diff --git a/actions/setup/js/create_project.cjs b/actions/setup/js/create_project.cjs
index ebe8f461785..749ca6243c5 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/create_project.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/create_project.cjs
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
   /**
    * Message handler function that processes a single create_project message
    * @param {Object} message - The create_project message to process
-   * @param {Map<string, {repo?: string, number?: number, projectUrl?: string}>} temporaryIdMap - Unified map of temporary IDs
    * @param {Object} resolvedTemporaryIds - Plain object version of temporaryIdMap for backward compatibility
+   * @param {Map<string, {repo?: string, number?: number, projectUrl?: string}>|null} temporaryIdMap - Unified map of temporary IDs
    * @returns {Promise<Object>} Result with success/error status
    */
-  return async function handleCreateProject(message, temporaryIdMap, resolvedTemporaryIds = {}) {
+  return async function handleCreateProject(message, resolvedTemporaryIds = {}, temporaryIdMap = null) {
     // Check max limit
     if (processedCount >= maxCount) {
       core.warning(`Skipping create_project: max count of ${maxCount} reached`);
@@ -370,8 +370,9 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
 
           // Check if it's a valid temporary ID
           if (isTemporaryId(tempIdWithoutHash)) {
-            // Look up in the unified temporaryIdMap
-            const resolved = temporaryIdMap.get(normalizeTemporaryId(tempIdWithoutHash));
+            // Look up in the unified temporaryIdMap (Map) or resolvedTemporaryIds (plain object)
+            const normalizedKey = normalizeTemporaryId(tempIdWithoutHash);
+            const resolved = temporaryIdMap instanceof Map ? temporaryIdMap.get(normalizedKey) : resolvedTemporaryIds[normalizedKey];
 
             if (resolved && resolved.repo && resolved.number) {
               // Build the proper GitHub issue URL
@@ -459,6 +460,13 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
 
       core.info(`✓ Successfully created project: ${projectInfo.projectUrl}`);
 
+      // Store temporary ID mapping so subsequent operations can reference this project
+      const normalizedTempId = normalizeTemporaryId(temporaryId ?? "");
+      if (temporaryIdMap instanceof Map) {
+        temporaryIdMap.set(normalizedTempId, { projectUrl: projectInfo.projectUrl });
+      }
+      core.info(`Stored temporary ID mapping: ${temporaryId} -> ${projectInfo.projectUrl}`);
+
       // Create configured views if any
       if (configuredViews.length > 0) {
         core.info(`Creating ${configuredViews.length} configured view(s) on project: ${projectInfo.projectUrl}`);
@@ -488,6 +496,7 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
         projectTitle: projectInfo.projectTitle,
         projectUrl: projectInfo.projectUrl,
         itemId: projectInfo.itemId,
+        temporaryId,
       };
     } catch (err) {
       // prettier-ignore
diff --git a/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.cjs b/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.cjs
index 65e6d70949c..b241020411e 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.cjs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { loadAgentOutput } = require("./load_agent_output.cjs");
 const { getErrorMessage } = require("./error_helpers.cjs");
 const { sanitizeContent } = require("./sanitize_content.cjs");
 const { logStagedPreviewInfo } = require("./staged_preview.cjs");
+const { isTemporaryId, normalizeTemporaryId } = require("./temporary_id.cjs");
 const { ERR_CONFIG, ERR_NOT_FOUND, ERR_PARSE, ERR_VALIDATION } = require("./error_codes.cjs");
 
 /**
@@ -308,11 +309,11 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
   /**
    * Message handler function that processes a single create_project_status_update message
    * @param {Object} message - The create_project_status_update message to process
-   * @param {Map<string, {repo?: string, number?: number, projectUrl?: string}>} temporaryIdMap - Unified map of temporary IDs
    * @param {Object} resolvedTemporaryIds - Plain object version of temporaryIdMap for backward compatibility
+   * @param {Map<string, {repo?: string, number?: number, projectUrl?: string}>|null} temporaryIdMap - Unified map of temporary IDs
    * @returns {Promise<Object>} Result with success/error status and status update details
    */
-  return async function handleCreateProjectStatusUpdate(message, temporaryIdMap, resolvedTemporaryIds = {}) {
+  return async function handleCreateProjectStatusUpdate(message, resolvedTemporaryIds = {}, temporaryIdMap = null) {
     // Check if we've hit the max limit
     if (processedCount >= maxCount) {
       core.warning(`Skipping create-project-status-update: max count of ${maxCount} reached`);
@@ -328,7 +329,8 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
 
