diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-ci.yml
index 838f7159d..40638f167 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Build and test
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-docs.yml
index aad3657f2..24f228212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-docs.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Build docs
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-heartbeat.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-heartbeat.yml
index b6d02cc33..75496a67f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-heartbeat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-heartbeat.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
   heartbeat:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Ralph — Check for squad work
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
       # Copilot auto-assign step (uses PAT if available)
       - name: Ralph — Assign @copilot issues
         if: success()
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_ASSIGN_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-insider-release.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-insider-release.yml
index af6dfa98c..274b28be5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-insider-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-insider-release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-issue-assign.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-issue-assign.yml
index 27cb7d7dd..3ebc1eacd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-issue-assign.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-issue-assign.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.event.label.name, 'squad:')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Identify assigned member and trigger work
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
       # Separate step: assign @copilot using PAT (required for coding agent)
       - name: Assign @copilot coding agent
         if: github.event.label.name == 'squad:copilot'
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_ASSIGN_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-label-enforce.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-label-enforce.yml
index 7bc622e41..c99f066ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-label-enforce.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-label-enforce.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
   enforce:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Enforce mutual exclusivity
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const issue = context.payload.issue;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-preview.yml
index 0286bd811..1c7860603 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-preview.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Build and test
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-promote.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-promote.yml
index bb0aa8995..f270384fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-promote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-promote.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Promote dev → preview
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: dev-to-preview
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-release.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-release.yml
index 964bf82b9..9048fb758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/squad-triage.yml b/.github/workflows/squad-triage.yml
index e581eb9bd..311a772c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/squad-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/squad-triage.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.label.name == 'squad'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Triage issue via Lead agent
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-squad-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-squad-labels.yml
index 965d52c3a..e1ae79f11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-squad-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-squad-labels.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
   sync-labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Parse roster and sync labels
-        uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');