diff --git a/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml b/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml
index 22a35682c2d..8fa3e1775d0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ runs:
       # Only do a full checkout on merge_groups
       if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
       with:
+        persist-credentials: false
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
       if: github.event_name != 'merge_group'
       with:
+        persist-credentials: false
         fetch-depth: 1
 
     - name: Setup Go
diff --git a/.github/actions/goreleaser-build-sign-publish/README.md b/.github/actions/goreleaser-build-sign-publish/README.md
index afea60e1203..9b520c1741a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/goreleaser-build-sign-publish/README.md
+++ b/.github/actions/goreleaser-build-sign-publish/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Configure aws credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@010d0da01d0b5a38af31e9c3470dbfdabdecca3a # v4.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automation-ondemand-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/automation-ondemand-tests.yml
index eef02dcddb2..ee917da0e56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automation-ondemand-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automation-ondemand-tests.yml
@@ -52,45 +52,56 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       test_list: ${{ steps.set-tests.outputs.test_list }}
       require_chainlink_image_versions_in_qa_ecr: ${{ steps.determine-chainlink-image-check.outputs.require_chainlink_image_versions_in_qa_ecr }}
+    env:
+      GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE: ${{ inputs.chainlinkImage }}
+      GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE_UPDATE: ${{ inputs.chainlinkImageUpdate }}
+      GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION: ${{ inputs.chainlinkVersion }}
+      GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION_UPDATE: ${{ inputs.chainlinkVersionUpdate }}
     steps:
       - name: Determine build to use
         id: determine-build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ inputs.chainlinkImage }}" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
             echo "image='{{ env.QA_CHAINLINK_IMAGE }}'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else 
-            echo "image=${{ inputs.chainlinkImage }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "image=$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-          if [[ "${{ inputs.chainlinkImageUpdate }}" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE_UPDATE" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
             echo "upgrade_image='{{ env.QA_CHAINLINK_IMAGE }}'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "upgrade_image=${{ inputs.chainlinkImageUpdate }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "upgrade_image=$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE_UPDATE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-          if [[ -z "${{ inputs.chainlinkVersion }}" ]] && [[ "${{ inputs.chainlinkImage }}" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
+          if [[ -z "$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$CHAINLINK_IMAGE" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
             echo "version=${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else 
-            echo "version=${{ inputs.chainlinkVersion }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "version=$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-          if [[ -z "${{ inputs.chainlinkVersionUpdate }}" ]] && [[ "${{ inputs.chainlinkImageUpdate }}" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
+          if [[ -z "$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION_UPDATE" ]] && [[ "$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_IMAGE_UPDATE" == "QA_ECR" ]]; then
             echo "upgrade_version=${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "upgrade_version=${{ inputs.chainlinkVersionUpdate }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "upgrade_version=$GH_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION_UPDATE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
       - name: Check if chainlink image check required
         id: determine-chainlink-image-check
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          CHAINLKINK_IMAGE: ${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkImage }}
+          CHAINLINK_IMAGE_UPDATE: ${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkImageUpdate }}
         run: |          
           chainlink_image_versions=""
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkImage }}" = "QA_ECR" ]; then
+          if [ "$CHAINLKINK_IMAGE" = "QA_ECR" ]; then
             chainlink_image_versions+="${{ env.version }},"
           fi
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkImageUpdate }}" = "QA_ECR" ]; then
+          if [ "$CHAINLINK_IMAGE_UPDATE" = "QA_ECR" ]; then
             chainlink_image_versions+="${{ env.upgrade_version }}"
           fi
           echo "require_chainlink_image_versions_in_qa_ecr=$chainlink_image_versions" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT          
       - name: Set tests to run
         id: set-tests
+        env:
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_ENABLE_REORG: ${{ github.event.inputs.enableReorg }}
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_ENABLE_CHAOS: ${{ github.event.inputs.enableChaos }}
         run: |
 
           # Always run upgrade tests 
@@ -118,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           EOF
 
           # Run reorg tests if enabled
-          if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.enableReorg }}" == 'true' ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_ENABLE_REORG" == 'true' ]]; then
           cat >> test_list.yaml <<EOF
           - id: reorg/automation_reorg_test.go^TestAutomationReorg/registry_2_0
             test_env_vars:
@@ -143,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           # Run chaos tests if enabled
-          if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.enableChaos }}" == 'true' ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_ENABLE_CHAOS" == 'true' ]]; then
           cat >> test_list.yaml <<EOF
           - id: chaos/automation_chaos_test.go
             test_env_vars:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bash-scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/bash-scripts.yml
index a55bd1f1574..d5de0d42bb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bash-scripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bash-scripts.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: bash-scripts
         with:
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Run ShellCheck
         if: needs.changes.outputs.bash-scripts-src == 'true'
         uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@00cae500b08a931fb5698e11e79bfbd38e612a38 # v2.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml
index 92d9e0445a6..c8bb60aa66f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml
@@ -38,27 +38,33 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.CHECKOUT_REF }}
 
