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index 167b8bda..205351d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, large]
     steps:
       - name: GIT | Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-mainnet.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-mainnet.yml
index eaba403a..53e3d26e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-mainnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-mainnet.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
           ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-check-node-features-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-check-node-features-build.yml
index 38330778..14a2dd99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-check-node-features-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-check-node-features-build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-logic-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-logic-tests.yml
index a6464f9c..101b17af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-logic-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-logic-tests.yml
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, medium]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download test node from GH artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-test-aleph-node.outputs.artifact-name-binary }}
           path: target/release/
 
       - name: Download chain-bootstrapper from GH artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-chain-bootstrapper-test.outputs.artifact-name-binary }}
           path: target/release/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-fe-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-fe-e2e-tests.yml
index f46e593b..8fdfb69a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-fe-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-fe-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, small]
     steps:
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-aleph-e2e-client-image.outputs.artifact-name-image }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-integration-tests.yml
index e43bf1ca..c2b258f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-integration-tests.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install Rust Toolchain
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/install-rust-toolchain@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-normal-session-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-normal-session-e2e-tests.yml
index 56be09a9..240dbd39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-normal-session-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-normal-session-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -292,16 +292,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download node binary from GH artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-production-aleph-node.outputs.artifact-name-binary }}
           path: target/release/
 
       - name: Download chain-bootstrapper from GH artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-chain-bootstrapper-production.outputs.artifact-name-binary }}
           path: target/release/
@@ -322,16 +322,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, medium]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download node binary from GH artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-production-aleph-node.outputs.artifact-name-binary }}
           path: target/release/
 
       - name: Download chain-bootstrapper from GH artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-chain-bootstrapper-production.outputs.artifact-name-binary }}
           path: target/release/
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-main-or-release-branch-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/on-main-or-release-branch-commit.yml
index cccfe0bf..3936af99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-main-or-release-branch-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-main-or-release-branch-commit.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - build-production-chain-bootstrapper
     steps:
       - name: Checkout aleph-node source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Store production node and runtime
         uses: ./.github/actions/store-artifacts-in-s3
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [push-production-node-image-to-ecr]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Send Slack message
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/slack-notification@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pull-request-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pull-request-commit.yml
index 49db5592..79546f87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pull-request-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pull-request-commit.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run e2e test
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-push-release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/on-push-release-tag.yml
index 7ceff615..7b8f4d1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-push-release-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-push-release-tag.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Call action get-ref-properties
         id: get-ref-properties
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/on-release.yml
index e2b97e2a..d0b4ae69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-release.yml
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Call action get-ref-properties
         id: get-ref-properties
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/get-ref-properties@v7
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
         env:
           AWS_REGION: us-east-1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-foundation-repo.yml b/.github/workflows/push-foundation-repo.yml
index 89c24201..559d568d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-foundation-repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-foundation-repo.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       github.ref_name == 'main'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.SYNCAZF }}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release-')
     steps:
       - name: GIT | Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.SYNCAZF }}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'Cardinal-Cryptography/aleph-node' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Call action get-ref-properties
         id: get-ref-properties
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: Cardinal-Cryptography/github-actions/get-ref-properties@v7
 
       - name: Checkout Aleph-Zero-Foundation repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: aleph-zero-foundation/aleph-node
           token: ${{ secrets.SYNCAZF }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-paritydb-pruned.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-paritydb-pruned.yml
index 415ef898..2d34d03d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-paritydb-pruned.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-paritydb-pruned.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test sync
         uses: ./.github/actions/sync-from-snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml
index 86a095ff..4d1053be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test sync
         uses: ./.github/actions/sync-from-snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet.yml
index 3801b46c..0871fec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-mainnet.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 600
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test sync
         uses: ./.github/actions/sync-from-snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-paritydb-pruned.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-paritydb-pruned.yml
index f697a86d..078a550b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-paritydb-pruned.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-paritydb-pruned.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test sync
         uses: ./.github/actions/sync-from-snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml
index 0ede3693..c3c68052 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet-rocksdb-pruned.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test sync
         uses: ./.github/actions/sync-from-snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet.yml
index 00b96f9d..261f6c58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-snapshot-testnet.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 600
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test sync
         uses: ./.github/actions/sync-from-snapshot