diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yaml
index 081e8d98..f4ec873b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       branch_name: ${{ steps.resolve_branch.outputs.branch_name }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - id: check-tag
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       pages: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Create Release or Bugfix branch
         run: git checkout -b ${{ needs.validate-and-prepare.outputs.branch_name }}
       - name: Initialize mandatory git config
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index 7fb30fc7..cbe9b629 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: deepakputhraya/action-pr-title@master
         with:
           # Match pull request titles conventional commit syntax (https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 1a6ca341..c81ee980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Output release version
         id: release-version
         run: |
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     if: needs.validation.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: ./.github/actions/push-tag
         with:
           version: ${{ needs.validation.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
index fc038d5e..d11b3d25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Set up OpenTofu"
         uses: opentofu/setup-opentofu@v1
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index d54b3893..b6e7ac30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
   verify-license-headers:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Check for files without a license header"
         run: |-
           # checks all java, yaml, kts and sql files for an Apache 2.0 license header
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - name: Run Checkstyle
         run: ./gradlew checkstyleMain checkstyleTest
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Check Terraform files are properly formatted (run "terraform fmt -recursive" to fix)
         run: |
           terraform fmt -recursive