       - name: Get image tag
         id: get-image-tag
+        env:
+          GH_EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          GH_EVENT_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
+          GH_INPUTS_BUILD_PUBLISH: ${{ inputs.build-publish }}
+          LABEL_HAS_BUILD_PUBLISH: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build-publish') }}
         run: |
           short_sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
           echo "release-type=snapshot" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          if [[ ${{ github.event_name }} == 'push' ]]; then
+          if [[ $GH_EVENT_NAME == 'push' ]]; then
             echo "image-tag=develop" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "release-type=nightly" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          elif [[ ${{ github.event_name }} == 'workflow_dispatch' ]]; then
+          elif [[ $GH_EVENT_NAME == 'workflow_dispatch' ]]; then
             echo "image-tag=${short_sha}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              if [[ "${{ inputs.build-publish }}" == 'false' ]]; then
+              if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_BUILD_PUBLISH" == 'false' ]]; then
                 echo "release-type=snapshot" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               else
                 echo "release-type=nightly" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             fi
           else
-            if [[ ${{ github.event_name }} == "pull_request" ]]; then
-              echo "image-tag=pr-${{ github.event.number }}-${short_sha}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              if [[ ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build-publish') }} == "true" ]]; then
+            if [[ $GH_EVENT_NAME == "pull_request" ]]; then
+              echo "image-tag=pr-${GH_EVENT_NUMBER}-${short_sha}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              if [[ $LABEL_HAS_BUILD_PUBLISH == "true" ]]; then
                 echo "release-type=nightly" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               fi
             fi
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.CHECKOUT_REF }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -124,6 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.CHECKOUT_REF }}
 
       - name: Configure aws credentials
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-goreleaser.yml
index 8e61b84c4ad..9f8f774acc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-goreleaser.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Check for VERSION file bump on tags
         # Avoids checking VERSION file bump on forks.
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'smartcontractkit/chainlink' }}
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Configure aws credentials
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Configure aws credentials
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml
index 2889ee5e5ea..06ba1daead1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Check git tag type
         id: check-git-tag-type
         shell: bash
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Build, sign and publish chainlink image
         id: build-sign-publish
@@ -99,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Notify Slack
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/slack-notify-git-ref@31e00facdd8f57a2bc7868b5e4c8591bf2aa3727 # slack-notify-git-ref@0.1.2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chain-selectors-check.yml b/.github/workflows/chain-selectors-check.yml
index 01803fb8e36..1c59bff9f67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chain-selectors-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chain-selectors-check.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changeset.yml b/.github/workflows/changeset.yml
index d6d269326c7..cb11e21fb7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changeset.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changeset.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout .Github repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/.github
           ref: 9aed33e5298471f20a3d630d711b96ae5538728c # jira-tracing@0.2.0
           path: ./dot_github
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changesets-preview-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/changesets-preview-pr.yml
index 0a65f53b693..c32b8c54c63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changesets-preview-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changesets-preview-pr.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: change
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-core-partial.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-core-partial.yml
index b652ca51a62..67e420aed98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-core-partial.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-core-partial.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: match-some
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo 
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           # fetches all history for all tags and branches to provide more metadata for sonar reports
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -191,6 +195,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
@@ -235,6 +241,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
index cf9d525a846..b0627bb9e51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: match-some
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Golang Lint (${{ matrix.modules }})
         uses: ./.github/actions/golangci-lint
         with: 
@@ -192,6 +195,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Change Modtime of Files (cache optimization)
         shell: bash
@@ -214,8 +219,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Replace chainlink-evm deps
         if: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-ci-core == 'true' && inputs.evm-ref != ''}}
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_EVM_REF: ${{ inputs.evm-ref }}
         shell: bash
-        run: go get github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-integrations/evm/relayer@${{ inputs.evm-ref }}
+        run: go get github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-integrations/evm/relayer@$GH_INPUTS_EVM_REF
 
