diff --git a/.github/workflows/base_benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/base_benchmarks.yml
index 9416bf07..990ae53e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base_benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base_benchmarks.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       checks: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 19e50000..5c18c23a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout your repository using git
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install, build, and upload your site
         uses: withastro/action@74d664f13f9f9063e37b49d74a74613dbf94db3c # v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fork_pr_benchmarks_run.yml b/.github/workflows/fork_pr_benchmarks_run.yml
index 88f966a4..dd9a8bf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fork_pr_benchmarks_run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fork_pr_benchmarks_run.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Run Fork PR Benchmarks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # begin: Use source sedpack package
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Use cached venv or create it
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       - name: Save cache
         id: cache-save
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maturin_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/maturin_ci.yml
index 4bb8bf57..c36a95c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maturin_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maturin_ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: ubuntu-latest
             target: ppc64le
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: ubuntu-latest
             target: armv7
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: windows-latest
             target: x86
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: macos-14
             target: aarch64
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
   sdist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Build sdist
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@e10f6c464b90acceb5f640d31beda6d586ba7b4a # v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mdlint.yml b/.github/workflows/mdlint.yml
index 660bd4bd..89912539 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mdlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mdlint.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@ce4853d43830c74c1753b39f3cf40f71c2031eb9 # v20
       with:
         config: .markdownlint.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index f3d1c10b..64677a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   mypy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Use cached venv or create it
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install --editable ".[dev]"
       - name: Save cache
         id: cache-save
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/piptest.yml b/.github/workflows/piptest.yml
index ddf47801..144b2681 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/piptest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/piptest.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: macos-15-intel  # Intel
           - runner: macos-latest  # arm64
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index e2c4b410..70733533 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   copyright_header:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Check licence headers
         run: ./tools/check_copyright.sh
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 4969373d..56ca3760 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: macos-latest  # arm64
     if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Use cached venv or create it
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       - name: Save cache
         id: cache-save
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
   coverage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Use cached venv or create it
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       - name: Save cache
         id: cache-save
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml
index 6dea3f39..e11ad063 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./rust
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       # Ensure rustfmt is installed and setup problem matcher
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1
         with:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./rust
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       # Ensure clippy is installed and setup problem matcher
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
index cc8a0b45..f49f5d35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           # We need all history to list all changed files.
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yapf.yml b/.github/workflows/yapf.yml
index 5f2d0c54..766f3e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yapf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yapf.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   yapf:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with: