diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index b53feca2..175dd396 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ jobs:
       successfulPublish: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.successfulPublish }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for use of git history
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
       - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
       - name: Install Node.js dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -51,9 +49,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Pull Request With Versions Bumped
         id: cpr
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         if: steps.covector.outputs.commandRan == 'version'
         with:
+          draft: true
           token: ${{ secrets.FRONTSIDEJACK_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           title: "Publish New Versions"
           commit-message: "publish new versions"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 252cabd1..1494d758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
       - name: Install Node.js dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/meta.yml b/.github/workflows/meta.yml
index ef5aa57d..a7bbfc5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meta.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       packagesReadyPathsSpaced: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.packagesReadyPathsSpaced }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for use of git history
       - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for use of git history
       - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9790e52f..4315f615 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: volta-cli/action@v4
       - name: Install TLS Certificate
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-cert