diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml
index 735129fa4..af1676170 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           name: canary-arm64
 
       - name: upload canary test result
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: always()
         with:
           name: canary-arm64
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-smoke-suite-quincy-artifact
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-smoke-suite-reef-artifact
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-smoke-suite-squid-artifact
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-smoke-suite-master-artifact
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-object-suite-quincy-artifact
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-object-suite-master-artifact
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-suite-squid-artifact
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-suite-reef-artifact
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-suite-quincy-artifact
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
index 334d5992a..8b9d7e426 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
index e52f79326..dada9abca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-keystone-auth-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
index 6389f2a3c..d88e14f67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-mgr-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
index 874074875..101fbf2e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           CLUSTER_NAMESPACE="multi-external" tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
index 7513b7c14..b50e26f52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-object-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
index 8b1d18fba..829f1a144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
index 694d60fe7..26c6e2fbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
index 3a0ec7052..acc16b698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           CLUSTER_NAMESPACE="multi-external" tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/scripts/collect-logs.sh
 
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: ceph-object-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 00f556c37..f21a5f2d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       # 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@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif