diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index 0b3925a..cd3c7e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -12,27 +12,10 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: {}
 jobs:
   analyze:
-    name: 🛡️ Analyze ${{ matrix.language }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+    name: 🛡️ Analyze
+    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
     permissions:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        language: [actions]
-    steps:
-      - name: 📥 Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: 🛡️ Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@9b3254085494b55a0f7c4c2b3d2d52cc712ce370 # v4.39.1
-        with:
-          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-          build-mode: none
-          queries: security-extended
-      - name: 🛡️ Analyze
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@9b3254085494b55a0f7c4c2b3d2d52cc712ce370 # v4.39.1
-        with:
-          category: "/language:${{ matrix.language }}"
+    with:
+      languages: '["actions"]'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6a600e1..07aff9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
   push:
     branches: [main, test-me-*]
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: 🐍 Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@07a047e608db84b3d8c06cd9a7c7dcc9c355c18e # v10.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@68559e99cc807c1eb7e9238fd43a15bba460eec2 # v10.3.3
         with:
           version: latest-known
           python-version: "3.13"
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: 🐍 Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@07a047e608db84b3d8c06cd9a7c7dcc9c355c18e # v10.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@68559e99cc807c1eb7e9238fd43a15bba460eec2 # v10.3.3
         with:
           version: latest-known
           python-version: "3.15"
@@ -59,8 +62,9 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     needs: [self-test-uvx, self-test-uv-run, self-test-external-uv]
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+    permissions: {}
     steps:
       - name: 🚦 Require all needed jobs to pass
-        env:
-          NEEDS_JSON: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
-        run: jq -e 'all(to_entries[]; .value.result == "success")' <<<"$NEEDS_JSON"
+        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/required-checks@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
+        with:
+          needs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/news.yaml b/.github/workflows/news.yaml
index 7b48de2..178f876 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/news.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/news.yaml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: 🐍 Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@07a047e608db84b3d8c06cd9a7c7dcc9c355c18e # v10.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@68559e99cc807c1eb7e9238fd43a15bba460eec2 # v10.3.3
         with:
           version: latest-known
           python-version: "3.15"
           enable-cache: false
       - name: 📦 Install locked release tools
-        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/install-locked-tools@99024bcb5749b178c5514f86acfcf1e80c865e75 # 6.3.0
+        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/install-locked-tools@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
         with:
           groups: release-news
           venv: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-tools
       - name: 🔍 Validate news fragments
-        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/validate-news@99024bcb5749b178c5514f86acfcf1e80c865e75 # 6.3.0
+        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/validate-news@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index df0e410..f8b74e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   prepare:
     name: 🏷️ Prepare Towncrier release
-    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/prepare-towncrier-release.yaml@57a765127aae73adf7d0e24a7fe0f067f2d3ea3e # 6.2.1
+    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/prepare-towncrier-release.yaml@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7be0a97..a216664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: 🐍 Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@07a047e608db84b3d8c06cd9a7c7dcc9c355c18e # v10.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@68559e99cc807c1eb7e9238fd43a15bba460eec2 # v10.3.3
         with:
           version: latest-known
           python-version: "3.15"
           enable-cache: false
       - name: 📦 Install locked release tools
-        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/install-locked-tools@57a765127aae73adf7d0e24a7fe0f067f2d3ea3e # 6.2.1
+        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/install-locked-tools@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
         with:
           groups: release-notes
           venv: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-tools
       - name: 📝 Render release notes
-        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/render-release-notes@57a765127aae73adf7d0e24a7fe0f067f2d3ea3e # 6.2.1
+        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/render-release-notes@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
         with:
           tag: ${{ needs.verify-tag.outputs.tag }}
           changelog: CHANGELOG.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           artifact-ids: ${{ needs.notes.outputs.artifact-id }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}
       - name: 🚀 Publish GitHub release
-        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/publish-github-release@57a765127aae73adf7d0e24a7fe0f067f2d3ea3e # 6.2.1
+        uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/publish-github-release@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml
index 40a15ab..659e643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: read # read reviews for the Code-Review check
       security-events: write # upload the SARIF results to code scanning
       statuses: read # read commit statuses for the CI-Tests check
-    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml@cfb6d637a10b70da576575790eb3c806f57cd0b5
+    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-release-tools.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-release-tools.yml
index 90bb14a..b360f2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-release-tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-release-tools.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: 0 8 * * 2
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 permissions: {}
 jobs:
   upgrade:
     name: 🔀 Upgrade release tools
-    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/upgrade-release-tools.yaml@57a765127aae73adf7d0e24a7fe0f067f2d3ea3e # 6.2.1
+    uses: tox-dev/github-workflows/.github/workflows/upgrade-release-tools.yaml@bceb5c005e19823dc8835f536f53f172ae223927 # 6.5.0
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets:
diff --git a/pylock.toml b/pylock.toml
index 39e8711..09847f5 100644
--- a/pylock.toml
+++ b/pylock.toml
@@ -342,25 +342,9 @@ size = 6140221
 [packages.wheels.hashes]
 sha256 = "c139c494fb1d9826688f8107d1514fa2a58f8f4a0f0527b68e7970fa50a8b723"
 
