build: bump the github-actions group with 4 updates

Bumps the github-actions group with 4 updates: [microsoft/template-validation-action](https://github.com/microsoft/template-validation-action), [lycheeverse/lychee-action](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action), [github/codeql-action](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) and [actions/upload-artifact](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact).


Updates `microsoft/template-validation-action` from 0.4.3 to 0.4.4
- [Release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/template-validation-action/releases)
- [Commits](microsoft/template-validation-action@v0.4.3...v0.4.4)

Updates `lycheeverse/lychee-action` from 2.6.1 to 2.7.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action/releases)
- [Commits](lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.6.1...v2.7.0)

Updates `github/codeql-action` from 3 to 4
- [Release notes](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](github/codeql-action@v3...v4)

Updates `actions/upload-artifact` from 4 to 5
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/releases)
- [Commits](actions/upload-artifact@v4...v5)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: microsoft/template-validation-action
  dependency-version: 0.4.4
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: github-actions
- dependency-name: lycheeverse/lychee-action
  dependency-version: 2.7.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: github-actions
- dependency-name: github/codeql-action
  dependency-version: '4'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: github-actions
- dependency-name: actions/upload-artifact
  dependency-version: '5'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: github-actions
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

Author: dependabot[bot]

.github/workflows/azure-dev-validation.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Step 2: Validate the Azure template using microsoft/template-validation-action
       - name: Validate Azure Template
-        uses: microsoft/[email protected].3
+        uses: microsoft/[email protected].4
         id: validation
         env:
           AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}

.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml

@@ -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@v2.6.1
+        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@v2.6.1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.7.0
         with:
           args: >
             --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ jobs:
     #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
       with:
         category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload CSV Report of Inactive Branches
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: merged-branches-report
           path: merged_branches_report.csv

.github/workflows/test-automation.yml

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test report
         id: upload_report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with: