diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 8a8cd01..61dcd0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         # https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#changing-the-languages-that-are-analyzed
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 213601d..900b8e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   Publish-Artefacts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - id: get-version
         run: |
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
   Dependency-Review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: gh-pages
       - run: cat DEPENDENCIES* | grep restricted | sort -u | awk -F ',' '{print $1}' | java -jar dash.jar - -review -project technology.edc -token ${{ secrets.GITLAB_API_TOKEN }} || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 30fb911..d8088bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       RELEASE_REF: ${{ steps.commit-changes.outputs.RELEASE_REF }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: set release type
         shell: bash
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ Prepare-Release ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: main
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ Prepare-Release ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.Prepare-Release.outputs.RELEASE_REF }}
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-autodoc.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-autodoc.yml
index 79046f2..08d0669 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-autodoc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-autodoc.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   generate-and-deploy-doc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/publish-autodoc@main
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-dependencies.yml
index 90c6546..f2a4af4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-dependencies.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/generate-dependencies-file@main
 
       - name: prepare deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-openapi-ui.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-openapi-ui.yml
index 243af13..c3213d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-openapi-ui.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-openapi-ui.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       api_groups: ${{ steps.outputStep.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - name: Generate API Specs
         run: ./gradlew resolve
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       rootDir: resources/openapi/yaml/${{ matrix.apiGroup }}
       versionFile: resources/openapi/${{ matrix.apiGroup }}.version
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
index 25b6bd3..7f99ba0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Publish artefacts to Snapshots repository"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/publish-maven-artifacts@main
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5540841..0360fd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       TAG: ${{ steps.set-tag.outputs.TAG }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
 
       - id: set-version
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ Release ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/publish-autodoc@main
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ Release ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/scan-pull-request.yml
index cf98c9d..5b6ebb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan-pull-request.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: 'Check Allowed Licenses'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-openapi.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-openapi.yml
index 2ab34ae..ab3679e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-openapi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-openapi.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       api_groups: ${{ steps.outputStep.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - run: ./gradlew resolve
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       versionFile: resources/openapi/${{ matrix.apiGroup }}.version
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main