diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index a1c88a31677..ec812e7d5dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Style/cargo-deny
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v2
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_Tier1,feat_require_unix,feat_require_unix_utmpx" }
           - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
 #          - { os: macos-latest   , features: feat_os_macos }
 #          - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: feat_os_macos }
           - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: feat_os_macos }
           - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: windows-latest , target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc      , features: feat_os_windows }
           - { os: windows-latest , target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc     , features: feat_os_windows, use-cross: use-cross , skip-tests: true }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         ## VARs setup
         echo "TEST_SUMMARY_FILE=busybox-result.json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ jobs:
         outputs() { step_id="${{ github.action }}"; for var in "$@" ; do echo steps.${step_id}.outputs.${var}="${!var}"; echo "${var}=${!var}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT; done; }
         TEST_SUMMARY_FILE="toybox-result.json"
         outputs TEST_SUMMARY_FILE
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ jobs:
           # FIXME: Re-enable Code Coverage on windows, which currently fails due to "profiler_builtins". See #6686.
           # - { os: windows-latest , features: windows, toolchain: nightly-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
       with:
         toolchain: ${{ matrix.job.toolchain }}
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: feat_os_macos }
           - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: feat_os_macos }
           # - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows } https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/7044
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ min_version, deps ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ min_version, deps ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CheckScripts.yml b/.github/workflows/CheckScripts.yml
index d58f75d83b7..2186953663f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CheckScripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CheckScripts.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Run ShellCheck
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup shfmt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml b/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml
index e5de0584bb6..e8451c5251b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Initialize job variables
diff --git a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
index 09752fe5f92..117d93c1c2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     #### Get the code, setup cache
     - name: Checkout code (uutils)
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         path: 'uutils'
         persist-credentials: false
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         workspaces: "./uutils -> target"
     - name: Checkout code (GNU coreutils)
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         repository: 'coreutils/coreutils'
         path: 'gnu'
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     #### Get the code, setup cache
     - name: Checkout code (uutils)
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         path: 'uutils'
         persist-credentials: false
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         workspaces: "./uutils -> target"
     - name: Checkout code (GNU coreutils)
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         repository: 'coreutils/coreutils'
         path: 'gnu'
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ jobs:
 
         outputs TEST_SUMMARY_FILE AGGREGATED_SUMMARY_FILE
     - name: Checkout code (uutils)
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         path: 'uutils'
         persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 46e2057ebf6..47a9119735a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
         sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
         sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Collect information about runner
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 37387a21101..1c22451230f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           - { package: uu_wc }
           - { package: uu_factor }
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index aca6e829b7c..955a59eacb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: feat_os_macos }
           - { os: windows-latest , features: feat_os_windows }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest , features: feat_os_unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Initialize workflow variables
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
index cbc0d0f87af..ecc65bc9908 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Run test in devcontainer
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 47d5eb6ff13..53104fb713a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install/setup prerequisites
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
index 4a123789f57..e78607c5be8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
index 42c24710612..f7ba665956a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and test uufuzz examples
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build the fuzzers
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           - { name: fuzz_non_utf8_paths, should_pass: true }
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: always()
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Download all stats
diff --git a/.github/workflows/l10n.yml b/.github/workflows/l10n.yml
index 1d244c6fba5..3da0ba408af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/l10n.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/l10n.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_os_macos" }
           - { os: windows-latest , features: "feat_os_windows" }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     name: L10n/Fluent Syntax Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Setup Python
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest  , features: "feat_os_unix" }
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_os_macos" }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest  , features: "feat_os_unix" }
           - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_os_macos" }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ jobs:
     name: L10n/Locale Embedding - Cat Utility
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ jobs:
     name: L10n/Locale Embedding - Ls Utility
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ jobs:
     name: L10n/Locale Embedding - Multicall Binary
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
       RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openbsd.yml b/.github/workflows/openbsd.yml
index 9ca20eab36c..f7bae27efc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openbsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openbsd.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { features: unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Prepare, build and test
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { features: unix }
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Prepare, build and test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wsl2.yml b/.github/workflows/wsl2.yml
index 4f342847c88..1764a03fcd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wsl2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wsl2.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         job:
           - { os: windows-latest, distribution: Ubuntu-24.04, features: feat_os_unix}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - name: Install WSL2