diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7d583047d..0eccc8438 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         cxx: [g++-13, clang++-18]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON -DFLATBUFFERS_STATIC_FLATC=ON .
     - name: build
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       run: zip Linux.flatc.binary.${{ matrix.cxx }}.zip flatc
     - name: Release zip file
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       with:
         files: Linux.flatc.binary.${{ matrix.cxx }}.zip
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Linux with -DFLATBUFFERS_NO_FILE_TESTS
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=clang++-18 cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON -DFLATBUFFERS_CXX_FLAGS="-DFLATBUFFERS_NO_FILE_TESTS" .
     - name: build
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Linux with out-of-source build location
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: make build directory
       run: mkdir build
     - name: cmake
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
             std: 23
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: >
         CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles"
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ jobs:
         std: [11, 14, 17, 20, 23]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
     - name: cmake
       run: >
         cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows 2022
     runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
     - name: cmake
       run: cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_CPP17=ON -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       run: move Release/flatc.exe . && Compress-Archive flatc.exe Windows.flatc.binary.zip
     - name: Release binary
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       with:
         files: Windows.flatc.binary.zip
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ jobs:
           #'-p:EnableSpanT=true,UnsafeByteBuffer=true'
           ]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4.2.0
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
       with:
         dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
     - name: Build
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Mac (for Intel)
     runs-on: macos-15-intel
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: cmake -G "Xcode" -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       run: mv Release/flatc . && zip MacIntel.flatc.binary.zip flatc
     - name: Release binary
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       with:
         files: MacIntel.flatc.binary.zip
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Mac (universal build)
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: cmake -G "Xcode" -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       run: mv Release/flatc . && zip Mac.flatc.binary.zip flatc
     - name: Release binary
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       with:
         files: Mac.flatc.binary.zip
@@ -313,14 +313,14 @@ jobs:
    if: false #disabled due to continual failure
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    steps:
-   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+   - uses: actions/checkout@v6
    - name: set up Java
      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
      with:
        distribution: temurin
        java-version: 17
    - name: set up Gradle
-     uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+     uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
    - name: set up flatc
      run: |
        cmake -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cxx: [g++-13, clang++-18]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
     - name: Generate
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Check Generated Code on Windows
     runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
     - name: cmake
       run: cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_CPP17=ON -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON .
     - name: build
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cxx: [g++-13]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: cmake
       run: CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }} cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DFLATBUFFERS_CXX_FLAGS="-Wno-unused-parameter -fno-aligned-new" -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
     - name: Run benchmarks
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Java
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: test
       working-directory: java
       run: mvn test
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       # Force Xcode 14.3 since Xcode 15 doesnt support older versions of
       # kotlin. For Xcode 15, kotlin should be bumpped to 1.9.10
       # https://stackoverflow.com/a/77150623
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ jobs:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 17
     - name: set up Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
     - name: Build flatc
       run: |
        cmake -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF .
@@ -423,14 +423,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: set up Java
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 17
     - name: set up Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
     - name: Build flatc
       run: |
        cmake -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF .
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Rust Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: test
       working-directory: tests
       run: bash RustTest.sh
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Rust Windows
     runs-on: windows-2022-64core
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: test
       working-directory: tests
       run: ./RustTest.bat
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Python
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Go
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ jobs:
    name: Build PHP
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    steps:
-   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+   - uses: actions/checkout@v6
    - name: flatc
      # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
      run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_STRICT_MODE=ON . && make -j
@@ -504,10 +504,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         swift: ["5.10", "6.1", "6.2"]
-    # Only 22.04 has swift at the moment https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md?plain=1#L30
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: swift-actions/setup-swift@v2
       with:
         swift-version: ${{ matrix.swift }}
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test swift windows
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: SwiftyLab/setup-swift@latest
         with:
           swift-version: '6.1'
@@ -531,7 +530,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test Swift Wasm
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        - uses: swift-actions/setup-swift@v2
          with:
            swift-version: 6.2.1
@@ -549,7 +548,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build TS
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF . && make -j
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Dart
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v1
         with:
           sdk: stable
@@ -583,11 +582,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Nim
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: flatc
       # FIXME: make test script not rely on flatc
       run: cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_INSTALL=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATLIB=OFF -DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH=OFF . && make -j
-    - uses: jiro4989/setup-nim-action@v1
+    - uses: jiro4989/setup-nim-action@v2
     - name: install library
       working-directory: nim
       run: nimble -y develop && nimble install
@@ -599,7 +598,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Bazel
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: bazel build
         run: >
           bazel build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index cac856182..d4c066a8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Configure Git Credentials
         run: |
           git config user.name github-actions[bot]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label.yml b/.github/workflows/label.yml
index 8749a9f5d..b9023791f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/labeler@ee18d5d34efd9b4f7dafdb0e363cb688eb438044 # 4.1.0
+    - uses: actions/labeler@6
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3961a9f52..309fe12c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish NPM
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '20.x'
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./python
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./net/flatbuffers
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
           dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
       - name: Build
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./java
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: '11'
           distribution: 'adopt'
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./kotlin
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: '11'
           distribution: 'adopt'
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish crates.io
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 6f9bac596..1d35cd478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v7.0.0
+    - uses: actions/stale@v10
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         operations-per-run: 500