diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5c8e3049..ed2a6a50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,27 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# automatically cancel in-progress builds if another commit is pushed
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# default to 0 permissions
+# (job-level overrides add the minimal permissions needed)
+permissions:
+  contents: none
+
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: pre-commit/action@2c7b3805fd2a0fd8c1884dcaebf91fc102a13ecd #v3.0.1
   test:
     name: ${{ matrix.os }} (R ${{ matrix.r-version }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -21,11 +41,14 @@ jobs:
             r-version: 'release'
           - os: macos-latest
             r-version: 'release'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: If local, apt update
         if: ${{ (env.ACT || false) && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest')}}
         run: sudo apt update
@@ -33,30 +56,33 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: sudo apt install -y tidy
       - name: set up R
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.r-version }}
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@v2
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck, any::covr
           needs: check
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           args: 'c("--as-cran")'
           error-on: '"warning"'
           check-dir: '"check"'
           upload-results: '"true"'
           upload-snapshots: '"true"'
-      - name: upload coverage
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' && matrix.r-version == 'release' }}
-        shell: Rscript {0}
-        run: covr::codecov(token = "${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}")
   # https://github.community/t/is-it-possible-to-require-all-github-actions-tasks-to-pass-without-enumerating-them/117957/4?u=graingert
   all-successful:
+    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [test]
+    needs:
+      - lint
+      - test
+    permissions:
+      statuses: read
     steps:
-    - name: Note that all tests succeeded
-      run: echo "🎉"
+      - name: Note that all tests succeeded
+        uses: re-actors/alls-green@05ac9388f0aebcb5727afa17fcccfecd6f8ec5fe  # v1.2.2
+        with:
+          jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b78342a5..a6844c64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,28 @@ on:
         - 'release/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# automatically cancel in-progress builds if another commit is pushed
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# default to 0 permissions
+# (job-level overrides add the minimal permissions needed)
+permissions:
+  contents: none
+
 jobs:
   version_check:
     name: Confirm Whole Version Number
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permission:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Display Version Found
         shell: bash
         run: grep -E "Version:"  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/DESCRIPTION
@@ -39,12 +54,15 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             r-version: 'devel'
           - os: windows-latest
-            r-version: 'devel'   
+            r-version: 'devel'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: If local, apt update
         if: ${{ (env.ACT || false) && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest')}}
         run: sudo apt update
@@ -52,11 +70,11 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: sudo apt install -y tidy
       - name: set up R
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.r-version }}
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
       - run: tlmgr --version
       - name: Install additional LaTeX Packages
         run: |
@@ -64,11 +82,11 @@ jobs:
           tlmgr update --all
           tlmgr install titling framed inconsolata
           tlmgr install collection-fontsrecommended
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
           needs: check
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           args: 'c("--as-cran")'
           error-on: '"warning"'
@@ -76,19 +94,29 @@ jobs:
           upload-results: '"true"'
           upload-snapshots: '"true"'
   all-successful:
+    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [version_check, devel_test]
+    needs:
+      - devel_test
+      - version_check
+    permissions:
+      statuses: read
     steps:
       - name: Note that all tests succeeded
-        run: echo "🎉"
+        uses: re-actors/alls-green@05ac9388f0aebcb5727afa17fcccfecd6f8ec5fe  # v1.2.2
+        with:
+          jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
   build-tarball:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [version_check]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: If local, apt update
         if: ${{ (env.ACT || false)}}
         run: sudo apt update
@@ -104,12 +132,9 @@ jobs:
           TAR_NAME+=".tar.gz"
           echo "TAR_NAME=$TAR_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Upload tarball to run
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{env.TAR_NAME}}
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/${{env.TAR_NAME}}
           if-no-files-found: error
           compression-level: 0 # already compressed
-
-
-  
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
index 74622208..8c5623e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# automatically cancel in-progress builds if another commit is pushed
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# default to 0 permissions
+# (job-level overrides add the minimal permissions needed)
+permissions:
+  contents: none
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: smoke-tests
@@ -74,13 +84,16 @@ jobs:
           - withr
           - xfun
           - yaml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: set up R
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           r-version: 'release'
       - name: If local, apt update
@@ -89,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Tidy
         run: sudo apt install -y tidy 
       - name: Install Deps For Pkgnet & ${{ matrix.test_pkg }}
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           extra-packages: ${{ matrix.test_pkg }}, local::.
       - name: run smoke test
@@ -97,8 +110,14 @@ jobs:
         run: "pkgnet::CreatePackageReport(pkg_name='${{ matrix.test_pkg }}', report_path='${{ github.workspace }}/${{ matrix.test_pkg }}_report.html')"
   # https://github.community/t/is-it-possible-to-require-all-github-actions-tasks-to-pass-without-enumerating-them/117957/4?u=graingert
   all-successful:
+    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [test]
+    needs:
+      - test
+    permissions:
+      statuses: read
     steps:
-    - name: Note that all smoke tests succeeded
-      run: echo "🚫🔥==🐻👍🏼👍🏼"
+      - name: Note that all tests succeeded
+        uses: re-actors/alls-green@05ac9388f0aebcb5727afa17fcccfecd6f8ec5fe  # v1.2.2
+        with:
+          jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/website.yaml b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
index 0c98d8eb..a5dbe7d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/website.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
@@ -7,44 +7,61 @@ on:
       - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# automatically cancel in-progress builds if another commit is pushed
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# default to 0 permissions
+# (job-level overrides add the minimal permissions needed)
+permissions:
+  contents: none
+
 jobs:
   build-website:
     name: build website docs on website_docs_update branch
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # pull all tags and other history
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Get Latest Version Tag
         id: previoustag
-        uses: WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1.4.0
+        uses: WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@61819f33034117e6c686e6a31dba995a85afc9de # v2.0.0
         with: 
           prefix: 'v'
       - name: Git Checkout Branch From Latest Version Tag
+        env:
+          PREVIOUS_TAG: ${{ steps.previoustag.outputs.tag }}
         run: |
           git config --local user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
           git config --local user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git checkout -b website_docs_update ${{steps.previoustag.outputs.tag}}
+          git checkout -b website_docs_update "${PREVIOUS_TAG}"
       - name: set up R
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           r-version: 'release'
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@v2
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
           packages: pkgdown
       - name: Build Site
         run: pkgdown::build_site()
         shell: Rscript {0}
       - name: Save Site Docs Articfact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: "built_website_docs_${{steps.previoustag.outputs.tag}}"
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/docs/
       - name: Commit website doc changes (overwrite if existing)
+        env:
+          PREVIOUS_TAG: ${{ steps.previoustag.outputs.tag }}
         run: |
             git add docs/\*
-            git commit -m "Update website documentation to ${{steps.previoustag.outputs.tag}}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+            git commit -m "Update website documentation to ${PREVIOUS_TAG}" || echo "No changes to commit"
             git push -f origin website_docs_update
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62b3b584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
+    rev: 'v1.23.1'
+    hooks:
+      - id: zizmor
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15155922..eef45d9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 [![CRAN\_Download\_Badge](https://cranlogs.r-pkg.org/badges/grand-total/pkgnet)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=pkgnet) 
 [![GitHub Actions Build Status](https://github.com/uptake/pkgnet/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/uptake/pkgnet/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
 [![Appveyor Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/uptake/pkgnet?branch=main&svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jameslamb/pkgnet)
-[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/uptake/pkgnet/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/uptake/pkgnet) 
 [![Lifecycle badge](https://lifecycle.r-lib.org/articles/figures/lifecycle-stable.svg)](https://lifecycle.r-lib.org/articles/stages.html)
 
 ## Introduction