diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 80087d9..14bfb47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   validation:
-    uses: mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards/.github/workflows/reusable-ci-validation.yml@v1
+    uses: mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards/.github/workflows/reusable-ci-validation.yml@main
     with:
       validation-scripts-path: 'scripts/validate'
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 43d3f5b..7b0b5e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Dependency Review
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
@@ -77,22 +77,33 @@ jobs:
   composer-audit:
     name: Composer Audit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: hashFiles('composer.json') != ''
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      
+      - name: Check for composer.json
+        id: check-composer
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "composer.json" ]; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
       
       - name: Setup PHP
+        if: steps.check-composer.outputs.exists == 'true'
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
           php-version: '8.1'
           tools: composer:v2
       
       - name: Install Dependencies
+        if: steps.check-composer.outputs.exists == 'true'
         run: composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist
       
       - name: Run Composer Audit
+        if: steps.check-composer.outputs.exists == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "### Composer Audit Results" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           
@@ -105,29 +116,48 @@ jobs:
           fi
       
       - name: Check for Outdated Packages
+        if: steps.check-composer.outputs.exists == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "### Outdated Composer Packages" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           composer outdated --direct || echo "All packages are up to date" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+      
+      - name: Skip Composer Audit
+        if: steps.check-composer.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "### Composer Audit Results" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "ℹ️ No composer.json found - skipping Composer audit" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
   python-safety:
     name: Python Safety Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: hashFiles('requirements.txt', 'pyproject.toml', 'Pipfile') != ''
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      
+      - name: Check for Python dependency files
+        id: check-python
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "requirements.txt" ] || [ -f "pyproject.toml" ] || [ -f "Pipfile" ]; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
       
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        if: steps.check-python.outputs.exists == 'true'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       
       - name: Install Safety
+        if: steps.check-python.outputs.exists == 'true'
         run: pip install safety
       
       - name: Run Safety Check
+        if: steps.check-python.outputs.exists == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "### Python Safety Check Results" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           
@@ -145,6 +175,12 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "ℹ️ No requirements.txt found" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           fi
+      
+      - name: Skip Python Safety Check
+        if: steps.check-python.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "### Python Safety Check Results" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "ℹ️ No Python dependency files found - skipping Python safety check" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
   license-check:
     name: License Compliance Check
@@ -152,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Check License File
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/joomla_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/joomla_testing.yml
index eb9705d..7d649ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/joomla_testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/joomla_testing.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   testing:
-    uses: mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards/.github/workflows/reusable-joomla-testing.yml@v1
+    uses: mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards/.github/workflows/reusable-joomla-testing.yml@main
     with:
       php-versions: '["8.0", "8.1", "8.2", "8.3"]'
       joomla-versions: '["4.4", "5.0", "5.1"]'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/php_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/php_quality.yml
index 720e1fd..3e8cec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php_quality.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   quality:
-    uses: mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards/.github/workflows/reusable-php-quality.yml@v1
+    uses: mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards/.github/workflows/reusable-php-quality.yml@main
     with:
       php-versions: '["8.0", "8.1", "8.2", "8.3"]'
       php-extensions: 'mbstring, xml, ctype, json, zip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml
index f532151..9a5cfe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout (best effort)
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.guard.outputs.source_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout promoted branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.guard.outputs.promoted_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout promoted branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.guard.outputs.promoted_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout main
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: main
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout tag
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           fetch-depth: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/standards-compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/standards-compliance.yml
index a6a4354..cb31ad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/standards-compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/standards-compliance.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Check Required Directories
         run: |
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Validate README.md
         run: |
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Check for Tab Characters
         run: |
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Check SPDX Headers
         run: |
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       
       - name: Check Required Workflows
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
index 577ec15..dd45cc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}