diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1848b63..4aea4b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # pnpm version is read from the "packageManager" field in package.json.
       # Do not pin a version here — it conflicts with packageManager and fails
       # with ERR_PNPM_BAD_PM_VERSION.
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: pnpm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 88681f6..cc9dd8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 # Removing it changed the error from E404 to ENEEDAUTH but did not publish.
 # actions/setup-node#1551, npm/cli#9088.
 #
+# Since then setup-node v7 stopped exporting a dummy NODE_AUTH_TOKEN when no
+# token is set (actions/setup-node#1558), which is the half of that trap that
+# corrupted .npmrc under OIDC. It does not affect the token path — we set
+# NODE_AUTH_TOKEN explicitly — but it means trusted publishing is worth a third
+# attempt before the 2FA-bypass deprecation below forces one.
+#
 # Worth knowing when this is next revisited: npm is restricting tokens that
 # bypass 2FA for direct publishing, so the token path has a horizon.
 # https://gh.io/npm-gat-bypass2fa-deprecation
@@ -48,17 +54,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # pnpm version is read from the "packageManager" field in package.json.
       # Do not pin a version here — it conflicts with packageManager and fails
       # with ERR_PNPM_BAD_PM_VERSION.
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
       # `registry-url` is what makes setup-node write the .npmrc line that feeds
       # NODE_AUTH_TOKEN to npm. Required for token auth — and the thing to delete
       # first if this ever moves back to OIDC.
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4b357ad..0d24c45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # pnpm version is read from the "packageManager" field in package.json.
       # Do not pin a version here — it conflicts with packageManager and fails
       # with ERR_PNPM_BAD_PM_VERSION.
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: pnpm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/threatcrush-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/threatcrush-scan.yml
index d9190b6..83fed51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/threatcrush-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/threatcrush-scan.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 15
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: "20"
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload to the Security tab
         if: always() && 'true' == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v4
         with:
           sarif_file: threatcrush.sarif
           category: threatcrush
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload SARIF artifact
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: threatcrush-sarif
           path: threatcrush.sarif
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Comment on PR
         if: always() && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');