diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme-gh-pages-sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/readme-gh-pages-sync.yaml
index 70961f5a0..f7da10cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme-gh-pages-sync.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme-gh-pages-sync.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml
index 0acec9ccd..781df6289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
     - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           - gateway-operator
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
           - gateway-operator
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
     name: golden-tests
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: checkout
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-push.yaml
index 3d24f63e3..e56f9cb14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-push.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-kubernetes-configuration-crds.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-kubernetes-configuration-crds.yaml
index c6394ab44..43d302531 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-kubernetes-configuration-crds.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-kubernetes-configuration-crds.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@bf7454d06d71f1098171f2acdf0cd4708d7b5920 # v2.20.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@05e31511f85b41b11d1cf0ef85d0992719546e2c # v2.21.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout