diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cbb9b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-signed-commits.yml b/.github/workflows/check-signed-commits.yml
index 42547210..c4ca5dc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-signed-commits.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-signed-commits.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 name: Check signed commits in PR 
 on: pull_request_target
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Check signed commits in PR 
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Check signed commits in PR
-        uses: 1Password/check-signed-commits-action@main
+        uses: 1Password/check-signed-commits-action@ed2885f3ed2577a4f5d3c3fe895432a557d23d52 # main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ok-to-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ok-to-test.yml
index 136e4fdf..b3bd28aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ok-to-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ok-to-test.yml
@@ -5,17 +5,25 @@ on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   ok-to-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     # required permissions for adding reactions to the pull request comments
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
     # Only run for PRs, not issue comments
     if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request }}
     steps:
+    - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+      with:
+        egress-policy: audit
+
     - name: Slash Command Dispatch
-      uses: peter-evans/slash-command-dispatch@v3
+      uses: peter-evans/slash-command-dispatch@f996d7b7aae9059759ac55e978cff76d91853301 # v3.0.2
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }} 
         reaction-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 89269365..e67de0d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [ ok-to-test-command ]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
 
   test-trusted:
@@ -22,9 +25,14 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@7f4fc3e22c37d6ff65e88745f38bd3157c663f7c # v4.9.1
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Integration Test
@@ -46,12 +54,17 @@ jobs:
           python example/example.py
   lint:
     name: Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@7f4fc3e22c37d6ff65e88745f38bd3157c663f7c # v4.9.1
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
 
@@ -83,13 +96,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     # Check out merge commit
+    - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+      with:
+        egress-policy: audit
+
     - name: Fork based /ok-to-test checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@7f4fc3e22c37d6ff65e88745f38bd3157c663f7c # v4.9.1
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
 
@@ -112,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         python example/example.py
 
     # Update check run called "integration-fork" on the forked PR
-    - uses: actions/github-script@v6
+    - uses: actions/github-script@d7906e4ad0b1822421a7e6a35d5ca353c962f410 # v6.4.1
       id: update-check-run
       if: ${{ always() }}
       env: