Pin GitHub Actions to commit SHAs

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7

.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.export-code-scanning-pack-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
       - name: Export Code Scanning pack matrix
         id: export-code-scanning-pack-matrix
         run: |
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare-code-scanning-pack-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        uses: actions/cache@caa296126883cff596d87d8935842f9db880ef25 # v5.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_home
           key: codeql-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.codeql_cli }}-${{ matrix.codeql_standard_library }}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache queries compilation
         id: cache-queries-compilation
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-codeql-compilation-code-scanning-pack-${{ matrix.codeql_cli }}-${{ matrix.codeql_standard_library }}-${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         id: checkout-external-help-files
         # PRs from forks and dependabot do not have access to an appropriate token for cloning the help files repos
         if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ssh-key: ${{ secrets.CODEQL_CODING_STANDARDS_HELP_KEY }}
           repository: "github/codeql-coding-standards-help"
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ jobs:
           zip -r codeql-coding-standards/code-scanning-cpp-query-pack.zip codeql-coding-standards/c/ codeql-coding-standards/cpp/ codeql-coding-standards/.codeqlmanifest.json codeql-coding-standards/supported_codeql_configs.json codeql-coding-standards/scripts/configuration codeql-coding-standards/scripts/reports codeql-coding-standards/scripts/shared codeql-coding-standards/scripts/guideline_recategorization codeql-coding-standards/schemas
 
       - name: Save queries compilation cache
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_cache
           key: ${{ steps.cache-queries-compilation.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
 
       - name: Upload GHAS Query Pack
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: code-scanning-cpp-query-pack.zip
           path: code-scanning-cpp-query-pack.zip
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           codeql pack bundle --common-caches="$CODEQL_CACHE" --output=report-coding-standards.tgz cpp/report/src
 
       - name: Upload qlpack bundles
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: coding-standards-codeql-packs
           path: "*-coding-standards.tgz"

.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.export-unit-test-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Export unit test matrix
         id: export-unit-test-matrix
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v6
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/codeql_home
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache queries compilation
         id: cache-queries-compilation
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-codeql-compilation-${{ matrix.language }}-${{ matrix.codeql_cli }}-${{ matrix.codeql_standard_library_ident }}-${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ matrix.language }}
 
       - name: Save queries compilation cache
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_cache
           key: ${{ steps.cache-queries-compilation.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
               file.close()
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.language }}-test-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.codeql_cli }}-${{ matrix.codeql_standard_library_ident }}
           path: |
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check if run-test-suites job failed to complete, if so fail
         if: ${{ needs.run-test-suites.result == 'failure' }}
-        uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             core.setFailed('Test run job failed')
       - name: Collect test results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 
       - name: Validate test results
         run: |

.github/workflows/dispatch-matrix-test-on-comment.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Check permission
         id: check-write-permission
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate token
         id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
         with:
           app-id: ${{ vars.AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           --json \
             -R github/codeql-coding-standards-release-engineering
 
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v9
+      - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && contains(github.event.comment.body, '/test-matrix') && steps.check-write-permission.outputs.has-permission }}
         with:
           script: |

.github/workflows/dispatch-release-performance-check.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Check permission
         id: check-write-permission
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate token
         id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
         with:
           app-id: ${{ vars.AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           --json \
           -R github/codeql-coding-standards-release-engineering
 
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v9
+      - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && contains(github.event.comment.body, '/test-performance') && steps.check-write-permission.outputs.has-permission }}
         with:
           script: |

.github/workflows/extra-rule-validation.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Check Rules 
         shell: pwsh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Ensure CPP Shared Rules Have Valid Structure  
         shell: pwsh
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ jobs:
         run: scripts/util/Test-SharedImplementationsHaveTestCases.ps1 -Language c -CIMode
 
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: missing-test-report.csv
           path: MissingTestReport*.csv
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: test-report.csv

.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml

@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.REF }}
           fetch-depth: 0
           path: release 
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.TOOL_REF }}
           path: tooling 
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate token
         if: env.HOTFIX_RELEASE == 'false'
         id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
         with:
           app-id: ${{ vars.AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}

.github/workflows/generate-html-docs.yml

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           python scripts/documentation/generate_iso26262_docs.py coding-standards-html-docs
 
       - name: Upload HTML documentation
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: coding-standards-docs-${{ github.sha }}
           path: coding-standards-html-docs/

.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml

@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate token
         id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
         with:
           app-id: ${{ vars.AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}

.github/workflows/standard_library_upgrade_tests.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.export-unit-test-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Export unit test matrix
         id: export-unit-test-matrix
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        uses: actions/cache@caa296126883cff596d87d8935842f9db880ef25 # v5.1.0
         with:
           # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/codeql_home
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
               }, test_summary_file)
 
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: test-results-${{runner.os}}-${{matrix.codeql_cli}}-${{matrix.codeql_standard_library_ident}}
           path: |
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
       - name: Collect test results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 
       - name: Validate test results
         shell: python