       - name: Setup Solana
         if: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-ci-core == 'true' }}
@@ -368,6 +375,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.4
@@ -391,8 +400,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Replace chainlink-evm deps
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.evm-ref != ''}}
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_EVM_REF: ${{ inputs.evm-ref }}
         shell: bash
-        run: go get github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-integrations/evm/relayer@${{ inputs.evm-ref }}
+        run: go get github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-integrations/evm/relayer@$GH_INPUTS_EVM_REF
 
       - name: Build binary
         run: go build -o chainlink.test .
@@ -452,6 +463,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetches all history for all tags and branches to provide more metadata for sonar reports
 
       - name: Download all workflow artifacts
@@ -601,6 +613,7 @@ jobs:
           exit 0
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-protobuf.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-protobuf.yml
index 3931ed8d302..1ea44a0ea78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-protobuf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-protobuf.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup buf
         uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@35c243d7f2a909b1d4e40399b348a7fdab27d78d # v1.34.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/client-compatibility-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/client-compatibility-tests.yml
index 5f986ccf16c..aae8a87f2aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client-compatibility-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client-compatibility-tests.yml
@@ -50,27 +50,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Check for go.mod changes
         id: changes
+        env:
+          GH_BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
         run: |
-          if [ -z "${{ github.base_ref }}" ]; then
+          if [ -z "$GH_BASE_REF" ]; then
             echo "No base branch found, this should not happen in a PR or MQ. Please reach out to the Test Tooling team."
             echo "Github even that triggered the workflow: $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME"
             echo "Github ref that triggered the workflow: $GITHUB_REF"
             exit 1
           fi
-          git fetch origin ${{ github.base_ref }}
+          git fetch origin $GH_BASE_REF
           # if no match is found then grep exits with code 1, but if there is a match it exits with code 0
           # this will return a match if there are any changes on that corresponding line, for example if spacing was changed
-          DEPENDENCY_CHANGED=$(git diff -U0 origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD -- go.mod | grep -q 'github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum'; echo $?)
+          DEPENDENCY_CHANGED=$(git diff -U0 origin/$GH_BASE_REF...HEAD -- go.mod | grep -q 'github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum'; echo $?)
           PR_VERSION=$(grep 'github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')
 
           # here 0 means a match was found, 1 means no match was found
           if [ "$DEPENDENCY_CHANGED" -eq 0 ]; then
             # Dependency was changed in the PR, now compare with the base branch
-            git fetch origin ${{ github.base_ref }}
-            BASE_VERSION=$(git show origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:go.mod | grep 'github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum' | awk '{print $2}')
+            git fetch origin $GH_BASE_REF
+            BASE_VERSION=$(git show origin/$GH_BASE_REF:go.mod | grep 'github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum' | awk '{print $2}')
 
