Update some GitHub Actions versions, and enable Dependabot updates

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      interval: "weekly"

.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_home
           key: codeql-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.codeql_cli }}-${{ matrix.codeql_standard_library }}

.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/codeql_home

.github/workflows/extra-rule-validation.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Check Rules 
         shell: pwsh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Ensure CPP Shared Rules Have Valid Structure  
         shell: pwsh
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ jobs:
         run: scripts/util/Test-SharedImplementationsHaveTestCases.ps1 -Language c -CIMode
 
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: missing-test-report.csv
           path: MissingTestReport*.csv
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: test-report.csv

.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           path: tooling 
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 

.github/workflows/generate-html-docs.yml

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           python scripts/documentation/generate_iso26262_docs.py coding-standards-html-docs
 
       - name: Upload HTML documentation
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: coding-standards-docs-${{ github.sha }}
           path: coding-standards-html-docs/

.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml

@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 

.github/workflows/standard_library_upgrade_tests.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.export-unit-test-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Export unit test matrix
         id: export-unit-test-matrix
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/codeql_home
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 

.github/workflows/tooling-unit-tests.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.export-supported-codeql-env-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Export supported CodeQL environment matrix
         id: export-supported-codeql-env-matrix
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare-supported-codeql-env-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/codeql_home
           key: codeql-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.codeql_cli }}-${{ matrix.codeql_standard_library }}
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 

.github/workflows/update-release.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.head-sha }}
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 

.github/workflows/validate-package-files.yml

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 

.github/workflows/validate-query-formatting.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
       steps:
         - name: Checkout
-          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4
           with:
             ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 

.github/workflows/validate-query-help.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 

.github/workflows/validate-query-test-case-formatting.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 

.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.export-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Export unit test matrix
         id: export-matrix
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
       - name: Cache CodeQL
         id: cache-codeql
-        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/codeql_home