diff --git a/.github/workflows/brew.yml b/.github/workflows/brew.yml
index eb5c7fca69..1c06c0e357 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/brew.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/brew.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: homebrew/brew:latest
+      options: --user 0
 
     steps:
       # v1 required due to permissions error
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Correct the creation permissions
         run: sudo chown -R linuxbrew .
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Note: cmake already installed from a local Github tap
       # Attempting to install it from homebrew/core creates a conflict without more handling
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 2a868b5474..59ee0cc072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Create build environment
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label_check.yml b/.github/workflows/label_check.yml
index 4505f14f69..37f3057c51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label_check.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Wait for bot to set label
         run: sleep 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index 36ee13aeb0..74029807cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       PRE_COMMIT_USE_MICROMAMBA: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install pre-commit and identify
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/set_pr_label.yml b/.github/workflows/set_pr_label.yml
index a91b9fe4f9..b82803632a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/set_pr_label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/set_pr_label.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Assign label based on PR title
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_build.yml b/.github/workflows/static_build.yml
index f72be6f7d7..03126d2673 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_build.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest, platform: osx, arch: arm64 }
     steps:
       - name: Checkout micromamba-feedstock
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: conda-forge/micromamba-feedstock
           path: micromamba-feedstock
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i 's|    - libcurl >=8\.4\.0[[:space:]]*# \[unix\]|    - libcurl >=8.4,<8.15    #[unix]|' meta.yaml
           sed -i 's|    - libcurl-static >=8\.4\.0[[:space:]]*# \[unix\]|    - libcurl-static >=8.4,<8.15    #[unix]|' meta.yaml
       - name: Checkout mamba branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: mamba
       - name: Clear mamba git directory and link source
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "win-64"
     runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Cache vcpkg packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unix_impl.yml b/.github/workflows/unix_impl.yml
index c74680daf7..7016472369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unix_impl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unix_impl.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Create build environment
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(inputs.os, 'ubuntu')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_impl.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_impl.yml
index da9da428c7..0aed9155df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_impl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_impl.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Create build environment
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with:
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with:
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mamba repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Restore workspace
         uses: ./.github/actions/workspace
         with: