diff --git a/.github/actions/integration-tests/action.yml b/.github/actions/integration-tests/action.yml
index 738d4c38b..09ca847e3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/integration-tests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/integration-tests/action.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,17 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Authenticate with Cloud Foundry
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        CF_API: ${{ inputs.CF_API }}
+        CF_USERNAME: ${{ inputs.CF_USERNAME }}
+        CF_PASSWORD: ${{ inputs.CF_PASSWORD }}
+        CF_ORG: ${{ inputs.CF_ORG }}
+        CF_SPACE: ${{ inputs.CF_SPACE }}
       run: |
-        echo "::debug::CF_API=${{ inputs.CF_API }}"
         for i in {1..5}; do
-          cf login -a ${{ inputs.CF_API }} -u ${{ inputs.CF_USERNAME }} -p ${{ inputs.CF_PASSWORD }} -o ${{ inputs.CF_ORG }} -s ${{ inputs.CF_SPACE }} && break
+          cf api "$CF_API" && \
+          cf auth && \
+          cf target -o "$CF_ORG" -s "$CF_SPACE" && break
           echo "cf login failed, retrying ($i/5)..."
           sleep 10
           if [ "$i" -eq 5 ]; then
@@ -53,11 +60,11 @@ runs:
           fi
         done
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ inputs.NODE_VERSION}}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ inputs.NODE_VERSION }}
     - run: npm i -g @sap/cds-dk
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d529cf70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml
index fb1569e05..7e6b57c70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Check Changelog Action
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: tarides/changelog-check-action@v3
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: tarides/changelog-check-action@0189fc7eedec3ef3e9648c713908f6f2a6e99057 # v3
         with:
           changelog: CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue.yml b/.github/workflows/issue.yml
index 42b2d6752..438f698e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
   label-issues:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
       - run: gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --add-label "$LABELS"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           LABELS: New
 
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v8
+      - uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
         with:
           script: |
             github.rest.issues.createComment({
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index cebfdf35e..123e90960 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,22 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
       - run: npm i
       - run: npm run lint
 
   prettier:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
       - run: npx prettier . --check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prevent-issue-labeling.yml b/.github/workflows/prevent-issue-labeling.yml
index dac7a41b3..dfbf07b0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prevent-issue-labeling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prevent-issue-labeling.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ jobs:
   remove_new_label:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
       - name: Remove "New" label if applied by non-bot user
         if: >
           contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'New') &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9e3ffffe9..364bf9977 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: npm
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
           node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
@@ -41,11 +45,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@v1.2.3
       - name: Parse changelog
         id: parse-changelog
-        uses: schwma/parse-changelog-action@v1.0.0
+        uses: schwma/parse-changelog-action@69a9f9ab4cf2f2e736108ab41396fc3c55f65e40 # v1.0.0
         with:
           version: "${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}"
       - name: Create a GitHub release
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@b7eabc95ff50cbeeedec83973935c8f306dfcd0b # v1.20.0
         with:
           tag: "v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}"
           body: "${{ steps.parse-changelog.outputs.body }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6738ead4a..8fcb8cbe8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node-version: [20.x, 22.x]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - run: npm i -g @sap/cds-dk
@@ -53,12 +57,16 @@ jobs:
         hyperscaler: [AWS, AZURE, GCP]
         scanner-auth: [basic, mtls]
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       - name: Integration tests (HANA)
-        uses: ./.github/actions/integration-tests
+        uses: ./.github/actions/integration-tests@main
         with:
           CF_API: ${{ secrets[format('CF_API_{0}', matrix.hyperscaler)] }}
           CF_USERNAME: ${{ secrets['CF_USERNAME'] }}
@@ -92,11 +100,15 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix['node-version'] }}
       - run: npm i -g @sap/cds-dk