diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-gradle/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-gradle/action.yml
index 9ffdcac6a7f99..c676597f48517 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-gradle/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-gradle/action.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ runs:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
     - name: Setup Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
       env:
         GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED: true
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_and_test.yml
index dc6214633f959..2618a717c7b20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_and_test.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python docker_build_test.py kafka/test -tag=test -type=${{ github.event.inputs.image_type }} -u=${{ github.event.inputs.kafka_url }}
     - name: Run CVE scan
-      uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+      uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@6e7b7d1fd3e4fef0c5fa8cce1229c54b2c9bd0d8 # v0.24.0
       with:
         image-ref: 'kafka/test:test'
         format: 'table'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_official_image_build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_official_image_build_and_test.yml
index c3219bd8aa942..1db476de53285 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_official_image_build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_official_image_build_and_test.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python docker_official_image_build_test.py kafka/test -tag=test -type=${{ github.event.inputs.image_type }} -v=${{ github.event.inputs.kafka_version }}
     - name: Run CVE scan
-      uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+      uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@6e7b7d1fd3e4fef0c5fa8cce1229c54b2c9bd0d8 # v0.24.0
       with:
         image-ref: 'kafka/test:test'
         format: 'table'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_promote.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_promote.yml
index 04872f9d59d3b..d22a8458c97a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_promote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_promote.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Set up QEMU
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
     - name: Login to Docker Hub
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_rc_release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_rc_release.yml
index 3a06064d62ed6..dbca7fe23c117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_rc_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_rc_release.yml
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r docker/requirements.txt
     - name: Set up QEMU
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
     - name: Login to Docker Hub
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_scan.yml
index 2134ef7eef4e1..b7efaa4ff95dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_scan.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         supported_image_tag: ['latest', '3.7.0']
     steps:
       - name: Run CVE scan
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@6e7b7d1fd3e4fef0c5fa8cce1229c54b2c9bd0d8 # v0.24.0
         if: always()
         with:
           image-ref: apache/kafka:${{ matrix.supported_image_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index a7e0826091a6f..f27b2eb3c7aec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Gradle
+<<<<<<< HEAD
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gradle
+=======
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+        env:
+          GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED: true
+>>>>>>> a785503db5 (KAFKA-17193: Pin all external GitHub Actions to the specific git hash)
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           gradle-cache-read-only: true