ci: pin all GitHub Actions to SHAs, dependabot monthly + minor/patch grouping

.github/actions/setup-kind-registry/action.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: start kind
       id: kind
-      uses: helm/kind-action@v1.13.0
+      uses: helm/kind-action@92086f6be054225fa813e0a4b13787fc9088faab # v1.13.0
       with:
         registry: true
         registry_name: kind-registry

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -3,60 +3,78 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
     directory: /
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     groups:
       go-dependencies:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: ".github/workflows"
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
+      interval: "monthly"
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/template/workflows/helm/.github/workflows"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/template/workflows/kustomize/.github/workflows"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/template/workflows/manifests/.github/workflows"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/.github/actions"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"

.github/workflows/check-signed-commits.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   check-signatures:
-    uses: Azure/action-release-workflows/.github/workflows/check_signed_commits.yaml@v1
+    uses: Azure/action-release-workflows/.github/workflows/check_signed_commits.yaml@3c677ba5ab58f5c5c1a6f0cfb176b333b1f27405 # v1
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v3.29.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v3.29.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ jobs:
       #   make release
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v3.29.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3

.github/workflows/integration-install.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       - name: Get Draft Cli version
-        uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         id: get_draft_version
         with:
           result-encoding: string

.github/workflows/integration-per-language.yml

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "imagename=${{ steps.kind-registry.outputs.local-registry }}/testapp" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       # Runs Helm to create manifest files
       - name: Bake deployment
-        uses: azure/k8s-bake@v4.1.0
+        uses: azure/k8s-bake@0191a5ae5126cfe61885d9bd46511caa8e9a9550 # v4.1.0
         with:
           renderEngine: "helm"
           helmChart: ./langtest/charts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           context: ./langtest/
       # Deploys application based on manifest files from previous step
       - name: Deploy application
-        uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v6
+        uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@c7ebd0d5f39477a23f1b5dea0f52e6db04adf28e # v6
         continue-on-error: true
         id: deploy
         with:
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           pwd
       # Validate generated workflow yaml
       - name: Install action-validator with asdf
-        uses: asdf-vm/actions/install@v4
+        uses: asdf-vm/actions/install@b7bcd026f18772e44fe1026d729e1611cc435d47 # v4
         with:
           tool_versions: |
             action-validator 0.1.2
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           name: draft-binary
       - run: chmod +x ./draft
       - run: mkdir ./langtest
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           repository: ${{ inputs.repo }}
           path: ./langtest
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
           name: draft-binary
       - run: chmod +x ./draft
       - run: mkdir ./langtest
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           repository: ${{inputs.repo}}
           path: ./langtest
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "imagename=${{ steps.kind-registry.outputs.local-registry }}/testapp" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Bake deployment
-        uses: azure/k8s-bake@v4.1.0
+        uses: azure/k8s-bake@0191a5ae5126cfe61885d9bd46511caa8e9a9550 # v4.1.0
         id: bake
         with:
           renderEngine: "kustomize"
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
           context: ./langtest/
       # Deploys application based on manifest files from previous step
       - name: Deploy application
-        uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v6
+        uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@c7ebd0d5f39477a23f1b5dea0f52e6db04adf28e # v6
         continue-on-error: true
         id: deploy
         with:
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ jobs:
           pwd
       # Validate generated workflow yaml
       - name: Install action-validator with asdf
-        uses: asdf-vm/actions/install@v4
+        uses: asdf-vm/actions/install@b7bcd026f18772e44fe1026d729e1611cc435d47 # v4
         with:
           tool_versions: |
             action-validator 0.1.2
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ jobs:
           --variable NAMESPACE=default
       # Validate generated workflow yaml
       - name: Install action-validator with asdf
-        uses: asdf-vm/actions/install@v4
+        uses: asdf-vm/actions/install@b7bcd026f18772e44fe1026d729e1611cc435d47 # v4
         with:
           tool_versions: |
             action-validator 0.1.2

.github/workflows/poll-starter.yml

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       packages: none
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Download run information
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v21
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@b6e2e70617bc3265edd6dab6c906732b2f1ae151 # v21
         continue-on-error: true
         id: download
         with:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: ${{ steps.update-workflows.outputs.changes == 'true' }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8
         with:
           commit-message: update starter workflows
           title: Automated Update Starter Workflows

.github/workflows/release-and-publish.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     # Read changelog and read versions etc.
     - name: Check version is mentioned in Changelog.md
       id: changelog_reader
-      uses: mindsers/changelog-reader-action@v2
+      uses: mindsers/changelog-reader-action@1faaf50aa09d5793d9a100819973df801febfb31 # v2
       with:
         validation_depth: 10
         path: './CHANGELOG.md'
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
       with:
-        go-version: '1.26'
+        go-version: '1.25'
     # Check if the newest tag already exists
     - name: Check if tag exist
       uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@5c39604fe8aef7e65acb6fbcf96ec580f7680313 # v1.7.0
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     # If the tag already exists, we don't upload release artifacts
     - name: Update Draft Release Body
       if: ${{ steps.check-tag-exists.outputs.exists == 'true' }}
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3.0.2
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3d0d9888cb7fd7b750713d6e236d1fcb99157228 # v3.0.2
       env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} 
       with:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     # Create Release with artifacts
     - name: Create Draft Release
       if: ${{ steps.check-tag-exists.outputs.exists == 'false'}}
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3.0.2
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3d0d9888cb7fd7b750713d6e236d1fcb99157228 # v3.0.2
       env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} 
       with: