diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index a1ad4568..0900cad4 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
-    cooldown:
-      semver-major-days: 7
+      time: "06:00"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
     groups:
       major-updates:
         applies-to: version-updates
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dispatch-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/dispatch-release.yaml
index 3e2fbca9..2cda4e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dispatch-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dispatch-release.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "branch=${BRANCH}" >>"${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
       - name: 'Checkout repo'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
         with:
           repository: 'OXID-eSales/github-actions'
           ref: '${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge-release.yaml
index 12532eff..b4abf359 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-release.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'Checkout repo'
         if: ${{ steps.data.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
         with:
           repository: 'OXID-eSales/github-actions'
           ref: 'main'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-validate_workflows.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-validate_workflows.yaml
index 3c7af608..6172f250 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-validate_workflows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-validate_workflows.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         id: checkout
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
 
       - name: 'Lint yaml files'
         id: yamllint
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         id: checkout
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
 
       - name: 'Run actionlint'
         id: actionlint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/universal_workflow_light.yaml b/.github/workflows/universal_workflow_light.yaml
index de7ba424..85731369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/universal_workflow_light.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/universal_workflow_light.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.runs_on) }}
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout testplan defaults'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
         with:
           repository: 'OXID-eSales/github-actions'
           ref: '${{ inputs.defaults }}'
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout: '${{ inputs.default_plan_folder }}'
 
       - name: 'Checkout testplans'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
         with:
           sparse-checkout: |
             ${{ inputs.plan_folder}}
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'Checkout shop'
         if: ${{ env.SONAR_TOKEN != '' }}
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           repository: '${{ steps.sonarcloud_testplan.outputs.sonarcloud_git_repository }}'
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         id: checkout
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
 
       - name: 'Lint yaml files'
         id: yamllint
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ jobs:
           debug: ${{ inputs.debug }}
 
       - name: 'Checkout the repo for cleanup'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
         with:
           path: repo
 
diff --git a/actionlint/action.yaml b/actionlint/action.yaml
index 54e373f4..88a62a03 100644
--- a/actionlint/action.yaml
+++ b/actionlint/action.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: 'Checkout'
       id: checkout
-      uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+      uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
 
     - name: 'Generate custom config'
       id: generate_custom_config
diff --git a/build_docker/action.yaml b/build_docker/action.yaml
index fe44164d..37f19c4a 100644
--- a/build_docker/action.yaml
+++ b/build_docker/action.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: 'Checkout repository'
-      uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
+      uses: 'actions/checkout@v7'
 
     - name: 'Set up QEMU'
       uses: 'docker/setup-qemu-action@v4'