diff --git a/.github/workflows/mirror.yaml b/.github/workflows/mirror.yaml
index fa8ef3721..bc03df794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mirror.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mirror.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           - amd64
           - arm64
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "IMAGE_REPOSITORY=$(.scripts/get_repo_name.sh)" | tee -a "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Publish Container Image on oci.stackable.tech
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-image@320eae677555385b3d40e1c3a81d9263b72742e4 # 0.6.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-image@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           image-registry-uri: oci.stackable.tech
           image-registry-username: robot$sdp+github-action-build
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "IMAGE_REPOSITORY=$(.scripts/get_repo_name.sh)" | tee -a "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Publish and Sign Image Index Manifest to oci.stackable.tech
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-index-manifest@320eae677555385b3d40e1c3a81d9263b72742e4 # 0.6.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-index-manifest@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           image-registry-uri: oci.stackable.tech
           image-registry-username: robot$sdp+github-action-build
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ jobs:
           image-repository: ${{ format('sdp/{0}', env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY) }}
           image-index-manifest-tag: ${{ inputs.image-index-manifest-tag }}
 
+  # NOTE (@Techassi) It is currently not possible to use our own action here, because the inputs
+  # assume it is used to report on image build results, not mirror results. The action needs to be
+  # adjusted to support other use-cases.
   notify:
     name: Failure Notification
     needs: [mirror-image, publish_manifests]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_pre-commit.yaml
index e8e8ceaa3..ded4d5a31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_pre-commit.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ jobs:
   pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: stackabletech/actions/run-pre-commit@320eae677555385b3d40e1c3a81d9263b72742e4 # 0.6.0
+      - uses: stackabletech/actions/run-pre-commit@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
           hadolint: ${{ env.HADOLINT_VERSION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preflight.yaml b/.github/workflows/preflight.yaml
index fb5279c3b..76c229987 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preflight.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preflight.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-python@f677139bbe7f9c59b41e40162b753c062f5d49a3 # v5.2.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_build_image.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable_build_image.yaml
index a16be2aa0..33c63de71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_build_image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_build_image.yaml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Generate Version List
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - id: shard
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/shard@2d3d7ddad981ae09901d45a0f6bf30c2658b1b78 # 0.7.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/shard@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           product-name: ${{ inputs.product-name }}
     outputs:
@@ -48,23 +48,23 @@ jobs:
         versions: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate_matrix.outputs.versions) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Free Disk Space
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/free-disk-space@2d3d7ddad981ae09901d45a0f6bf30c2658b1b78 # 0.7.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/free-disk-space@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
 
       - name: Build Product Image
         id: build
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/build-product-image@2d3d7ddad981ae09901d45a0f6bf30c2658b1b78 # 0.7.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/build-product-image@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           product-name: ${{ inputs.product-name }}
           product-version: ${{ matrix.versions }}
           sdp-version: ${{ inputs.sdp-version }}
 
       - name: Publish Container Image on oci.stackable.tech
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-image@2d3d7ddad981ae09901d45a0f6bf30c2658b1b78 # 0.7.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-image@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           image-registry-uri: oci.stackable.tech
           image-registry-username: robot$${{ inputs.registry-namespace }}+github-action-build
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ jobs:
         versions: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate_matrix.outputs.versions) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Publish and Sign Image Index Manifest to oci.stackable.tech
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-index-manifest@2d3d7ddad981ae09901d45a0f6bf30c2658b1b78 # 0.7.0
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/publish-index-manifest@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # 0.8.1
         with:
           image-registry-uri: oci.stackable.tech
           image-registry-username: robot$${{ inputs.registry-namespace }}+github-action-build
@@ -102,44 +102,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Failure Notification
     needs: [generate_matrix, build, publish_manifests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: failure()
+    if: failure() || github.run_attempt > 1
     steps:
-      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@37ebaef184d7626c5f204ab8d3baff4262dd30f0 # v1.27.0
+      - name: Send Notification
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/send-slack-notification@55d2f9fcbcd7884ac929ea65fd6f069e7b7a49d2 # v0.8.1
         with:
-          channel-id: "C07UG6JH44F" # notifications-container-images
-          payload: |
-            {
-              "text": "*${{ github.workflow }}* failed (attempt ${{ github.run_attempt }})",
-              "attachments": [
-                {
-                  "pretext": "See the details below for a summary of which job(s) failed.",
-                  "color": "#aa0000",
-                  "fields": [
-                    {
-                      "title": "Generate Version List",
-                      "short": true,
-                      "value": "${{ needs.generate_matrix.result }}"
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "title": "Build/Publish Image",
-                      "short": true,
-                      "value": "${{ needs.build.result }}"
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "title": "Build/Publish Manifests",
-                      "short": true,
-                      "value": "${{ needs.publish_manifests.result }}"
-                    }
-                  ],
-                  "actions": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "button",
-                      "text": "Go to workflow run",
-                      "url": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}/attempts/${{ github.run_attempt }}"
-                    }
-                  ]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-        env:
-          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.slack-token }}
+          publish-manifests-result: ${{ needs.publish_manifests.result }}
+          build-result: ${{ needs.build.result }}
+          slack-token: ${{ secrets.slack-token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubi-rust-builder.yml b/.github/workflows/ubi-rust-builder.yml
index 91254d182..b6c874c08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubi-rust-builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubi-rust-builder.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         ubi-version: ["ubi9"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Login to Stackable Harbor
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: ["build"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Login to Stackable Harbor