diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-iso.yml b/.github/workflows/build-iso.yml
index 8a5fc2e..968a2e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-iso.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-iso.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        # Pinned to last v4 tag confirmed to ship on node20. v4.2+ ships
+        # node24 which forgejo-runner v6.4.0 (node20) cannot exec.
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
 
       - name: Free up disk
         run: |
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
           df -h
 
       - name: Run build inside Fedora 43 container
+        # v3 is composite/docker-based — no node runtime in the action
+        # itself. Safe under node20 forgejo-runner. TODO(infra): consider
+        # SHA pinning in a follow-up sweep.
         uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
         with:
           image: registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:43
@@ -199,7 +204,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to ci-latest rolling prerelease
         if: success() && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        # Pinned to last v2 tag confirmed to ship on node20.
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.0.4
         with:
           tag_name: ci-latest
           name: "ci-latest (auto)"
@@ -233,7 +239,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Attach to release on tag
         if: github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        # Pinned to last v2 tag confirmed to ship on node20.
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.0.4
         with:
           files: |
             build/out/*.iso
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index ee790bd..51a4bd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:43
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Pinned to last v4 tag confirmed to ship on node20.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
       - run: dnf -y install pykickstart
       - run: ksvalidator kickstart/veilor-os.ks
 
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Shell scripts
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Pinned to last v4 tag confirmed to ship on node20.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
       - uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
         with:
           severity: warning
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ jobs:
     name: No personal/onyx leaks
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Pinned to last v4 tag confirmed to ship on node20.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
       - name: Grep for leaks
         run: |
           set -e