             echo "Base branch version: $BASE_VERSION"
             echo "PR branch version: $PR_VERSION"
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ jobs:
           go install github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/tools/ghlatestreleasechecker@v1.0.0
       - name: Select EVM implementations to test
         id: select-implementations
+        env:
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_BASE64_TEST_LIST: ${{ github.event.inputs.base64TestList }}
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_EVM_IMPLEMENTATIONS: ${{ github.event.inputs.evmImplementations }}
         run: |
           PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
           export PATH          
@@ -184,11 +190,11 @@ jobs:
             fi
             echo "evm_implementations=$eth_implementations" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.base64TestList }}" ]; then
+            if [ -n "$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_BASE64_TEST_LIST" ]; then
               echo "Base64-ed Test Input provided, ignoring EVM implementations"
             else
-              echo "Will test following EVM implementations: ${{ github.event.inputs.evmImplementations }}"
-              echo "evm_implementations=${{ github.event.inputs.evmImplementations }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "Will test following EVM implementations: $GH_EVENT_INPUTS_EVM_IMPLEMENTATIONS"
+              echo "evm_implementations=$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_EVM_IMPLEMENTATIONS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             fi
           else 
             echo "Will test all EVM implementations"
@@ -196,6 +202,12 @@ jobs:
           fi
       - name: Select Chainlink version
         id: select-chainlink-version
+        env:
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkVersion }}
+          GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          GH_EVENT_MERGE_GROUP_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}
+          GH_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          GH_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
         run: |
           PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
           export PATH
@@ -209,9 +221,9 @@ jobs:
             cl_ref_path="releases"
           elif [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "Fetching Chainlink version from input"
-            if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkVersion }}" ]; then
+            if [ -n "$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION" ]; then
               echo "Chainlink version provided in input"
-              chainlink_version="${{ github.event.inputs.chainlinkVersion }}"              
+              chainlink_version="$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_CHAINLINK_VERSION"              
               if [[ "$chainlink_version" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then
                 cl_ref_path="commit"
                 chainlink_image_version=$chainlink_version
@@ -222,23 +234,23 @@ jobs:
               fi
             else
               echo "Chainlink version not provided in input. Using latest commit SHA."
-              chainlink_version=${{ github.sha }}
+              chainlink_version=$GH_SHA
               chainlink_image_version=$chainlink_version
               cl_ref_path="commit"
             fi
           elif [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "pull_request" ]; then
             echo "Fetching Chainlink version from PR's head commit"
-            chainlink_version="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+            chainlink_version="$GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA"
             chainlink_image_version=$chainlink_version
             cl_ref_path="commit"
           elif [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "merge_queue" ]; then
             echo "Fetching Chainlink version from merge queue's head commit"
-            chainlink_version="${{ github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}"
+            chainlink_version="$GH_EVENT_MERGE_GROUP_HEAD_SHA"
             chainlink_image_version=$chainlink_version
             cl_ref_path="commit"
           elif [ "$GITHUB_REF_TYPE" = "tag" ]; then
             echo "Fetching Chainlink version from tag"
-            chainlink_version="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            chainlink_version="$GH_REF_NAME"
             # strip the 'v' from the version, because we tag our Docker images without it
             chainlink_image_version="${chainlink_version#v}"
             cl_ref_path="releases"
@@ -253,13 +265,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "cl_ref_path=$cl_ref_path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Get image count
         id: get-image-count
+        env:
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_BASE64_TEST_LIST: ${{ github.event.inputs.base64TestList }}
+          GH_EVENT_INPUTS_LATEST_VERSIONS_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.latestVersionsNumber }}
         run: |
           if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "Fetching latest image count from input"
-            if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.base64TestList }}" ]; then
+            if [ -n "$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_BASE64_TEST_LIST" ]; then
               echo "Base64-ed Test Input provided, ignoring latest image count"
             else
-              image_count="${{ github.event.inputs.latestVersionsNumber }}"
+              image_count="$GH_EVENT_INPUTS_LATEST_VERSIONS_NUMBER"
               echo "image_count=$image_count" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             fi
           else
@@ -326,6 +341,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ needs.select-versions.outputs.chainlink_version }}
       - name: Build Chainlink Image
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-chainlink-image
@@ -595,6 +611,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ needs.select-versions.outputs.chainlink_version }}
       - name: Setup GAP for Grafana
@@ -851,6 +868,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ needs.select-versions.outputs.chainlink_version }}
       - name: Get test results for ${{ matrix.product }}
         id: get-product-results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index d90139e5292..c0294645465 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: changes
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Go
         if: ${{ matrix.type.language == 'go' && matrix.type.should-run == 'true' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/crib-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/crib-integration-test.yml
index a6f995d57ba..4592bdbb70a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crib-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crib-integration-test.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@ba0dd844c9180cbf77aa72a116d6fbc515d0e87b # v27
         with:
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ jobs:
           product-image: ${{ secrets.AWS_SDLC_ECR_HOSTNAME }}/chainlink
           product-image-tag: develop
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-caches.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-caches.yml
index 64b9e799665..aa714d38815 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete-caches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-caches.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ jobs:
       PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup gh-actions-cache extension
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-deployments.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-deployments.yml
index 547b29bceec..ff24db42229 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete-deployments.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-deployments.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Clean up integration environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/delete-deployments
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
index 4b2a2f32f79..0b09747f509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Go
         if: needs.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flakeguard.yml b/.github/workflows/flakeguard.yml
index 93f380606b0..e1c7bbb5f36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flakeguard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flakeguard.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ jobs:
       git_base_sha: ${{ steps.get_commit_sha.outputs.git_base_sha }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ env.GIT_HEAD_REF }}
 
@@ -140,11 +141,14 @@ jobs:
         env:
           # Needed to run go test -list
           CL_DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres@localhost:5432/chainlink_test?sslmode=disable
+          GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH: ${{ inputs.projectPath }}
+          GH_INPUTS_FIND_BY_TEST_FILES_DIFF: ${{ inputs.findByTestFilesDiff }}
+          GH_INPUTS_FIND_BY_AFFECTED_PACKAGES: ${{ inputs.findByAffectedPackages }}
         run: |
           PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
           export PATH
 
