diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index dad1454a..e55793df 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,53 +4,75 @@ updates:
     directory: /.github/builder
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /examples/manual-example
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /examples/tutorials/edk2-simics-platform
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /examples/tutorials/edk2-uefi
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /examples/tutorials/risc-v-kernel
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /tests/rsrc/riscv-64
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /tests/rsrc/x86_64-breakpoint-uefi-edk2
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /tests/rsrc/x86_64-timeout-uefi-edk2
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /tests/rsrc/x86_64-uefi-edk2
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d760bf4..296fdcce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Download Craff
         uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Test Artifacts
         id: cache-test-artifacts-x86_64-breakpoint-uefi-edk2
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Test Artifacts
         id: cache-test-artifacts-x86_64-crash-uefi
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Test Artifacts
         id: cache-test-artifacts-x86_64-timeout-uefi-edk2
@@ -270,6 +274,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Test Artifacts
         id: cache-test-artifacts-x86_64-uefi
@@ -309,6 +314,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Test Artifacts
         id: cache-test-artifacts-x86_64-uefi-edk2
@@ -350,6 +356,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Download Craff
         uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
@@ -466,6 +473,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Delete Un-Built Test Dependencies
         run: |
@@ -677,6 +685,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       # enforce the gnu target here, since cargo-simics-build isn't compatible with x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
       - name: Setup, Build, and Install TSFFS
@@ -734,6 +743,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Cache Builder Dependencies
         id: cache-builder-dependencies
@@ -744,7 +754,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # tomllib is available in Python 3.11 and later
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 # v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -824,6 +834,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index d5060e28..e28cf2f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 03d08b62..7ac3fa66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@40c09b7dc99638e5ddb0bfd91c1673effc064d8a # v4.8.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a9d637d6..cd381939 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -y install curl
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@83bdede770b06329615974cf8c786f845d824dfb # nightly
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scans.yml b/.github/workflows/scans.yml
index 1aa89ab9..0a5ff49b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scans.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scans.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: (CT222) (E/C) - Use hadolint to evaluate Dockerfile configuration
         env:
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Docker
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Build Image
         run: |
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Build Image
         run: |
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Build Image
         run: |
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           lfs: false
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@83bdede770b06329615974cf8c786f845d824dfb # nightly
         with: