diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml
index baa002de7..ac7e61d4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
       - name: Prepare git
         env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_USER}"
           git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_USER}@appscode.com"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update release branches
         env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ./hack/scripts/cherry-pick.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 56fc0fadf..3a371c1eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,31 +14,35 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.25
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5.6.0
         with:
           go-version: '1.25'
         id: go
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         id: qemu
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
         with:
           cache-image: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
 
       - name: Run checks
         run: |
           make ci
 
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: 1gtm
+          password: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Build
         env:
           REGISTRY: ghcr.io/appscodeci
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          USERNAME: 1gtm
         run: |
-          docker login ghcr.io --username ${USERNAME} --password ${DOCKER_TOKEN}
           make push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml
index 05e99410d..d366f9c30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
       - name: Prepare git
         env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_USER}"
           git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_USER}@appscode.com"
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           github.event.action == 'closed' &&
           github.event.pull_request.merged == true
         env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ./hack/scripts/update-release-tracker.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 444e9d170..854012332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Install GitHub CLI
         run: |
@@ -25,12 +28,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         id: qemu
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
         with:
           cache-image: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
 
       - name: Publish to GitHub Container Registry
         env: