diff --git a/pkg/gen/input/precommit/internal/file/pre-commit-action.yaml.template b/pkg/gen/input/precommit/internal/file/pre-commit-action.yaml.template
index f8698f1f..c27e04eb 100644
--- a/pkg/gen/input/precommit/internal/file/pre-commit-action.yaml.template
+++ b/pkg/gen/input/precommit/internal/file/pre-commit-action.yaml.template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Set up Python environment
         uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
 [[- if .HasHelmchart ]]
diff --git a/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/auto_release.yaml.template b/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/auto_release.yaml.template
index c226ea44..22aeeb38 100644
--- a/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/auto_release.yaml.template
+++ b/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/auto_release.yaml.template
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10  # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0  # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0        # full history so git-cliff sees every commit
           fetch-tags: true      # ensure tags are present (shallow runners drop them by default)
diff --git a/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/test-kyverno-policies-with-chainsaw.yaml.template b/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/test-kyverno-policies-with-chainsaw.yaml.template
index fd3929d7..ae7ff645 100644
--- a/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/test-kyverno-policies-with-chainsaw.yaml.template
+++ b/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/test-kyverno-policies-with-chainsaw.yaml.template
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Install Chainsaw
         uses: kyverno/action-install-chainsaw@1223ef75bedeb59c4e7b5455463d4316e76dff01 # v0.2.15
       - name: Download kind