diff --git a/.github/workflows/experience.yml b/.github/workflows/experience.yml
index fadc2a2..12aa947 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/experience.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/experience.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gates.yml b/.github/workflows/gates.yml
index f8d35cb..ee10869 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gates.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
       # markdown-it-py is a pure-Python submission-scanner dependency, not a numeric floor.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generated-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/generated-artifacts.yml
index c4a5448..b449cda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generated-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generated-artifacts.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e "."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/guided-pull-batch.yml b/.github/workflows/guided-pull-batch.yml
index e4b1037..ea52198 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/guided-pull-batch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/guided-pull-batch.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: build the exact current wheel + record its SHA-256
diff --git a/.github/workflows/live-contract.yml b/.github/workflows/live-contract.yml
index aeb444b..397f560 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/live-contract.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/live-contract.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
         if: steps.gate.outputs.enabled == 'true'
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         if: steps.gate.outputs.enabled == 'true'
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/notebook-smoke.yml
index 54d172c..f7b308a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook-smoke.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
index 69a81f1..8413823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 41d6efd..37e5dc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: install (dev)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/paper3-evidence.yml b/.github/workflows/paper3-evidence.yml
index 661195e..342d4e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/paper3-evidence.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/paper3-evidence.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/platform-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/platform-smoke.yml
index 6507209..ae96685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/platform-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/platform-smoke.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: python -m pip install --quiet build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme-governance.yml b/.github/workflows/readme-governance.yml
index c42c95a..e6cb677 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme-governance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme-governance.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: python -m pip install --quiet -e ".[dev]"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: python -m pip install --quiet -e ".[dev]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e9f0820..234b958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev,figures,release]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/research-impact.yml b/.github/workflows/research-impact.yml
index 3950556..fc40200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/research-impact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/research-impact.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: python -m pip install --quiet -e ".[dev,radar]"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: python -m pip install --quiet -e ".[dev,radar]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/research-radar.yml b/.github/workflows/research-radar.yml
index 38356c5..fe3e37c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/research-radar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/research-radar.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: python -m pip install --quiet pyyaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scientific-baseline.yml b/.github/workflows/scientific-baseline.yml
index 975cd5f..db58405 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scientific-baseline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scientific-baseline.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index a0089a6..65ad142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e "." pip-audit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/slow-science.yml b/.github/workflows/slow-science.yml
index 1a01877..0d04e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/slow-science.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/slow-science.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev,figures]"    # figures extra so figure-render tests run here