diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 3139cfaf..7609318b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ jobs:
         run: mkdir "$REPORTS_DIR"
       - name: Setup python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Setup poetry ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           !failure() && !cancelled() &&
           steps.after-release.outputs.released
         # see https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ env.RUN_ARTIFACT_PYTHON_DIST }}
           path: ${{ env.DIST_SOURCE_DIR }}/
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Artifact reports
         if: ${{ ! cancelled() }}
         # see https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ env.REPORTS_ARTIFACT }}
           path: ${{ env.REPORTS_DIR }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index c9bd2917..d4057b24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -77,16 +77,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -162,16 +162,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install self
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Create reports directory
         run: mkdir ${{ env.REPORTS_DIR }}
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: craft PY_UT_ARGS
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
           with open(os.environ['GITHUB_ENV'], 'a') as env_file:
             env_file.write(f'PY_UT_ARGS={" ".join(PY_UT_ARGS)}\n')
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Artifact reports
         if: ${{ ! cancelled() }}
         # see https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: '${{ env.TESTS_REPORTS_ARTIFACT }}_bnt_${{ matrix.os }}_py${{ matrix.python-version }}'
           path: ${{ env.REPORTS_DIR }}
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: fetch test artifacts
         # see https://github.com/actions/download-artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131  # v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131  # v7.0.0
         with:
           pattern: '${{ env.TESTS_REPORTS_ARTIFACT }}_bnt_*'
           merge-multiple: true
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
         ## see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#example-using-secrets
         if: ${{ env.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN != '' }}
         # see https://github.com/codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action
-        uses: codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action@89d6c85cfafaec52c72b6c5e8b2878d33104c699  # v1
+        uses: codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action@89d6c85cfafaec52c72b6c5e8b2878d33104c699  # v1.3.0
         with:
           project-token: ${{ env.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
           coverage-reports: ${{ env.REPORTS_DIR }}/coverage/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5928733e..d0e449f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -96,16 +96,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python Environment
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install poetry
-        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-poetry
+        # see https://github.com/Gr1N/setup-poetry
         uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@48b0f77c8c1b1b19cb962f0f00dff7b4be8f81ec  # v9
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Setup python
         # see https://github.com/actions/setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}
       - name: Install and configure Poetry
-        # See https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-poetry-action
-        uses: snok/install-poetry@76e04a911780d5b312d89783f7b1cd627778900a  # v1
+        # See https://github.com/snok/install-poetry
+        uses: snok/install-poetry@76e04a911780d5b312d89783f7b1cd627778900a  # v1.4.1
         with:
           version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
           virtualenvs-create: true
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           !failure() && !cancelled() &&
           steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         # see https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@cef221092ed1bacb1cc03d23a2d87d1d172e277b  # release/v1
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@cef221092ed1bacb1cc03d23a2d87d1d172e277b  # v1.14.0
         with:
           attestations: true
       - name: Publish package distributions to GitHub Releases
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           !failure() && !cancelled() &&
           steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         # see https://python-semantic-release.readthedocs.io/en/latest/automatic-releases/github-actions.html#python-semantic-release-publish-action
-        uses: python-semantic-release/publish-action@310a9983a0ae878b29f3aac778d7c77c1db27378  # v10
+        uses: python-semantic-release/publish-action@310a9983a0ae878b29f3aac778d7c77c1db27378  # v10.5.3
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           !failure() && !cancelled() &&
           steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         # see https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ env.DIST_ARTIFACT }}
           path: ${{ env.DIST_DIR }}/
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GHCR_REPO=${GHCR_REPO@L}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Checkout code (${{ env.TAG }})
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ needs.release-PyPI.outputs.tag }}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir "$DIST_DIR"
       - name: Fetch python dist artifact
         # see https://github.com/actions/download-artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131  # v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131  # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ env.DIST_ARTIFACT }}
           path: ${{ env.DIST_DIR }}/
@@ -268,15 +268,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Artifact reports
         if: ${{ ! cancelled() }}
         # see https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f  # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_DOCKER_SBOM }}
           path: ${{ env.REPORTS_DIR }}/*.bom.*
           if-no-files-found: error
       # publish AFTER the boms were build, as the bom-generation is kind of a test if the image works
       - name: Login to DockerHub
-        # see hhttps://github.com/docker/login-action?tab=readme-ov-file#docker-hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3
+        # see https://github.com/docker/login-action?tab=readme-ov-file#docker-hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3.7.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
       # region publish to GHCR
       - name: Login to GHCR
         # see https://github.com/docker/login-action#github-container-registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3.7.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
index 1e27a0ce..4802b749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
@@ -17,31 +17,26 @@
 
 # For details of what checks are run for PRs please refer below
 # docs: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
-
-name: Workflow Security Analysis
+name: Zizmor
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/**'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
   push:
-    paths:
-      - ".github/workflows/**"
-      - ".github/dependabot.yml"
+    branches: ['master', 'main']
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ['**']
+  workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-    # weekly scan: every Saturday at 00:00 UTC
     - cron: '0 0 * * 6'
 
+permissions: {}
+
 concurrency:
   group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}'
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-permissions: {}
-
 jobs:
   zizmor:
-    name: Harden GitHub Workflows (zizmor)
+    name: Zizmor
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
@@ -49,12 +44,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # see https://github.com/actions/checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Run zizmor 🌈
         # see https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-action
-        uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@b1d7e1fb5de872772f31590499237e7cce841e8e  # v0.5.3
+        uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@5f14fd08f7cf1cb1609c1e344975f152c7ee938d  # v0.5.6
         with:
           # advanced-security: false => emit findings as workflow-command annotations (::error file=…) rather than
           # uploading a SARIF report to GitHub's Security tab.