diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-build-system-equivalence.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-build-system-equivalence.yaml
index 073e57b8820b..8d2194909f6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-build-system-equivalence.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-build-system-equivalence.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
     - name: CONFIGURE ERLANG
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         path: rabbitmq
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         path: rabbitmq-server
         ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gazelle-scheduled.yaml b/.github/workflows/gazelle-scheduled.yaml
index 41ed17dd8090..5060edf7d0fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gazelle-scheduled.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gazelle-scheduled.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{ matrix.target_branch }}
     - name: Configure Erlang
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gazelle.yaml b/.github/workflows/gazelle.yaml
index 52796d519f60..f5d6f159138d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gazelle.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gazelle.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}
     - name: Configure Erlang
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ibm-mq-make.yaml b/.github/workflows/ibm-mq-make.yaml
index 2663a61f3232..281c71945ed4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ibm-mq-make.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ibm-mq-make.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Checkout ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.IBM_MQ_REPOSITORY }}
           ref: ${{ env.IBM_MQ_BRANCH_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/oci-make.yaml b/.github/workflows/oci-make.yaml
index d62d93a16243..30fe92981d28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oci-make.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oci-make.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
       - name: Checkout
         if: steps.authorized.outputs.authorized == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Configure Erlang
         if: steps.authorized.outputs.authorized == 'true'
         uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           platform=${{ matrix.platform }}
           echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=${platform//\//-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV          
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Download package-generic-unix
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rabbitmq_peer_discovery_aws.yaml b/.github/workflows/rabbitmq_peer_discovery_aws.yaml
index 5c2194da89ea..83dc21739871 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rabbitmq_peer_discovery_aws.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rabbitmq_peer_discovery_aws.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
       if: steps.authorized.outputs.authorized == 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
       if: steps.authorized.outputs.authorized == 'true'
       id: metadata
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-authnz.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-authnz.yaml
index af5b92aa9ee1..124cfb1889e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-authnz.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-authnz.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKER_NETWORK: rabbitmq_net
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Configure OTP & Elixir
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1.17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-mixed-versions.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-mixed-versions.yaml
index 66da01d64da2..c44e42844b12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-mixed-versions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-mixed-versions.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         path: primary-umbrella
     - name: CHECK FOR ARCHIVE ON S3
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "version=${VERSION}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY (MIXED VERSION)
       if: env.exists != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         ref: v${{ steps.check.outputs.version }}
         path: secondary-umbrella
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       repo_cache_key: ${{ steps.repo-cache-key.outputs.value }}
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: SETUP ERLANG/ELIXIR
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml
index 552bdc461ba8..9bf9d61bac02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ inputs.repo_cache_key }}
         path: /home/runner/repo-cache/
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: CONFIGURE OTP & ELIXIR
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1.17
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
index 15fd0443c6b8..3db4807dd426 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ inputs.repo_cache_key }}
         path: /home/runner/repo-cache/
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: CONFIGURE OTP & ELIXIR
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1.17
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-selenium.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-selenium.yaml
index a457e4873f1d..cae5465f3c5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-selenium.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-selenium.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKER_NETWORK: rabbitmq_net
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Configure OTP & Elixir
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1.17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml
index 87e929ad8609..20c7dd388aeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: CONFIGURE ERLANG
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1.17
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 6e5d2b715c48..8cc52ca997fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       repo_cache_key: ${{ steps.repo-cache-key.outputs.value }}
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: SETUP ERLANG/ELIXIR
       uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1
       with: