diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8cd106cb78..9cb556cee3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     groups:
       all-dependencies:
         patterns:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
index cb7c0cd712..62cf56590e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Spotless
         run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
-      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
   license-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./.github/scripts/build-azure-monitor-dependency.sh
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Generate license report
         run: |
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ jobs:
         run: ./.github/scripts/build-azure-monitor-dependency.sh
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@30375c66a4eea26614e0d39710365f22f8b0af57 # v3
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@30375c66a4eea26614e0d39710365f22f8b0af57 # v3.0.0
 
       - name: Setup Visual Studio and Windows SDK environment
         shell: cmd
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
 
       - name: Upload snapshot
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           path: agent/agent/build/libs/applicationinsights-agent-*-SNAPSHOT.jar
 
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - id: setup-test-java
         name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.test-java-version }}-${{ matrix.vm }} for running tests
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: ${{ matrix.vm == 'hotspot' && 'temurin' || 'adopt-openj9'}}
           java-version: ${{ matrix.test-java-version }}
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./.github/scripts/build-azure-monitor-dependency.sh
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Test
         # spotless is checked separately since it's a common source of failure
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Java 21
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./.github/scripts/build-azure-monitor-dependency.sh
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Test
         run: ./gradlew ${{ matrix.module }}:smokeTest --tests "${{ matrix.test_class }}*"
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "UPLOAD_ARTIFACT_NAME=$artifact_name" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Upload smoke test reports
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ${{ env.UPLOAD_ARTIFACT_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml
index c294fa4910..42098d5b69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Java 21
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@f205ea1c3313d32999d8d6a48b4f6530d4437b38 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3
         with:
           languages: java
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew assemble --no-build-cache
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@f205ea1c3313d32999d8d6a48b4f6530d4437b38 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3
         with:
           category: java
 
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       
       - name: Set up Java 21 (required for JNI compilation)
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Setup Visual Studio Build Tools
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@30375c66a4eea26614e0d39710365f22f8b0af57 # v3
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@30375c66a4eea26614e0d39710365f22f8b0af57 # v3.0.0
       
       # This step uses Microsoft's vswhere tool to verify that the official Windows 10 SDK (version 19041) is installed.
       # vswhere is a Microsoft-provided command-line utility that locates Visual Studio installations and their components.
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@f205ea1c3313d32999d8d6a48b4f6530d4437b38 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3
         with:
           languages: cpp
           debug: true
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           )
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@f205ea1c3313d32999d8d6a48b4f6530d4437b38 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e4fba868fa4b1b91e1fdab776edc8cfbe6e9fb81 # v4.37.3
         with:
           category: cpp
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index 2dca26a1e3..09c74554cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Populate Gradle caches
         run: ./gradlew classes testClasses assemble spotlessApply
diff --git a/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml
index 36087b3bca..663d158747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Java 21
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - run: ./gradlew :agent:agent:dependencyCheckAnalyze
         env:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload report
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           path: agent/agent/build/reports
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perf-test_daily.yml b/.github/workflows/perf-test_daily.yml
index 4515f4c78c..a6ba87d436 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perf-test_daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perf-test_daily.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@b6effb05e454b25005698d916606bdc6ffcbf961 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95 # v5.6.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
 
       - name: Build Application Insights Java agent
         run: ./gradlew assemble
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run perf test
         env:
           PERF_TEST_URL_PATTERN: ${{ secrets.PERF_TEST_URL_PATTERN }}
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           build-root-directory: ./perf-tests
           arguments: test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-helper.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-helper.yml
index 9b5cddfbc1..c1dee3a9f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-helper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-helper.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6.2.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: true