diff --git a/.github/workflows/PR.yaml b/.github/workflows/PR.yaml
index e3a2f617c..c4f02ef0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PR.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PR.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
       testsNeeded: ${{ steps.testsNeeded.outputs.testsNeeded }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: setup
         id: setup
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v2
       - name: testsNeeded
         id: testsNeeded
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint
     needs: [workflow-setup]
     if: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.testsNeeded == 'true' }}
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v2
 
   build-image:
     name: Create Builder Image
     needs: [workflow-setup, lint]
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildimage.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildimage.yaml@v2
     with:
       CACHE_KEY_BUILD: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.CACHE_KEY_BUILD }}
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }}/node-build
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
   build_packages:
     name: Build Packages
     needs: [workflow-setup, build-image]
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml@v2
     with:
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }}/node-build:${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
       UBUNTU_VERSION: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Push.yaml b/.github/workflows/Push.yaml
index ba6d6c00d..97a444fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Push.yaml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ jobs:
       publish: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.publish }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: setup
         id: setup
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v2
 
   lint:
     name: Lint
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v2
 
   build-image:
     name: Create Builder Image
     needs: [workflow-setup, lint]
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildimage.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildimage.yaml@v2
     with:
       CACHE_KEY_BUILD: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.CACHE_KEY_BUILD }}
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }}/node-build
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
   build_packages:
     name: Build Packages
     needs: [workflow-setup, build-image]
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml@v2
     with:
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }}/node-build:${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
       UBUNTU_VERSION: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish Artifacts
     needs: [workflow-setup, indy_node_tests]
     if: needs.workflow-setup.outputs.publish == 'true'
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/publish_artifacts.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/publish_artifacts.yaml@v2
     with:
       COMPONENT: 'dev'
       UBUNTU_VERSION: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publishRelease.yaml b/.github/workflows/publishRelease.yaml
index 5b671bf7b..47b852d53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publishRelease.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publishRelease.yaml
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ jobs:
       publish: ${{ steps.workflow-setup.outputs.publish }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: get-release-info
         id: get-release-info
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/get-release-info@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/get-release-info@v2
         with:
           versionString: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
       - name: workflow-setup
         id: workflow-setup
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v2
 
   createRelease:
     name: Create Release
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download Node deb Artifacts from Github Action Artifacts
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v11
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           workflow: releasepr.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           name: indy_node-deb
           path: artifacts/indy_node-deb
       - name: Download Node python Artifacts from Github Action Artifacts
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v11
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           workflow: releasepr.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           name: indy_node-python
           path: artifacts/indy_node-python
       - name: Download Node third party dependency Artifacts from Github Action Artifacts
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v11
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           workflow: releasepr.yaml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish Artifacts
     needs: [release-infos, createRelease]
     if: needs.release-infos.outputs.isVersionBump == 'true' && needs.release-infos.outputs.publish == 'true'
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/publish_artifacts.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/publish_artifacts.yaml@v2
     with:
       COMPONENT: ${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.component }}
       UBUNTU_VERSION: ${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
   convertPyVersion:
     name: "Convert to python version flavour"
     needs: [release-infos, publish_artifacts]
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/pyVersionConversion.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/pyVersionConversion.yaml@v2
     with:
       VERSIONTAG: ${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.VERSIONTAG }}
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-infos, publish_artifacts, convertPyVersion]
     steps:
       - name: Repository Dispatch
-        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PR_PAT }}
           repository: sovrin-foundation/sovrin
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release-infos, publish_artifacts, convertPyVersion]
     steps:
       - name: Repository Dispatch
-        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PR_PAT }}
           repository: sovrin-foundation/token-plugin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml b/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml
index 80fc1ece5..bce03fa4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml
@@ -23,27 +23,27 @@ jobs:
       distribution: ${{ steps.workflow-setup.outputs.distribution }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: get-release-info
         id: get-release-info
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/get-release-info@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/get-release-info@v2
         with:
           versionString: "${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}"
       - name: workflow-setup
         id: workflow-setup
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v2
 
   lint:
     name: Lint
     needs: [release-infos]
     if: needs.release-infos.outputs.isVersionBump == 'true'
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v2
 
   build-docker-image:
     name: Create Builder Image
     needs: [release-infos, lint]
     if: needs.release-infos.outputs.isVersionBump == 'true'
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildimage.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildimage.yaml@v2
     with:
       CACHE_KEY_BUILD: ${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.CACHE_KEY_BUILD }}
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }}/node-build
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Packages
     needs: [release-infos, build-docker-image]
     if: needs.release-infos.outputs.isVersionBump == 'true'
-    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml@v1
+    uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/buildpackages.yaml@v2
     with:
       DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }}/node-build:${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
       UBUNTU_VERSION: ${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.UBUNTU_VERSION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repoDispatchable_UpdatePlenumDependency.yaml b/.github/workflows/repoDispatchable_UpdatePlenumDependency.yaml
index 9173c4796..3ca737207 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repoDispatchable_UpdatePlenumDependency.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repoDispatchable_UpdatePlenumDependency.yaml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ jobs:
   update-setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Update indy-plenum to ${{ github.event.client_payload.pyVersion }}
         run: |
           sed -i "s/\(indy-plenum==\)[^ ]*/\1${{ github.event.client_payload.pyVersion }},/g" setup.py
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.event.pusher.email }}>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuseable_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/reuseable_test.yaml
index 59fd34fd3..af69d0eb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuseable_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuseable_test.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # ===============================================
       # Caching cannot be used.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       #     restore-keys: |
       #       ${{ runner.os }}-indy-node-pip-
       - name: Download node deb
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: indy_node-deb
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 7a46961d5..622eabc02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4 # was v4.1.1 - b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5 # was v4.1.1 - b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@v2.4.0 # was v2.3.1 - 0864cf19026789058feabb7e87baa5f140aac736
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@v2.4.3 # was v2.3.1 - 0864cf19026789058feabb7e87baa5f140aac736
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard (optional).
       # Commenting out will disable upload of results to your repo's Code Scanning dashboard
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3 # was v3.24.9 - 1b1aada464948af03b950897e5eb522f92603cc2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v4 # was v3.24.9 - 1b1aada464948af03b950897e5eb522f92603cc2
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
index b30e3329e..38f2e1657 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ jobs:
       BASE: ${{ steps.get-branch.outputs.branch }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: extract branch
         id: get-branch
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/branch-from-tag@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/branch-from-tag@v2
         with:
           tag: ${{ github.ref }}
       - name: get-release-info
         id: get-release-info
-        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/get-release-info@v1
+        uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/get-release-info@v2
         with:
           versionString: "${{ github.ref }}"
 
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.8'
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           ./bump_version.sh ${{ needs.taginfos.outputs.VERSION }}
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.event.pusher.email }}>
           committer: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.event.pusher.email }}>