diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index c2b2ea2c..c9ee094f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
             MODULE_NAME=${{ inputs.module-name }}
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@fbd16365eb88e12433951383f5e99bd901fc618f # 0.12.0
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@f78e9ecf42a1271402d4f484518b9313235990e1 # 0.13.1
         with:
           image-ref: ${{ fromJson(steps.container_meta.outputs.json).tags[0] }}
           severity: "CRITICAL"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           timeout: 15m
 
       - name: Save Trivy vulnerability attestation
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@fbd16365eb88e12433951383f5e99bd901fc618f # 0.12.0
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@f78e9ecf42a1271402d4f484518b9313235990e1 # 0.13.1
         with:
           image-ref: ${{ fromJson(steps.container_meta.outputs.json).tags[0] }}
           exit-code: "0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index d01440ee..5ace261a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3
 
       - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@cd89f46ac9d01407894225f350157564c9c7cee2 # v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@0ab4596768b603586c0de567f2430c30f5b0d2b0 # v3
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "adopt"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@2cb752a87e96af96708ab57187ab6372ee1973ab # v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@74483a38d39275f33fcff5f35b679b5ca4a26a99 # v2
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, Go, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@2cb752a87e96af96708ab57187ab6372ee1973ab # v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@74483a38d39275f33fcff5f35b679b5ca4a26a99 # v2
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ jobs:
       #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@2cb752a87e96af96708ab57187ab6372ee1973ab # v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@74483a38d39275f33fcff5f35b679b5ca4a26a99 # v2
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
index fea1a4e4..d5e84ce1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.7@sha256:10278eaefa090a009ad2b08b2147f2743ec3350be1e0a23a9b29b00430e2352b
+    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.16@sha256:035b8890d3ab4a81be5d5734c53e06cb32cbdecef2a732a9f0da379df391b143
     steps:
       - name: Add workspace as safe directory
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mega-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/mega-linter.yml
index 4fa52c2e..264c374d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mega-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mega-linter.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Git Checkout
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4.1.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # If you use VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE = true, you can remove this line to improve performances
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         id: ml
         # You can override MegaLinter flavor used to have faster performances
         # More info at https://oxsecurity.github.io/megalinter/flavors/
-        uses: oxsecurity/megalinter@a87b2872713c6bdde46d2473c5d7ed23e5752dc2 # v7.4.0
+        uses: oxsecurity/megalinter@b48455a119cc28045eee8f1e9d0a542a85e71f4f # v7.5.0
         env:
           # All available variables are described in documentation
           # https://oxsecurity.github.io/megalinter/configuration/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f86c4401..c5e4a1f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
   publish-kyverno-policies:
     name: publish kyverno policies
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.7@sha256:10278eaefa090a009ad2b08b2147f2743ec3350be1e0a23a9b29b00430e2352b
+    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.16@sha256:035b8890d3ab4a81be5d5734c53e06cb32cbdecef2a732a9f0da379df391b143
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reset-chart-changelog-annotations.yaml b/.github/workflows/reset-chart-changelog-annotations.yaml
index f9a15d66..48f7aa1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reset-chart-changelog-annotations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reset-chart-changelog-annotations.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   reset-commit-and-push:
     name: reset changelog annotations, commit, and push
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.7@sha256:10278eaefa090a009ad2b08b2147f2743ec3350be1e0a23a9b29b00430e2352b
+    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.16@sha256:035b8890d3ab4a81be5d5734c53e06cb32cbdecef2a732a9f0da379df391b143
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index e04e5471..31a476f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@483ef80eb98fb506c348f7d62e28055e49fe2398 # v2.3.0
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@0864cf19026789058feabb7e87baa5f140aac736 # v2.3.1
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@2cb752a87e96af96708ab57187ab6372ee1973ab # v2.22.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@74483a38d39275f33fcff5f35b679b5ca4a26a99 # v2.22.5
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
index 189b2772..45c9e1b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   yamllint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     # contains yamllint
-    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.7@sha256:10278eaefa090a009ad2b08b2147f2743ec3350be1e0a23a9b29b00430e2352b
+    container: ghcr.io/chgl/kube-powertools:v2.2.16@sha256:035b8890d3ab4a81be5d5734c53e06cb32cbdecef2a732a9f0da379df391b143
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0