-          PACKAGES=$(flakeguard find --find-by-test-files-diff=${{ inputs.findByTestFilesDiff }} --find-by-affected-packages=${{ inputs.findByAffectedPackages }} --base-ref=origin/${{ env.GIT_BASE_REF }} --project-path=${{ inputs.projectPath }})
+          PACKAGES=$(flakeguard find --find-by-test-files-diff=$GH_INPUTS_FIND_BY_TEST_FILES_DIFF --find-by-affected-packages=$GH_INPUTS_FIND_BY_AFFECTED_PACKAGES --base-ref=origin/${{ env.GIT_BASE_REF }} --project-path=${GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH})
           echo $PACKAGES
           echo "packages=$PACKAGES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -155,19 +159,22 @@ jobs:
         env:
           # Needed to run go test -list
           CL_DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres@localhost:5432/chainlink_test?sslmode=disable
+          GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH: ${{ inputs.projectPath }}
         run: |
           PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
           export PATH
 
-          TEST_FILES=$(flakeguard find --only-show-changed-test-files=true --base-ref=origin/${{ env.GIT_BASE_REF }} --project-path=${{ inputs.projectPath }})
+          TEST_FILES=$(flakeguard find --only-show-changed-test-files=true --base-ref=origin/${{ env.GIT_BASE_REF }} --project-path=${GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH})
           echo $TEST_FILES
           echo "test_files=$TEST_FILES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           
       - name: Split test packages into groups
         id: split-packages
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_RUN_ALL_TESTS: ${{ inputs.runAllTests }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ inputs.runAllTests }}" == "true" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_RUN_ALL_TESTS" == "true" ]]; then
             # Use ALL_TESTS_RUNNER for a specified number of groups, each with "./..." to run all tests
             ALL_TESTS_RUNNER_COUNT=${{ env.ALL_TESTS_RUNNER_COUNT }}
             
@@ -235,8 +242,9 @@ jobs:
       DB_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/chainlink_test?sslmode=disable
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.GIT_HEAD_REF }}
 
       - name: Setup NodeJS
@@ -280,8 +288,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Go mod tidy
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH: ${{ inputs.projectPath }}
         run: |
-          cd ${{ inputs.projectPath }}
+          cd $GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH
           go mod tidy
 
       - name: Generate random id
@@ -294,9 +304,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests with flakeguard
         shell: bash
-        run: flakeguard run --project-path=${{ inputs.projectPath }} --test-packages=${{ matrix.testPackages }} --run-count=${{ env.TEST_REPEAT_COUNT }} --max-pass-ratio=${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }} --race=${{ env.RUN_WITH_RACE }} --shuffle=${{ env.RUN_WITH_SHUFFLE }} --shuffle-seed=${{ env.SHUFFLE_SEED }} --skip-tests=${{ env.SKIPPED_TESTS }} --output-json=test-result.json --omit-test-outputs-on-success=${{ env.OMIT_TEST_OUTPUTS_ON_SUCCESS }}
         env:
+          GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH: ${{ inputs.projectPath }}
+          GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO: ${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }}
           CL_DATABASE_URL: ${{ env.DB_URL }}
+        run: flakeguard run --project-path=$GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH} --test-packages=${{ matrix.testPackages }} --run-count=${{ env.TEST_REPEAT_COUNT }} --max-pass-ratio=$GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO --race=${{ env.RUN_WITH_RACE }} --shuffle=${{ env.RUN_WITH_SHUFFLE }} --shuffle-seed=${{ env.SHUFFLE_SEED }} --skip-tests=${{ env.SKIPPED_TESTS }} --output-json=test-result.json --omit-test-outputs-on-success=${{ env.OMIT_TEST_OUTPUTS_ON_SUCCESS }}
 
       - name: Upload test result as artifact
         if: always()
@@ -315,8 +327,9 @@ jobs:
       test_results: ${{ steps.results.outputs.results }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.GIT_HEAD_REF }}
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
@@ -325,11 +338,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set Pretty Project Path
         id: set_project_path_pretty
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH: ${{ inputs.projectPath }}
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ inputs.projectPath }}" = "." ]; then
+          if [ "$GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH" = "." ]; then
             echo "path=github.com/${{ github.repository }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "path=github.com/${{ github.repository }}/${{ inputs.projectPath }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "path=github.com/${{ github.repository }}/${GH_INPUTS_PROJECT_PATH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
       - name: Download all test result artifacts
@@ -346,6 +361,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Aggregate Flakeguard Results
         id: results
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_REPO_URL: ${{ inputs.repoUrl }}
+          GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO: ${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }}
         run: |
           set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
       