-[[packages]]
-name = "pyyaml"
-version = "6.0.3"
-marker = "\"release-news\" in dependency_groups or \"release-notes\" in dependency_groups or \"release-prepare\" in dependency_groups"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
-index = "https://pypi.org/simple/"
-
-[packages.sdist]
-name = "pyyaml-6.0.3.tar.gz"
-upload-time = 2025-09-25 21:33:16.546886+00:00
-url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/05/8e/961c0007c59b8dd7729d542c61a4d537767a59645b82a0b521206e1e25c2/pyyaml-6.0.3.tar.gz"
-size = 130960
-
-[packages.sdist.hashes]
-sha256 = "d76623373421df22fb4cf8817020cbb7ef15c725b9d5e45f17e189bfc384190f"
-
 [[packages]]
 name = "release-creator"
-version = "4.1.0"
+version = "4.2.0"
 marker = "\"release-news\" in dependency_groups or \"release-notes\" in dependency_groups or \"release-prepare\" in dependency_groups"
 requires-python = ">=3.15"
 dependencies = [
@@ -369,28 +353,27 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "mdformat" },
     { name = "mdformat-gfm" },
     { name = "packaging" },
-    { name = "pyyaml" },
     { name = "towncrier" },
 ]
 index = "https://pypi.org/simple/"
 
 [packages.sdist]
-name = "release_creator-4.1.0.tar.gz"
-upload-time = 2026-10-26 18:24:45.805437+00:00
-url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7f/fd/05d7f3c604476a238d67d5aaa2a4085312e7078c193dbd7ad99ad48d560d/release_creator-4.1.0.tar.gz"
-size = 186016
+name = "release_creator-4.2.0.tar.gz"
+upload-time = 2026-10-26 22:39:33.566239+00:00
+url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0c/c2/6ff369a01a8fff3e4845e2a6989164b71b1662cba8e104ae9f0a2925ca43/release_creator-4.2.0.tar.gz"
+size = 163102
 
 [packages.sdist.hashes]
-sha256 = "c783037f5ca2efc16fa7cccfb1c2abf0a442f116a63ca82bd7bfb7e2a8343a15"
+sha256 = "5affc1e7a935aa816dfa16c03200b17f93f7d17d201e6a913c50e1e9e32bad2f"
 
 [[packages.wheels]]
-name = "release_creator-4.1.0-py3-none-any.whl"
-upload-time = 2026-10-26 18:24:44.353933+00:00
-url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/d0/38480e99025c021d07e0710af02547562dfadbd798bef26dc01869a3f81e/release_creator-4.1.0-py3-none-any.whl"
-size = 52922
+name = "release_creator-4.2.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+upload-time = 2026-10-26 22:39:32.212020+00:00
+url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a5/c2/b1be3e0bff91e390890f3bc8e2d9307a1c2841bb3452798d013f2a2b741d/release_creator-4.2.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+size = 53089
 
 [packages.wheels.hashes]
-sha256 = "67deae16d11ac261a1512f18a22c0cf13418f43afc3e56cb74e58ad4422062e3"
+sha256 = "fe3048e7bc31ee0d757985bbc256290fc40b1ca4c76be574b6730752cbb5831f"
 
 [[packages]]
 name = "setuptools"
@@ -489,7 +472,6 @@ command-line = [
     "--all-groups",
     "--all-extras",
     "--no-cache",
-    "--upgrade",
 ]
 input-path = "pyproject.toml"
 mode = "universal"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1d954d2..9810619 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ uploaded-prior-to = "P7D"
 decision-order = "stable"
 matrix.python = ">=3.15,<3.16"
 matrix.platforms = [ "linux_x86_64" ]
-# temporary, delete after 2026-11-02
-packages.release-creator.uploaded-prior-to = 2026-10-26T18:24:46Z
 
 [tool.towncrier]
 name = "action-pre-commit-uv"