diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check-cron.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check-cron.yml
index 44e1a5c..e992e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check-cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check-cron.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Checks the status of hyperlinks in .md files
     - name: Check links
-      uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+      uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@0a51127e9955b855a9bbfa1ff5577f1d1338c9a5 #1.0.14 but pointing to commit for security reasons
       with:
         use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
         use-verbose-mode: 'yes'
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ jobs:
         fields: repo,action,workflow
       env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_FAIL_NOTIFY }}
-      if: failure() # Only, on failure, send a message on the Slack Docs Channel (if there are broken links)
+      if: failure() # Only, on failure, send a message on the 94_bot-failing-ci slack channel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check-pr.yml
index ecdf2b3..deb425c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check-pr.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Check links
-      uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+      uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@0a51127e9955b855a9bbfa1ff5577f1d1338c9a5 #1.0.14 but pointing to commit for security reasons
       with:
         use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
         use-verbose-mode: 'yes'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues-prs.yml
index 5dc053a..ed1fcf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-issues-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues-prs.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Mark issue or PR as stale
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v5.1.0
+    - uses: actions/stale@99b6c709598e2b0d0841cd037aaf1ba07a4410bd #v5.2.0 but pointing to commit for security reasons
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: |