@@ -362,8 +380,8 @@ jobs:
             --output-path ./flakeguard-report \
             --repo-path "${{ github.workspace }}" \
             --codeowners-path "${{ github.workspace }}/.github/CODEOWNERS" \
-            --max-pass-ratio "${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }}" \
-            --repo-url "${{ inputs.repoUrl }}" \
+            --max-pass-ratio "$GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO" \
+            --repo-url "$GH_INPUTS_REPO_URL" \
             --base-sha "${{ needs.get-tests.outputs.git_base_sha }}" \
             --head-sha "${{ needs.get-tests.outputs.git_head_sha }}" \
             --github-workflow-name "${{ github.workflow }}" \
@@ -409,6 +427,10 @@ jobs:
         if: success() || failure()
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO: ${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }}
+          GH_EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+          GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         run: |
           set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
       
@@ -417,7 +439,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH
       
           # Check if the event is a pull request
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
+          if [ "$GH_EVENT_NAME" = "pull_request" ]; then
             flakeguard generate-report \
               --aggregated-results-path ./flakeguard-report/all-test-results.json \
               --summary-path ./flakeguard-report/all-test-summary.json \
@@ -426,12 +448,12 @@ jobs:
               --github-run-id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
               --failed-tests-artifact-name "failed-test-results-with-logs.json" \
               --generate-pr-comment \
-              --base-branch "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" \
+              --base-branch "$GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF" \
               --current-branch "${{ github.head_ref }}" \
-              --current-commit-sha "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" \
+              --current-commit-sha "$GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA" \
               --repo-url "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}" \
               --action-run-id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
-              --max-pass-ratio "${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }}"
+              --max-pass-ratio "$GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO"
           else
             flakeguard generate-report \
               --aggregated-results-path ./flakeguard-report/all-test-results.json \
@@ -440,12 +462,12 @@ jobs:
               --github-repository "${{ github.repository }}" \
               --github-run-id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
               --failed-tests-artifact-name "failed-test-results-with-logs.json" \
-              --base-branch "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" \
+              --base-branch "$GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF" \
               --current-branch "${{ github.head_ref }}" \
-              --current-commit-sha "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" \
+              --current-commit-sha "$GH_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA" \
               --repo-url "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}" \
               --action-run-id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
-              --max-pass-ratio "${{ inputs.maxPassRatio }}"          
+              --max-pass-ratio "$GH_INPUTS_MAX_PASS_RATIO"          
           fi
         
       - name: Add Github Summary
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml
index 3caac1eff3f..e90e6a9f285 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-mod-cache.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml
index 341d66f641e..e124b12eb28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-in-memory-tests.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref }}
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-publish.yml
index df07cc1e231..523974b4aed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-publish.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       - name: Setup Other Tags If Not Workflow Dispatch
         id: tags
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
       - name: Build Chainlink Image
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-chainlink-image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index e79956cc253..33bb7721d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref }}
       - name: Check Merge Group Condition
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref }}
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}
       - name: Setup Github Token
@@ -386,6 +389,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref }}
 
@@ -405,6 +409,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}
       - name: Download All Artifacts
@@ -429,6 +434,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
           ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}
       - name: Setup Go
@@ -449,6 +455,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout solana
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana
           ref: develop
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -476,6 +483,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the solana repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana
           ref: ${{ needs.get_solana_sha.outputs.sha }}
       - name: Get ProjectSerum Version
@@ -524,6 +532,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the solana repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana
           ref: ${{ needs.get_solana_sha.outputs.sha }}
       - name: Build contracts
@@ -558,6 +567,7 @@ jobs:
         if: (needs.changes.outputs.core_changes == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') && needs.solana-test-image-exists.outputs.exists == 'false'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana
           ref: ${{ needs.get_solana_sha.outputs.sha }}
       - name: Download Artifacts
@@ -606,6 +616,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana
           ref: ${{ needs.get_solana_sha.outputs.sha }}
       - name: Run Setup
@@ -646,10 +657,13 @@ jobs:
           yarn --cwd ./gauntlet build
           yarn --cwd ./gauntlet gauntlet
       - name: Generate config overrides
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_EVM_REF: ${{ inputs.evm-ref }}
+          GH_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
         run: | # https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/lib/blob/main/config/README.md
           cat << EOF > config.toml
           [ChainlinkImage]
-          version="${{ inputs.evm-ref || github.sha }}"
+          version="${{ env.evm-ref || env.GH_SHA }}"
           [Common]
           user="${{ github.actor }}"
           internal_docker_repo = "${{ secrets.QA_AWS_ACCOUNT_NUMBER }}.dkr.ecr.${{ secrets.QA_AWS_REGION }}.amazonaws.com"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-gh-workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-gh-workflows.yml
index 9897c023576..a3aaacb1abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-gh-workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-gh-workflows.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Run actionlint
         uses: reviewdog/action-actionlint@c6ee1eb0a5d47b2af53a203652b5dac0b6c4016e # v1.43.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-performance-test.yml b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-performance-test.yml
index f9aeaa0fa1f..2f3ea12cbe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-performance-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-performance-test.yml
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       test_list: ${{ steps.set-tests.outputs.test_list }}
+    env:
+      GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX: ${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}
+      GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH: ${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
+      GH_INPUTS_PERFORMANCE_TEST_TYPE: ${{ inputs.performanceTestType }}
     steps:
       - name: Generate Test List JSON
         id: set-tests
         run: |
-          TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/load && go test -v -count=1 -timeout 24h -run "${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}" ./vrfv2'
-          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
-          TEST_TYPE=${{ inputs.performanceTestType }}
+          TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/load && go test -v -count=1 -timeout 24h -run "$GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX" ./vrfv2'
+          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=$GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH
+          TEST_TYPE=$GH_INPUTS_PERFORMANCE_TEST_TYPE
 
