diff --git a/.github/workflows/custom-hostname-client-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/custom-hostname-client-tests.yml
index 3c18de1d..92a277f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/custom-hostname-client-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/custom-hostname-client-tests.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           diff -u .fuzeinfra-src/services/custom-hostname-api/openapi.yaml \
                   services/custom-hostname-api/openapi.yaml
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/governance-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/governance-sync.yml
index 9624017b..9e9d7100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/governance-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/governance-sync.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           ssh-key: ${{ secrets.FUZESDLC_DEPLOY_KEY }}
           path: .fuzesdlc-canonical
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         if: steps.guard.outputs.ok == 'true'
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/harden-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/harden-gate.yml
index d2ac9a5e..6981d33e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/harden-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/harden-gate.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with: { node-version: '24.x' }
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with: { python-version: '3.12' }
       - name: Lint (adaptive, report-only)
         shell: bash
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with: { node-version: '24.x' }
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with: { python-version: '3.12' }
       - name: Test (adaptive, report-only)
         shell: bash
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with: { fetch-depth: 0 }
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with: { python-version: '3.12' }
       - name: DS conformance (PR = changed-lines ratchet, enforcing; push = full scan, advisory)
         shell: bash
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with: { python-version: '3.12' }
       - name: Pagination gate (report-only)
         shell: bash
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with: { python-version: '3.12' }
       - name: Identifier gate — self-tests (the gate must be known to FIRE)
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/identity-py-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/identity-py-publish.yml
index 0b30949e..f8aa30fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/identity-py-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/identity-py-publish.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with: { python-version: '3.12' }
 
       - name: Verify the tag matches pyproject version