diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index d32c55cd5..e2ae378dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Run security audit
-        uses: rustsec/audit-check@v1.4.1
+        uses: rustsec/audit-check@v2
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index ef049ad85..b05b50c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ jobs:
       TOOLCHAIN: stable
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         run: |
           curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile=minimal --default-toolchain stable
           rustup override set stable
       - name: Enable caching for bitcoind
         id: cache-bitcoind
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: bin/bitcoind-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
           key: bitcoind-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
       - name: Enable caching for electrs
         id: cache-electrs
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: bin/electrs-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
           key: electrs-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cln-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/cln-integration.yml
index 32e7b74c0..87c8b411e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cln-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cln-integration.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-weekly-rustfmt.yml b/.github/workflows/cron-weekly-rustfmt.yml
index d6326f03b..9e54ab9f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-weekly-rustfmt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-weekly-rustfmt.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Nightly rustfmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
         with:
           components: rustfmt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get the current date
         run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:
           author: Fmt Bot <bot@example.com>
           title: Automated nightly rustfmt (${{ env.date }})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kotlin.yml b/.github/workflows/kotlin.yml
index 01a840d60..627051c31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kotlin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kotlin.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lnd-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/lnd-integration.yml
index f913e92ad..5fbb58508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lnd-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lnd-integration.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Check and install CMake if needed
         # lnd_grpc_rust (via prost-build v0.10.4) requires CMake >= 3.5 but is incompatible with CMake >= 4.0.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index d9bc978d1..1443a8048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 1ccade444..75b0d7a99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install Rust ${{ matrix.toolchain }} toolchain
         run: |
           curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile=minimal --default-toolchain ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "RUSTFLAGS=-D warnings" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Enable caching for bitcoind
         id: cache-bitcoind
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: bin/bitcoind-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
           key: bitcoind-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
       - name: Enable caching for electrs
         id: cache-electrs
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: bin/electrs-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
           key: electrs-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semver.yml b/.github/workflows/semver.yml
index 2a3b14ef8..0fdfbe213 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semver.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semver.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Check SemVer
         uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/swift.yml b/.github/workflows/swift.yml
index 3410d09aa..c1e385e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/swift.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/swift.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set default Rust version to stable
         run: rustup default stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vss-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/vss-integration.yml
index b5c4e9a0b..959175162 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vss-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vss-integration.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: ldk-node
       - name: Checkout VSS
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: lightningdevkit/vss-server
           path: vss-server
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vss-no-auth-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/vss-no-auth-integration.yml
index 8a5408092..950ff3e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vss-no-auth-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vss-no-auth-integration.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: ldk-node
       - name: Checkout VSS
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: lightningdevkit/vss-server
           path: vss-server