diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
index 0d8293ce3..a53267e43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write # for reading and creating branches.
       pull-requests: write # for creating pull requests against release branches.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/backport.yaml@v0.11.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/backport.yaml@v0.12.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
index cc0247c42..1882438a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read # for reading the repository code.
     steps:
       - name: Test suite setup
-        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.11.0
+        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.12.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.26.x
       - name: Smoke test Fuzzers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index e801ee142..2c0e18056 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read # for reading the repository code.
     steps:
       - name: Test suite setup
-        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@526a0ab488375330ba526c26584ae22ee270d5b6 # v0.11.0
+        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@5865e5dc26dd12cba8cbbb2040af8831d67c0fb8 # v0.12.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.26.x
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b1d02f0bc..53e7ce8e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write # for creating the GitHub release.
       id-token: write # for creating OIDC tokens for signing.
       packages: write # for pushing and signing container images.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/controller-release.yaml@v0.11.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/controller-release.yaml@v0.12.0
     with:
       controller: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
       release-candidate-prefix: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
index 45334e375..d082eeb08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read # for reading the repository code.
       security-events: write # for uploading the CodeQL analysis results.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/code-scan.yaml@v0.11.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/code-scan.yaml@v0.12.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       fossa-token: ${{ secrets.FOSSA_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
index 168e024e4..0acd55b5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read # for reading the labels file.
       issues: write # for creating and updating labels.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yaml@v0.11.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yaml@v0.12.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml
index d5ac720bf..9b75f085f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-fluxcd-pkg:
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml@v0.11.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml@v0.12.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}