diff --git a/.github/workflows/_dist.yml b/.github/workflows/_dist.yml
index 338c401db44..178ef280014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_dist.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # Need this to get version number from last tag
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           pipx run build
 
       - name: Upload sdist and wheel as artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/_docs.yml
index c9c3c4d2071..2b839974648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sleep 60
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # Need this to get version number from last tag
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: rm build/html/.doctrees/environment.pickle
 
       - name: Upload built docs artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: docs
           path: build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/_pypi.yml
index 1f184c657eb..59e6d5631a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_pypi.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Download dist artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index e0f4454c7ea..f9ca831e84d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           merge-multiple: true
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         # We pin to the SHA, not the tag, for security reasons.
         # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-third-party-actions
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@5be0e66d93ac7ed76da52eca8bb058f665c3a5fe # v2.4.2
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@a06a81a03ee405af7f2048a818ed3f03bbf83c7b # v2.5.0
         with:
           prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'a') || contains(github.ref_name, 'b') || contains(github.ref_name, 'rc') }}
           files: "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test.yml b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
index fcf6fdde1a5..5af6c7b0698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # Need this to get version number from last tag
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - if: inputs.python-version == 'dev'
         name: Upload dev-requirements.txt
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: dev-requirements
           path: /tmp/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ jobs:
           python .github/scripts/check_test_durations.py unit-report.json 1
 
       - name: Checkout simulated devices
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: epics-containers/example-services
           path: example-services
 
       - name: Run docker compose
-        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.4.1
+        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.4.2
         with:
           compose-file: "./example-services/compose.yaml"
           services: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_tox.yml b/.github/workflows/_tox.yml
index c97a94c3e7d..ce260a624c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_tox.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0