diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2df162d89..ed4826406 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,3 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
-      - "github-actions"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml
index 8f5b1bc25..b68ffd2b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ jobs:
           python3 trusted-scorecard-scripts/scripts/checks/normalize_scorecard_sarif.py
           scorecard-sarif/results.sarif
           normalized-scorecard-results.sarif
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@99df26d4f13ea111d4ec1a7dddef6063f76b97e9 # v4.37.0 peeled commit; SHA pinning retained as supply-chain attack mitigation.
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@b96794f015dfd88f77b49b1c93e0fa7110f94c63 # v4.38.0 peeled commit; SHA pinning retained as supply-chain attack mitigation.
         with:
           sarif_file: normalized-scorecard-results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml b/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml
index 07754a782..dd2547fe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ jobs:
           trivyignores: ./.trivyignore
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
         if: always()
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@99df26d4f13ea111d4ec1a7dddef6063f76b97e9 # v4.37.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@b96794f015dfd88f77b49b1c93e0fa7110f94c63 # v4.38.0
         with:
           sarif_file: trivy-results.sarif
diff --git a/services/analysis-engine/tests/test_workflow_action_annotation_policy.py b/services/analysis-engine/tests/test_workflow_action_annotation_policy.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3064cfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/analysis-engine/tests/test_workflow_action_annotation_policy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Regression tests for human-readable GitHub Action pin annotations."""
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+UPLOAD_SARIF_REFERENCE_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^\s*-\s+uses:\s+github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@"
+    r"(?P<sha>[0-9a-fA-F]{40})\s+#\s+v(?P<version>\d+\.\d+\.\d+)(?:\s|$)"
+)
+
+
+def test_upload_sarif_sha_annotations_are_complete_and_consistent() -> None:
+    """Keep upload-sarif SHA pins and their review annotations in one identity."""
+    repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
+    workflow_dir = repo_root / ".github" / "workflows"
+    workflow_paths = sorted(
+        set(workflow_dir.glob("*.yml")) | set(workflow_dir.glob("*.yaml"))
+    )
+    references: list[tuple[str, str, str]] = []
+    incomplete: list[str] = []
+
+    for workflow_path in workflow_paths:
+        for line_number, line in enumerate(
+            workflow_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines(), start=1
+        ):
+            if (
+                "github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@" not in line
+                or line.lstrip().startswith("#")
+            ):
+                continue
+            match = UPLOAD_SARIF_REFERENCE_RE.match(line)
+            location = f"{workflow_path.relative_to(repo_root)}:{line_number}"
+            if match is None:
+                incomplete.append(location)
+                continue
+            references.append(
+                (match.group("sha").lower(), match.group("version"), location)
+            )
+
+    assert not incomplete, (
+        "upload-sarif pins must carry an adjacent semantic-version annotation: "
+        + ", ".join(incomplete)
+    )
+    assert references, "repository workflows must contain a reviewed upload-sarif pin"
+
+    identities = {(sha, version) for sha, version, _ in references}
+    assert len(identities) == 1, (
+        "upload-sarif workflows disagree on the reviewed SHA/version identity: "
+        + ", ".join(
+            f"{location}={sha}@v{version}" for sha, version, location in references
+        )
+    )