           TEST_LIST=$(jq -n -c \
             --arg test_cmd "$TEST_CMD" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-smoke-tests.yml
index ad616dea744..db242c1aae2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2-smoke-tests.yml
@@ -41,13 +41,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Generate Test List JSON
         id: set-tests
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_TEST_SUITE: ${{ inputs.test_suite }}
+          GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX: ${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}
+          GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH: ${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ inputs.test_suite }}" == "All Tests" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_TEST_SUITE" == "All Tests" ]]; then
             TEST_CMD="cd integration-tests/smoke && go test vrfv2_test.go -test.parallel=1 -timeout 3h -count=1 -json -v"
           else
-            TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/smoke && go test -test.run "${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}" -test.parallel=1 -timeout 2h -count=1 -json -v'
+            TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/smoke && go test -test.run "$GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX" -test.parallel=1 -timeout 2h -count=1 -json -v'
           fi
-          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
+          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=$GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH
 
           TEST_LIST=$(jq -n -c \
             --arg test_cmd "$TEST_CMD" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-performance-test.yml b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-performance-test.yml
index b3a820e25a0..66878c552fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-performance-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-performance-test.yml
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       test_list: ${{ steps.set-tests.outputs.test_list }}
+    env:
+      GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX: ${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}
+      GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH: ${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
+      GH_INPUTS_PERFORMANCE_TEST_TYPE: ${{ inputs.performanceTestType }}
     steps:
       - name: Generate Test List JSON
         id: set-tests
         run: |
-          TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/load && go test -v -count=1 -timeout 24h -run "${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}" ./vrfv2plus'
-          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
-          TEST_TYPE=${{ inputs.performanceTestType }}
+          TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/load && go test -v -count=1 -timeout 24h -run "$GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX" ./vrfv2plus'
+          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=$GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH
+          TEST_TYPE=$GH_INPUTS_PERFORMANCE_TEST_TYPE
 
           TEST_LIST=$(jq -n -c \
             --arg test_cmd "$TEST_CMD" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-smoke-tests.yml
index 8561034b103..51c80af9bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-demand-vrfv2plus-smoke-tests.yml
@@ -41,13 +41,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Generate Test List JSON
         id: set-tests
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_TEST_SUITE: ${{ inputs.test_suite }}
+          GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX: ${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}
+          GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH: ${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ inputs.test_suite }}" == "All Tests" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_TEST_SUITE" == "All Tests" ]]; then
             TEST_CMD="cd integration-tests/smoke && go test vrfv2plus_test.go -test.parallel=1 -timeout 3h -count=1 -json -v"
           else
-            TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/smoke && go test -test.run "${{ inputs.test_list_regex }}" -test.parallel=1 -timeout 2h -count=1 -json -v'
+            TEST_CMD='cd integration-tests/smoke && go test -test.run "$GH_INPUTS_TEST_LIST_REGEX" -test.parallel=1 -timeout 2h -count=1 -json -v'
           fi
-          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=${{ inputs.test_config_override_path }}
+          TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH=$GH_INPUTS_TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH
 