     // Validate that project field is explicitly provided in the message
     // The project field is required in agent output messages and must be a full GitHub project URL
-    const effectiveProjectUrl = output.project;
+    // or a temporary project ID (e.g., aw_abc123 or #aw_abc123) from create_project
+    let effectiveProjectUrl = output.project;
 
     if (!effectiveProjectUrl || typeof effectiveProjectUrl !== "string" || effectiveProjectUrl.trim() === "") {
       core.error('Missing required "project" field. The agent must explicitly include the project URL in the output message: {"type": "create_project_status_update", "project": "https://github.com/orgs/myorg/projects/42", "body": "..."}');
@@ -338,6 +340,24 @@ async function main(config = {}, githubClient = null) {
       };
     }
 
+    // Resolve temporary project ID if present
+    const projectStr = effectiveProjectUrl.trim();
+    const projectWithoutHash = projectStr.startsWith("#") ? projectStr.substring(1) : projectStr;
+    if (isTemporaryId(projectWithoutHash)) {
+      const normalizedId = normalizeTemporaryId(projectWithoutHash);
+      const resolved = temporaryIdMap instanceof Map ? temporaryIdMap.get(normalizedId) : resolvedTemporaryIds[normalizedId];
+      if (resolved && typeof resolved === "object" && "projectUrl" in resolved && resolved.projectUrl) {
+        core.info(`Resolved temporary project ID ${projectStr} to ${resolved.projectUrl}`);
+        effectiveProjectUrl = resolved.projectUrl;
+      } else {
+        core.error(`Temporary project ID '${projectStr}' not found. Ensure create_project was called before create_project_status_update.`);
+        return {
+          success: false,
+          error: `${ERR_NOT_FOUND}: Temporary project ID '${projectStr}' not found. Ensure create_project was called before create_project_status_update.`,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!output.body) {
       core.error("Missing required field: body (status update content)");
       return {
diff --git a/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.test.cjs b/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.test.cjs
index 59e18fe63b1..5dcac4498a8 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.test.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.test.cjs
@@ -600,4 +600,117 @@ describe("create_project_status_update", () => {
     // Cleanup
     delete process.env.GH_AW_PROJECT_URL;
   });
+
+  it("should resolve a temporary project ID from temporaryIdMap", async () => {
+    mockGithub.graphql
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        organization: {
+          projectV2: {
+            id: "PVT_test123",
+            number: 42,
+            title: "Test Project",
+            url: "https://github.com/orgs/test-org/projects/42",
+          },
+        },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        createProjectV2StatusUpdate: {
+          statusUpdate: {
+            id: "PVTSU_test123",
+            body: "Test status update",
+            bodyHTML: "<p>Test status update</p>",
+            startDate: "2025-01-01",
+            targetDate: "2025-12-31",
+            status: "ON_TRACK",
+            createdAt: "2025-01-06T12:00:00Z",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+    const handler = await main({ max: 10 });
+
+    const temporaryIdMap = new Map();
+    temporaryIdMap.set("aw_abc12345", { projectUrl: "https://github.com/orgs/test-org/projects/42" });
+
+    const result = await handler(
+      {
+        project: "aw_abc12345",
+        body: "Test status update",
+        status: "ON_TRACK",
+        start_date: "2025-01-01",
+        target_date: "2025-12-31",
+      },
+      Object.fromEntries(temporaryIdMap),
+      temporaryIdMap
+    );
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.status_update_id).toBe("PVTSU_test123");
+    expect(mockCore.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Resolved temporary project ID aw_abc12345"));
+  });
+
+  it("should resolve a temporary project ID with hash prefix from temporaryIdMap", async () => {
+    mockGithub.graphql
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        organization: {
+          projectV2: {
+            id: "PVT_test123",
+            number: 42,
+            title: "Test Project",
+            url: "https://github.com/orgs/test-org/projects/42",
+          },
+        },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        createProjectV2StatusUpdate: {
+          statusUpdate: {
+            id: "PVTSU_test123",
+            body: "Test status update",
+            bodyHTML: "<p>Test status update</p>",
+            startDate: "2025-01-01",
+            targetDate: "2025-12-31",
+            status: "ON_TRACK",
+            createdAt: "2025-01-06T12:00:00Z",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+    const handler = await main({ max: 10 });
+
+    const temporaryIdMap = new Map();
+    temporaryIdMap.set("aw_abc12345", { projectUrl: "https://github.com/orgs/test-org/projects/42" });
+
+    const result = await handler(
+      {
+        project: "#aw_abc12345",
+        body: "Test status update",
+      },
+      Object.fromEntries(temporaryIdMap),
+      temporaryIdMap
+    );
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.status_update_id).toBe("PVTSU_test123");
+    expect(mockCore.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Resolved temporary project ID #aw_abc12345"));
+  });
+
+  it("should return error when temporary project ID is not found in temporaryIdMap", async () => {
+    const handler = await main({ max: 10 });
+
+    const temporaryIdMap = new Map();
+
+    const result = await handler(
+      {
+        project: "aw_notfound",
+        body: "Test status update",
+      },
+      Object.fromEntries(temporaryIdMap),
+      temporaryIdMap
+    );
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error).toContain("aw_notfound");
+    expect(mockCore.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("aw_notfound"));
+    expect(mockGithub.graphql).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/action_pins_logging_test.go b/pkg/workflow/action_pins_logging_test.go
index 2c293e0607b..d2010363fea 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/action_pins_logging_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/action_pins_logging_test.go
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ func TestActionPinResolutionWithMismatchedVersions(t *testing.T) {
 			expectMismatch:     true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:               "setup-dotnet v5 resolves to v5.1.0 pin but comment shows v5",
+			name:               "setup-dotnet v5 resolves to v5.2.0 pin but comment shows v5",
 			repo:               "actions/setup-dotnet",
 			requestedVer:       "v5",
 			expectedCommentVer: "v5", // Comment shows requested version
-			fallbackPinVer:     "v5.1.0",
+			fallbackPinVer:     "v5.2.0",
 			expectMismatch:     true,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/action_pins_test.go b/pkg/workflow/action_pins_test.go
index 877c2488cac..62ab46ccf12 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/action_pins_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/action_pins_test.go
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ func TestApplyActionPinToStep(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetActionPinsSorting(t *testing.T) {
 	pins := getActionPins()
 
