diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 95f61b81..3036981b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        filter: 'tree:0'
+        show-progress: false
 
     - name: Setup .NET SDK
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@3951f0dfe7a07e2313ec93c75700083e2005cbab # v4.3.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
index 7a1ce977..cf3d78d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
+          filter: 'tree:0'
+          show-progress: false
           token: ${{ secrets.COSTELLOBOT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Bump version
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           git rev-parse --verify --quiet "remotes/origin/${branchName}" | Out-Null
 
           if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
-            Write-Host "Branch ${branchName} already exists."
+            Write-Output "Branch ${branchName} already exists."
             exit 0
           }
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 7078f03a..08500c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        filter: 'tree:0'
+        show-progress: false
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a # v3.28.8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index aecc6a5c..b0121cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          filter: 'tree:0'
+          show-progress: false
 
       - name: Review dependencies
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3b139cfc5fae8b618d3eae3675e383bb1769c019 # v4.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index bc157cea..212c4b21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 3
+  POWERSHELL_YAML_VERSION: '0.4.12'
+  PSSCRIPTANALYZER_VERSION: '1.23.0'
   TERM: xterm
 
 jobs:
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        filter: 'tree:0'
+        show-progress: false
 
     - name: Add actionlint problem matcher
       run: echo "::add-matcher::.github/actionlint-matcher.json"
@@ -45,6 +50,13 @@ jobs:
         globs: |
           **/*.md
 
-    - name: Lint PowerShell
+    - name: Lint PowerShell in workflows
+      uses: martincostello/lint-actions-powershell@5942e3350ee5bd8f8933cec4e1185d13f0ea688f # v1.0.0
+      with:
+        powershell-yaml-version: ${{ env.POWERSHELL_YAML_VERSION }}
+        psscriptanalyzer-version: ${{ env.PSSCRIPTANALYZER_VERSION }}
+        treat-warnings-as-errors: true
+
+    - name: Lint PowerShell scripts
       shell: pwsh
       run: Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Path . -Recurse -IncludeDefaultRules -ReportSummary -Severity @('Error','Warning') -EnableExit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml
index 55cd8d88..945a6837 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
+          filter: 'tree:0'
           persist-credentials: false
+          show-progress: false
 
       - name: Run analysis
         uses: ossf/scorecard-action@62b2cac7ed8198b15735ed49ab1e5cf35480ba46 # v2.4.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d183ad56..2b7e7b11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
+          filter: 'tree:0'
+          show-progress: false
           token: ${{ secrets.COSTELLOBOT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Get version