           TEST_LIST=$(jq -n -c \
             --arg test_cmd "$TEST_CMD" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-ui-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/operator-ui-ci.yml
index 9bce18f8cff..7ea1cd8327b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-ui-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-ui-ci.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Get operator-ui tag
         id: get-operator-ui-tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry-artifacts.yml
index dbf31a4b442..460e3dfa7be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry-artifacts.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.head_ref }}
       - name: Find modified contracts
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
@@ -86,8 +87,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Transform modified files
         id: changes-transform
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_PRODUCT: ${{ inputs.product }}
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ inputs.product }}" = "shared" ]; then
+          if [ "$GH_INPUTS_PRODUCT" = "shared" ]; then
             echo "::debug:: Product is shared, transforming changes"
             if [[ "${{ steps.changes-dorny.outputs.product }}" == "true" && "${{ steps.changes-dorny.outputs.other_shared }}" == "true" ]]; then
               echo "::debug:: Changes were found in 'shared' folder and in 'interfaces' and root folders"
@@ -128,6 +131,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Extract Foundry version
         id: extract-foundry-version
@@ -137,8 +142,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Should skip code coverage report
         id: skip-code-coverage
+        env:
+          GH_INPUTS_PRODUCT: ${{ inputs.product }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ inputs.product }}" = "automation" || "${{ inputs.product }}" = "vrf" || "${{ inputs.product }}" = "functions" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GH_INPUTS_PRODUCT" = "automation" || "$GH_INPUTS_PRODUCT" = "vrf" || "$GH_INPUTS_PRODUCT" = "functions" ]]; then
             echo "generate_code_coverage=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "generate_code_coverage=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry.yml
index 5c6889beaf8..618ab046e28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity-foundry.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Extract Foundry version
         id: extract-foundry-version
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Detect changes
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: changes
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ jobs:
           || needs.changes.outputs.non_src_changes == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           submodules: recursive
 
       # Only needed because we use the NPM versions of packages
@@ -327,10 +332,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Checkout .github repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/.github
           ref: b6e37806737eef87e8c9137ceeb23ef0bff8b1db # validate-solidity-artifacts@0.1.0
           path: ./dot_github
@@ -415,6 +423,7 @@ jobs:
         if: needs.changes.outputs.sol_mod_only == 'true'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
 
       - name: Download Slither scripts
@@ -608,6 +617,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ (contains(fromJson(needs.changes.outputs.all_changes), matrix.product.name) || needs.changes.outputs.non_src_changes == 'true') && matrix.product.setup.run-forge-fmt }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Setup NodeJS
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity-hardhat.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity-hardhat.yml
index 6f27f8ca2f8..e2da95eae6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity-hardhat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity-hardhat.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: changes
         with:
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
       - name: Setup Hardhat
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml
index caa233ea8bb..a894175f6f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Filter paths
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: Assume role capable of dispatching action
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout .Github repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: smartcontractkit/.github
           ref: 6781e048ecc1aadf7d605722c32e8068a5f829ce # jira-tracing@0.3.0
           path: ./dot_github
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity-wrappers.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity-wrappers.yml
index b2acdf6ca5e..941a3e2f196 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity-wrappers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity-wrappers.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Detect changes
         id: ch
         uses: ./.github/actions/detect-solidity-file-changes
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
index 605b3f2e325..c162380940f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Detect readonly solidity file changes
         id: ch
         uses: ./.github/actions/detect-solidity-readonly-file-changes
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Detect changes
         id: ch
         uses: ./.github/actions/detect-solidity-file-changes
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@ jobs:
       pre-release-version: ${{ steps.release-tag-check.outputs.pre-release-version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Check release tag
         id: release-tag-check
         uses: smartcontractkit/chainlink-github-actions/release/release-tag-check@5dd916d08c03cb5f9a97304f4f174820421bb946 # v2.3.11
@@ -62,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
       - name: Run Prepublish test
@@ -77,11 +85,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           path: chainlink
 
       - name: Checkout diff-so-fancy
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: so-fancy/diff-so-fancy
           ref: a673cb4d2707f64d92b86498a2f5f71c8e2643d5 # v1.4.3
           path: diff-so-fancy
@@ -128,6 +138,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
       - name: Run pnpm lint
@@ -148,6 +160,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
       - name: Run prettier check
@@ -162,6 +176,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
@@ -191,6 +207,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup NodeJS
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-develop-from-smartcontractkit-chainlink.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-develop-from-smartcontractkit-chainlink.yml
index e635ce40922..061db3ae7f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-develop-from-smartcontractkit-chainlink.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-develop-from-smartcontractkit-chainlink.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: develop
         if: env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY != 'smartcontractkit/chainlink'
       - name: Sync