diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-mcr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-mcr.yml
index 02fe819ac..fd502cdbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-mcr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-mcr.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       release_tag: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.release_tag }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: 'Set output variables'
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: prepare-variables
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.prepare-variables.outputs.release_tag }}
       - name: 'OIDC Login to Azure Public Cloud'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chart.yml b/.github/workflows/chart.yml
index 947ea6d5a..08c51a2d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chart.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 24ce8d3b1..0ef42c2f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Run unit tests & Generate coverage
         run: make test
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
       - name: Install Kind
         # Before updating the kind version to use, verify that the current kind image
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
       - name: Install Ginkgo CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/code-lint.yml
index 9253239b6..c6adf9f4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-lint.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: golangci-lint
       run: make lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 63893a210..938c7c9e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
index c2b1769fe..3cf7755c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
       with:
         # this will only show errors in the output
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-image.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-image.yml
index fa30a8ae2..f3d588273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-image.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       REGISTRY: ${{ needs.export-registry.outputs.registry }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
index 8a13b65b4..d4f2bf25d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Login to ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
         uses: docker/login-action@465a07811f14bebb1938fbed4728c6a1ff8901fc