Update other major updates

Author: renovate[bot]

.github/workflows/check-changeset.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.actor != 'renovate[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     steps:
       - name: Clone @api3/contracts
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 

.github/workflows/check-md-links.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Clone @api3/contracts
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Check Markdown links
       uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1

.github/workflows/continuous-build.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone @api3/contracts
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3

.github/workflows/initiate-package-release.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check changeset files
         id: check_files

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Clone @api3/contracts
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 

.github/workflows/validate-verify.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone @api3/contracts
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3

package.json

@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
     "@api3/promise-utils": "^0.4.0",
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.4",
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers": "^2.1.0",
-    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers": "^3.1.0",
-    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers": "^1.1.0",
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers": "^4.0.0",
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers": "^3.0.0",
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox": "^6.1.0",
-    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify": "^2.1.1",
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify": "^3.0.0",
     "@openzeppelin/merkle-tree": "^1.0.8",
     "@typechain/ethers-v6": "^0.5.1",
     "@typechain/hardhat": "^9.1.0",
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.18.0",
     "chai": "^4.5.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
     "eslint": "^8.57.1",
     "glob": "^11.0.2",
-    "hardhat": "^2.26.2",
+    "hardhat": "^3.0.0",
     "hardhat-deploy": "1.0.2",
     "hardhat-gas-reporter": "^2.3.0",
     "jest": "^30.0.5",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "ethers": "^6.15.0",
     "viem": "^2.23.2",
-    "yargs": "^17.7.2",
+    "yargs": "^18.0.0",
     "zod": "^4.0.15"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.14.0"