diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index ae305f10f6..693cfdd9e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided
-# by a third-party and are governed by separate terms of service, privacy
-# policy, and support documentation.
-
+# Scorecard analysis, looking for vulnerabilities and bad practices in the repo.
 name: Scorecard supply-chain security
 on:
   # For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See
   # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection
   branch_protection_rule:
-  # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
-  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
+    # Runs at 22:45 UTC on Thursday.
     - cron: '45 22 * * 4'
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
@@ -27,9 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
       # Needed to publish results and get a badge (see publish_results below).
       id-token: write
-      # Uncomment the permissions below if installing in a private repository.
-      # contents: read
-      # actions: read
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
@@ -38,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@e38b1902ae4f44df626f11ba0734b14fb91f8f86 # v2.1.2
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@0864cf19026789058feabb7e87baa5f140aac736 # v2.3.1
         with:
-          results_file: results.sarif
+          results_file: scorecard_results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
           # (Optional) "write" PAT token. Uncomment the `repo_token` line below if:
           # - you want to enable the Branch-Protection check on a *public* repository, or
@@ -48,26 +41,20 @@ jobs:
           # To create the PAT, follow the steps in https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#authentication-with-pat.
           # repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_TOKEN }}
 
-          # Public repositories:
-          #   - Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers
-          #   - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
-          #   - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
-          # For private repositories:
-          #   - `publish_results` will always be set to `false`, regardless
-          #     of the value entered here.
+          # Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers
+          # Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
+          # See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
           publish_results: true
 
-      # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
-      # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8 # v4.3.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@5d5d22a31266ced268874388b861e4b58bb5c2f3 # 4.3.1
         with:
-          name: SARIF file
-          path: results.sarif
+          name: Scorecard results
+          path: scorecard_results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@b7bf0a3ed3ecfa44160715d7c442788f65f0f923 # v3.23.2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@05963f47d870e2cb19a537396c1f668a348c7d8f # v3.24.8
         with:
-          sarif_file: results.sarif
+          sarif_file: scorecard_results.sarif