diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-dev-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-dev-bump.yml
index 1f478ce..8840163 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-dev-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-dev-bump.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 76c6e6b..606ef53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           # Use PAT to bypass branch protection rules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml b/.github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml
index 524f8eb..9caa61d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude.yml b/.github/workflows/claude.yml
index 7b6ecdd..992d399 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index af426d7..49429af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index b73675a..cce66e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index 55fe4fc..0593e22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Annotate locations with typos
         uses: codespell-project/codespell-problem-matcher@v1
       - name: Codespell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 0ba05b9..bbf902e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Build Docker image for testing
         run: |
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/process-feedback.yml b/.github/workflows/process-feedback.yml
index 2890510..21e749b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/process-feedback.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/process-feedback.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2  # Get previous commit to detect new files
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-testpypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-testpypi.yml
index 5e1f6ab..112f368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-testpypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-testpypi.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
       should_publish: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_publish }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.check-version.outputs.should_publish == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f551a51..672c37d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build distribution
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e275007..0085263 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
index 34dff07..a07f3d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Dependency Review
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Build Docker image
         run: |
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for better detection
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b161e2a..27b3acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint & Format
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.12']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       integration_needed: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.integration_needed }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
       needs.check-changes.outputs.integration_needed == 'true'
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
       (needs.check-changes.outputs.integration_needed == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-hed-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/update-hed-docs.yml
index ae2c8d1..e0d35fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-hed-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-hed-docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Fetch Latest HED Docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: develop
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT }}