diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 19cdeaa..3cb54c0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-    ignore:
-      # ignore this dependency
-      # it seems a bug with dependabot as pining to commit sha should not
-      # trigger a new version similar to https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/2222#issuecomment-1919092153
-      - dependency-name: "docker/actions-toolkit"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 2
+    groups:
+      crazy-max-dot-github:
+        patterns:
+          - "crazy-max/.github/*"
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
       - "bot"
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 2
     allow:
       - dependency-type: "production"
     labels:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4326cd8..1e804d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: ci
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Uninstall containerd
         if: matrix.containerd == 'containerd-tarball'
@@ -160,13 +163,13 @@ jobs:
           docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --restart=always --name registry registry:2
       -
         name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
         with:
           driver: docker
           driver-opts: network=host
       -
         name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@d08e5c354a6adb9ed34480a06d141179aa583294 # v7.0.0
         with:
           context: ./test
           push: true
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -199,13 +202,13 @@ jobs:
           docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --restart=always --name registry registry:2
       -
         name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
         with:
           driver: docker
           driver-opts: network=host
       -
         name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@d08e5c354a6adb9ed34480a06d141179aa583294 # v7.0.0
         with:
           context: ./test
           push: true
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         id: setup_docker
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Set up Docker
         uses: ./
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..843bacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: codeql
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+      - 'releases/v*'
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  NODE_VERSION: "24"
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      -
+        name: Enable corepack
+        run: |
+          corepack enable
+          yarn --version
+      -
+        name: Set up Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+      -
+        name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13 # v4.35.1
+        with:
+          languages: javascript-typescript
+          build-mode: none
+      -
+        name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13 # v4.35.1
+        with:
+          category: "/language:javascript-typescript"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-assign-author.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-assign-author.yml
index f56fa03..79e6137 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-assign-author.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-assign-author.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request_target: # zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers] safe to use without checkout
     types:
       - opened
       - reopened
 
 jobs:
   run:
-    uses: crazy-max/.github/.github/workflows/pr-assign-author.yml@1b673f36fad86812f538c1df9794904038a23cbf
+    uses: crazy-max/.github/.github/workflows/pr-assign-author.yml@bb328ea508cd6a89d0865555ddbeb148e5724aed # v1.3.0
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index edad97f..57635a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 name: publish
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 on:
   release:
     types:
@@ -15,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Publish
-        uses: actions/publish-immutable-action@v0.0.4
+        uses: actions/publish-immutable-action@4bc8754ffc40f27910afb20287dbbbb675a4e978 # v0.0.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a87fe3f..2fc36be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: test
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -17,16 +20,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
         name: Test
-        uses: docker/bake-action@v6
+        uses: docker/bake-action@82490499d2e5613fcead7e128237ef0b0ea210f7 # v7.0.0
         with:
+          source: .
           targets: test
       -
         name: Upload coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@57e3a136b779b570ffcdbf80b3bdc90e7fab3de2 # v6.0.0
         with:
-          source: .
           files: ./coverage/clover.xml
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/update-dist.yml
index 744588f..8b57b08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dist.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 name: update-dist
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     types:
@@ -8,27 +15,27 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update-dist:
-    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       -
         name: GitHub auth token from GitHub App
         id: docker-read-app
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@f8d387b68d61c58ab83c6c016672934102569859 # v3.0.0
         with:
           app-id: ${{ secrets.GHACTIONS_REPO_WRITE_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.GHACTIONS_REPO_WRITE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           owner: docker
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ steps.docker-read-app.outputs.token || github.token }}
+          token: ${{ steps.docker-read-app.outputs.token }}
       -
         name: Build
-        uses: docker/bake-action@v6
+        uses: docker/bake-action@82490499d2e5613fcead7e128237ef0b0ea210f7 # v7.0.0
         with:
           source: .
           targets: build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index ae6f92e..2657986 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: validate
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -15,15 +18,15 @@ jobs:
   prepare:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      targets: ${{ steps.generate.outputs.targets }}
+      matrix: ${{ steps.generate.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       -
-        name: List targets
+        name: Generate matrix
         id: generate
-        uses: docker/bake-action/subaction/list-targets@v6
+        uses: docker/bake-action/subaction/matrix@82490499d2e5613fcead7e128237ef0b0ea210f7 # v7.0.0
         with:
           target: validate
 
@@ -34,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        target: ${{ fromJson(needs.prepare.outputs.targets) }}
+        include: ${{ fromJson(needs.prepare.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
       -
         name: Validate
-        uses: docker/bake-action@v6
+        uses: docker/bake-action@82490499d2e5613fcead7e128237ef0b0ea210f7 # v7.0.0
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a485e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: zizmor
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+      - 'releases/v*'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  zizmor:
+    uses: crazy-max/.github/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml@bb328ea508cd6a89d0865555ddbeb148e5724aed # v1.3.0
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+    with:
+      min-severity: medium
+      min-confidence: medium
+      persona: pedantic
diff --git a/.github/zizmor.yml b/.github/zizmor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6415720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/zizmor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rules:
+  secrets-outside-env: # FIXME: remove this rule when zizmor 1.24.0 is released, fixing the right persona attached to this rule: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor/pull/1783
+    disable: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f15b813..80a64ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Set up Docker
-        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v4
+        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v5
 ```
 
 ### Daemon configuration
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Set up Docker
-        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v4
+        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v5
         with:
           daemon-config: |
             {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Set up Docker
-        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v4
+        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v5
         env:
           LIMA_START_ARGS: --cpus 4 --memory 8
 ```