diff --git a/.github/workflows/ar-chromatic.yml b/.github/workflows/ar-chromatic.yml
index 678b8ed5505..c0284070ee8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ar-chromatic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ar-chromatic.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout - On Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           # Hopefully by checking out the HEAD commit of a PR instead of the merge commit we can avoid some of those issues.
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Checkout - On Push Event
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push'}}
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ar-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ar-ci.yml
index 02313a3fcad..a127fad9ae8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ar-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ar-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Checkout the repository
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ar-nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/ar-nodejs.yml
index d55b1ca7bd8..1f7dd49ac07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ar-nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ar-nodejs.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
index a0350c55ba9..4a62a9b6b6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle-analyser.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle-analyser.yml
index 5f309d3abdd..c18dd77dd3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle-analyser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle-analyser.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container.yml b/.github/workflows/container.yml
index c208fb7f9d2..78d46f492fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Inject slug/short variables
         uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v4.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dcr-chromatic.yml b/.github/workflows/dcr-chromatic.yml
index 9dd81057b53..066d6b0a954 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dcr-chromatic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dcr-chromatic.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run_chromatic')  ||  github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout - On Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           # Hopefully by checking out the HEAD commit of a PR instead of the merge commit we can avoid some of those issues.
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Checkout - On Push Event
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push'}}
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deno.yml b/.github/workflows/deno.yml
index 9e8d875ff06..3c2b1b13c17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deno.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deno.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 🦕 Deno health
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # https://github.com/denoland/setup-deno#latest-stable-for-a-major
       - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jest.yml b/.github/workflows/jest.yml
index 64749164f0d..ee1b34821ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jest.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   jest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml b/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml
index 35c0ff89c12..ba505dfc29c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lighthouse.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'http://localhost:9000/Front/https://www.theguardian.com/uk'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 6fbb7ca867f..45c38019ce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index 98ef2d904af..137d7d30b9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           - 9000:9000
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
index 1b3fbc55f5c..1e42c878ad1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
index f33dbebad10..4563b4fe4f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # https://github.com/denoland/setup-deno#latest-stable-for-a-major
       - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schema-check.yml b/.github/workflows/schema-check.yml
index efb071ef83c..a5d915e9e33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schema-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schema-check.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stories-check.yml b/.github/workflows/stories-check.yml
index 14239a6850c..16d1a19117f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stories-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stories-check.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/typescript.yml b/.github/workflows/typescript.yml
index 96c3ba8ac65..5197aa0ea2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typescript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typescript.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Typescript
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Node environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env