-	// Verify we got all the pins (32 as of March 2026)
-	if len(pins) != 32 {
-		t.Errorf("getActionPins() returned %d pins, expected 32", len(pins))
+	// Verify we got all the pins (34 as of March 2026)
+	if len(pins) != 34 {
+		t.Errorf("getActionPins() returned %d pins, expected 34", len(pins))
 	}
 
 	// Verify they are sorted by version (descending) then by repository name (ascending)
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/data/action_pins.json b/pkg/workflow/data/action_pins.json
index 36a2a2ba46d..b5b7efc0af9 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/data/action_pins.json
+++ b/pkg/workflow/data/action_pins.json
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
       "version": "v3.0.0-beta.2",
       "sha": "bf559f85448f9380bcfa2899dbdc01eb5b37be3a"
     },
-    "actions/download-artifact@v8.0.0": {
+    "actions/download-artifact@v8": {
       "repo": "actions/download-artifact",
-      "version": "v8.0.0",
+      "version": "v8",
       "sha": "70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3"
     },
     "actions/github-script@v8": {
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
       "version": "v8",
       "sha": "ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd"
     },
-    "actions/setup-dotnet@v5.1.0": {
+    "actions/setup-dotnet@v5.2.0": {
       "repo": "actions/setup-dotnet",
-      "version": "v5.1.0",
-      "sha": "baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309"
+      "version": "v5.2.0",
+      "sha": "c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7"
     },
     "actions/setup-go@v6.3.0": {
       "repo": "actions/setup-go",
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
       "version": "v6.2.0",
       "sha": "a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405"
     },
-    "actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.0": {
+    "actions/upload-artifact@v7": {
       "repo": "actions/upload-artifact",
-      "version": "v7.0.0",
+      "version": "v7",
       "sha": "bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f"
     },
     "anchore/sbom-action@v0.23.0": {
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@
       "version": "v3.7.0",
       "sha": "c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9"
     },
+    "docker/login-action@v4": {
+      "repo": "docker/login-action",
+      "version": "v4",
+      "sha": "b45d80f862d83dbcd57f89517bcf500b2ab88fb2"
+    },
     "docker/metadata-action@v5.10.0": {
       "repo": "docker/metadata-action",
       "version": "v5.10.0",
@@ -120,6 +125,11 @@
       "version": "v3.12.0",
       "sha": "8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f"
     },
+    "docker/setup-buildx-action@v4": {
+      "repo": "docker/setup-buildx-action",
+      "version": "v4",
+      "sha": "4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd"
+    },
     "erlef/setup-beam@v1.21.0": {
       "repo": "erlef/setup-beam",
       "version": "v1.21.0",
@@ -145,15 +155,15 @@
       "version": "v2.10.3",
       "sha": "9cd1b7bf3f36d5a3c3b17abc3545bfb5481912ea"
     },
-    "oven-sh/setup-bun@v2.1.2": {
+    "oven-sh/setup-bun@v2.1.3": {
       "repo": "oven-sh/setup-bun",
-      "version": "v2.1.2",
-      "sha": "3d267786b128fe76c2f16a390aa2448b815359f3"
+      "version": "v2.1.3",
+      "sha": "ecf28ddc73e819eb6fa29df6b34ef8921c743461"
     },
-    "ruby/setup-ruby@v1.288.0": {
+    "ruby/setup-ruby@v1.289.0": {
       "repo": "ruby/setup-ruby",
-      "version": "v1.288.0",
-      "sha": "09a7688d3b55cf0e976497ff046b70949eeaccfd"
+      "version": "v1.289.0",
+      "sha": "19a43a6a2428d455dbd1b85344698725179c9d8c"
     },
     "super-linter/super-linter@v8.5.0": {
       "repo": "super-linter/super-linter",