diff --git a/.github/workflows/CD.yml b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
index fe91d37541..5e29112af9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.checking_sha_version.outputs.version }}
       testing_version: ${{ steps.checking_sha_version.outputs.testing_version }}
     steps: 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       ec2-matrix-3: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.ec2-matrix-3 }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
       
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [release-checking]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Restore cached packages
         uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 5
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ec2-matrix-1) }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id:  s3-release-validation-1
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.s3-release-validation-1.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO }}
           path: testing-framework
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ec2-matrix-2) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: s3-release-validation-2
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.s3-release-validation-2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO }}
           path: testing-framework
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ec2-matrix-3) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: s3-release-validation-3
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.s3-release-validation-3.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO }}
           path: testing-framework
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [release-checking]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Restore cached packages
         uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ecs-matrix) }}
     
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: release-validation-ecs
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.release-validation-ecs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: "${{ env.TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO }}"
           path: testing-framework
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.eks-matrix) }}
     
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: release-validation-eks
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.release-validation-eks.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: "${{ env.TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO }}"
           path: testing-framework
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       #Since the tools in workflow are always up-to-date with the github workflow, we don't need to use the tools in workflows from the commited sha
       #but using the tools in workflows from the branch triggered with workflow_dispatch.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       #Since the tools in workflow are always up-to-date with the github workflow, we don't need to use the tools in workflows from the committed sha
       #but using the tools in workflows from the branch triggered with workflow_dispatch.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: release-latest-s3
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       #Since the tools in workflow are always up-to-date with the github workflow, we don't need to use the tools in workflows from the committed sha
       #but using the tools in workflows from the branch triggered with workflow_dispatch.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: release-latest-image
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ s3-release-validation-1, s3-release-validation-2, s3-release-validation-3,release-validation-ecs, release-validation-eks, release-checking]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 1efe81357a..d6ca19e61e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out testing framework
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         go-version: 1.17
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
     - name: Checkout dev opentelemetry-collector-contrib
       if: github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' && github.event.action == 'dependency-build'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
       with:
         repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/opentelemetry-collector-contrib
         ref: main
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout dev opentelemetry-collector
       if: github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' && github.event.action == 'dependency-build'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
       with:
         repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/opentelemetry-collector
         ref: main
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Download built artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     steps:
       # Build and archive rpms into cache.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache rpms
         id: cached_rpms
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     steps:
       # Build and archive debs into cache.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache Debs
         id: cached_debs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [packaging-rpm, packaging-deb, packaging-msi]
     steps:
       # Build and archive SSM package into cache.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache SSM files
         id: cached_ssm
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       # Archive all the packages into one, and build a unique version number for e2etesting
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache the packages
         id: cached_packages
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [e2etest-preparation]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-release
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ jobs:
       ec2-matrix-3: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.ec2-matrix-3 }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ec2-matrix-1) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-ec2-1
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-ec2-1.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ec2-matrix-2) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-ec2-2
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-ec2-2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ec2-matrix-3) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-ec2-3
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-ec2-3.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.ecs-matrix) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-ecs
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-ecs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.eks-matrix) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-eks
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-eks.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.eks-arm64-matrix) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-eks-arm64
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-eks-arm64.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.eks-fargate-matrix) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-eks-fargate
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-eks-fargate.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-testing-suites.outputs.eks-adot-operator-matrix) }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Cache if success
         id: e2etest-eks-adot-operator
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: steps.e2etest-eks-adot-operator.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
diff --git a/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml b/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml
index 3a9fd52ad7..4f924361bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.changed }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
         id: filter
         with:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout
       if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
     - name: Cache go
       if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Download built artifacts
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       # Build and archive RPMs into cache.
       - name: Checkout
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: restore cached binaries
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
       # Build and archive debs into cache.
       - name: Checkout
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Restore cached binaries
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out testing framework
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
 
       - name: Check out Collector
         if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           path: aws-otel-collector
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
index 1e029d90c6..5ce6fc96b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out testing framework
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       canary_matrix: ${{ steps.get-test-cases.outputs.canary_matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-canary-test-cases.outputs.canary_matrix) }}
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           terraform_version: 0.14.10
 
       - name: Check out testing framework
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index ca82d7d60c..82fd721c11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
   analyze:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perf.yml b/.github/workflows/perf.yml
index 57ab5d21f3..a89ba1a58c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perf.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       testing_version: ${{ steps.get-testing-version.outputs.testing_version }}
       commit_id: ${{ steps.get-testing-version.outputs.commit_id }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       perf_matrix: ${{ steps.get-test-cases.outputs.perf_matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-perf-test-cases.outputs.perf_matrix) }}
       max-parallel: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
       
       - name: Check out testing framework
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           repository: 'aws-observability/aws-otel-collector-test-framework'
           path: testing-framework
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [get-testing-version, run-perf-test]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
       
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ssm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ssm-release.yml
index f8092c0ffc..95717b3c9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ssm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ssm-release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the sha
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
index 6676d085b1..a7a695290e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
   update-gh-pages-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Commit docs to gh-pages branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-resources-clean.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly-resources-clean.yml
index afbfb0e96d..a57f4fa4c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-resources-clean.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-resources-clean.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         resource: [autoscaling, ec2, ecs, efs, iam, launchconfig, loadbalancer]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1