diff --git a/.github/workflows/activity-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/activity-trigger.yml
index 5ed37de528..4372db2cf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/activity-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/activity-trigger.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'hackforla/website'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Gather Event Details
       id: gather-event-details
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-create-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-create-issues.yml
index d4cd722201..2bfa798be1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-create-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-create-issues.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         
       # Fetch Alerts
       - name: Fetch Alerts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-scan-job.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-scan-job.yml
index 0c8195e852..679af10649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-scan-job.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-scan-job.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flag-issues-unlabeled-after-deletion.yml b/.github/workflows/flag-issues-unlabeled-after-deletion.yml
index 7524915ff7..5a901c392f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flag-issues-unlabeled-after-deletion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flag-issues-unlabeled-after-deletion.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   Flag-Issues-Unlabeled-After-Deletion:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Get the issues that had the label prior to the label being deleted
       - name: Get recently unlabeled issues
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-trigger.yml
index e2bd5fac8a..f79d7edb4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-trigger.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.action == 'opened' || github.event.action == 'transferred' }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5   
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6   
     # Checks if user is on the 'website-write' team, else halts workflow
     - name: Check Team Membership
       id: check-team-membership
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.action == 'assigned' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5  
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6  
       # Checks if the issue has the required roles (front end, back end/devOps, design, or user research)
       - name: Check Labels Prelim
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "${{ github.event.action == 'labeled' && github.event.label.name == 'Feature: Feature Branch' }}"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Add feature branch comment
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "${{ github.event.action == 'unlabeled' && github.event.label.name == 'Feature: Feature Branch' }}"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Hide feature branch comment
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-scss.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-scss.yml
index d02db2e8ec..ad51891ff7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-scss.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-scss.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # Full git history is needed to get a proper list of changed files within `super-linter`
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml
index 98cff76f16..edfd41f363 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   Move-Closed-Issues:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # 1: Sort closed issues based on labels
       - name: Sort Closed Issues by Label
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-instructions.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-instructions.yml
index 221d0efb9d..227470d5c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-instructions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-instructions.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   Add-Pull-Request-Instructions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Create the message to post
       - name: Create Instruction
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-verification.yml
index f62c4772df..935eaff967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-verification.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   Check-Team-Membership:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_ADMIN_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml
index 91e4123351..7db9828256 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.action == 'opened' || github.event.action == 'edited' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Check for keyword and issue number
         id: check-for-keyword
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-daily-1100.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule-daily-1100.yml
index 01d4767fd9..289ac5a074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule-daily-1100.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule-daily-1100.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_BOT_PA_TOKEN }}
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-fri-0700.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule-fri-0700.yml
index 1718865498..54be7e2899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule-fri-0700.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule-fri-0700.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'hackforla/website'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_GRAPHQL_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-monthly.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule-monthly.yml
index 885f68c218..77fbddbcd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule-monthly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule-monthly.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     # Checkout repo, and provide authorization token for `stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action` below
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with: 
         token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_ADMIN_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/set-pr-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/set-pr-labels.yaml
index 292767a90b..7d187e4386 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/set-pr-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/set-pr-labels.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
       SCRIPT_PATH: './github-actions/trigger-pr/set-pr-labels.js'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - id: parse-pr-body
         name: 'Parse the pull request body for all linked issues'
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-label-directory.yml b/.github/workflows/update-label-directory.yml
index 6932d10134..849b884ba8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-label-directory.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-label-directory.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'hackforla/website'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_BOT_PA_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml b/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml
index b89ccc684c..c3d54a5b0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'hackforla/website'
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_BOT_PA_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wr-pr-instructions.yml b/.github/workflows/wr-pr-instructions.yml
index 11ce4450d8..f16489b26a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wr-pr-instructions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wr-pr-instructions.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
             const artifactJSON = JSON.parse(artifact)
             return artifactJSON
       
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       # Create the message to post
       - name: Post Comment
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wr-schedule-monthly.yml b/.github/workflows/wr-schedule-monthly.yml
index cbf674f063..5d340f6dcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wr-schedule-monthly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wr-schedule-monthly.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "The 'Schedule Monthly' workflow succeeded. Continuing."
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Creates a new issue in 'hackforla/website' repo with the saved lists
       - name: Create new issue
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: Create-New-Issue
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Get owner url
         id: get-owner-url
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wr-set-pr-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/wr-set-pr-labels.yaml
index a7de65f39f..d494831038 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wr-set-pr-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wr-set-pr-labels.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       ARTIFACT_NAME: 'pr-labels'
       SCRIPT_PATH: './github-actions/trigger-pr/set-pr-labels.js'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - id: download-artifact
         name: 'Download artifact'
         uses: actions/github-script@v8