diff --git a/.github/actions/helm-lint/action.yaml b/.github/actions/helm-lint/action.yaml
index 5acb4858b..f824bf1fe 100644
--- a/.github/actions/helm-lint/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/helm-lint/action.yaml
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Set up Helm
-      uses: azure/setup-helm@v1
+      uses: azure/setup-helm@v4.2.0  #4.2.0
       with:
         version: v3.12.1
 
     # Python is required because `ct lint` runs Yamale (https://github.com/23andMe/Yamale) and
     # yamllint (https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint) which require Python
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: Set up chart-testing
-      uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.6.1
+      uses: helm/chart-testing-action@e6669bcd63d7cb57cb4380c33043eebe5d111992 #2.6.1
 
     - name: Run chart-testing (list-changed)
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/icr-build-and-push-images/action.yaml b/.github/actions/icr-build-and-push-images/action.yaml
index e73ee0bb1..1c6703916 100644
--- a/.github/actions/icr-build-and-push-images/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/icr-build-and-push-images/action.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Build and push image
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@5176d81f87c23d6fc96624dfdbcd9f3830bbe445 #6.5.0
       with:
         platforms: ${{inputs.platforms}}
         context: .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-containers-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-containers-test.yaml
index 3c20639c0..d291c48a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-containers-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-containers-test.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
           - "3.11"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
       - name: Setup buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db #3..6.1
       - name: Config python value
         run: |
           python_version=${{ matrix.python }}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "python_version=$python_version" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           fi
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.dockerfile }} using python ${{ matrix.python }}
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@5176d81f87c23d6fc96624dfdbcd9f3830bbe445 #6.5.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./${{ matrix.dockerfile }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/client-pypi-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/client-pypi-release.yaml
index ada322b26..20fc71130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client-pypi-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client-pypi-release.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and Publish Release Artifacts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         name: Install Python
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           python setup.py sdist
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
         shell: bash
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@89ef406dd8d7e03cfd12d9e0a4a378f454709029 #4.3.5
         with:
           path: ./client/dist/qiskit_serverless*
       - name: Publish to PyPi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/client-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/client-verify.yaml
index 601d194d1..957516692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client-verify.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./client
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs-verify.yaml
index 437902603..1978f8c2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-verify.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ jobs:
   verify_docs_build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           tox -edocs
       - name: Upload docs artifact
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@89ef406dd8d7e03cfd12d9e0a4a378f454709029 #4.3.5
         with:
           name: html_docs
           path: ./docs/_build/html/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gateway-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/gateway-verify.yaml
index 5c9153128..fc046e4e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gateway-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gateway-verify.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./gateway
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-verify.yaml
index 2e4d54763..318135941 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-verify.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
diff --git a/.github/workflows/icr-image-build-and-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/icr-image-build-and-push.yaml
index ed4566be8..5156da444 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/icr-image-build-and-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/icr-image-build-and-push.yaml
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ jobs:
             platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
       - name: Login to IBM Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 #3.3.0
         with:
           registry: icr.io
           username: iamapikey
           password: ${{ secrets.IBMCLOUD_API_KEY }}
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf #3.2.0
         with:
           platforms: 'arm64,amd64'
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db #3.6.1
       - name: Build and push on dispatch
         if : github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         uses: ./.github/actions/icr-build-and-push-images
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-deploy.yaml
index 14f40fada..aee420478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-deploy.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
       - name: Install Kind
         run: |
           curl -Lo ./kind "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.20.0/kind-$(uname)-amd64"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           GATEWAY=$(kubectl get pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=gateway -o name)
           kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready "$GATEWAY" --timeout 5m
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook-local-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/notebook-local-verify.yaml
index 9b65636d4..d66ae10fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook-local-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook-local-verify.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: patch notebooks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/proxy-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/proxy-verify.yaml
index e36069e28..34c9aac43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proxy-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proxy-verify.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./proxy
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml
index 364c5e58a..1ba089352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@39cd14951b08e74b54015e9e001cdefcf80e669f #5.1.1
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           tox -edocs
       - name: Deploy docs
-        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@4f9cc6602d3f66b9c108549d475ec49e8ef4d45e #4.0.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           publish_dir: ./docs/_build/html/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-helm.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-helm.yaml
index ca1ef556c..de19d9c7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-helm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-helm.yaml
@@ -16,29 +16,29 @@ jobs:
           - 'qiskit-serverless'
     steps:
       - name: Set up Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4.2.0  #4.2.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
       - name: Build Helm Package
         id: package
         run: |
           helm package ./charts/${{ matrix.release }} -u
           echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Upload Helm Package
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@89ef406dd8d7e03cfd12d9e0a4a378f454709029 #4.3.5
         with:
           name: helm-package
           path: ./${{ matrix.release }}-${{ steps.package.outputs.VERSION }}.tgz
       - name: Get release
         id: get_release
-        uses: bruceadams/get-release@v1.3.2
+        uses: bruceadams/get-release@74c3d60f5a28f358ccf241a00c9021ea16f0569f #1.3.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       - name: Upload Release Asset
         id: upload-release-asset
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@e8f9f06c4b078e705bd2ea027f0926603fc9b4d5 #1.0.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-component-versions.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-component-versions.yaml
index 0eedb35a0..2963f269d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-component-versions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-component-versions.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   update_component_versions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 #4.1.7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i "s/${OLDNUM}-py310/${NEWNUM}-py310/g" docs/deployment/deploying_custom_image_function.rst
       - name: Create PR
         id: cpr
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@cd5c7e4b8bff84befe9c12e7cffbecfda02c7ce9 #6.1.0
         with:
           branch: "update-version-${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}"
           title: "update-version-${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}"