diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 17ca7bb2e..31978facb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/cache@88522ab9f39a2ea568f7027eddc7d8d8bc9d59c8 # v3.3.1
+    - uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@a09933a12a80f87b87005513f0abb1494c27a716 # v2.21.4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@00e563ead9f72a8461b24876bee2d0c2e8bd2ee8 # v2.21.5
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ jobs:
 #      make release
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@a09933a12a80f87b87005513f0abb1494c27a716 # v2.21.4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@00e563ead9f72a8461b24876bee2d0c2e8bd2ee8 # v2.21.5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 0e40c5616..91dfd80c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         java: [ 8 ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/cache@88522ab9f39a2ea568f7027eddc7d8d8bc9d59c8 # v3.3.1
+    - uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index e71bc9557..b78975703 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
         
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4.0.0
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/cache@88522ab9f39a2ea568f7027eddc7d8d8bc9d59c8 # v3.3.1
+    - uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
       with:
         path: ~/.m2/repository
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
index ea45c253c..0ca541050 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ jobs:
           publish_results: true
 
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce    # 3.1.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32    # 3.1.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
 
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@a09933a12a80f87b87005513f0abb1494c27a716    # 2.21.4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@00e563ead9f72a8461b24876bee2d0c2e8bd2ee8    # 2.21.5
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 41f710ffd..986fbfdf6 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
-    "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.2//EN"
-    "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_2.dtd">
+    "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
+    "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
 <!-- commons lang customization of default Checkstyle behavior -->
 <module name="Checker">
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4cfad4cf6..33f3d98f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>59</version>
+    <version>61</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>commons-crypto</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 3016151b9..32399eb34 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       <action dev="ggregory"     type="fix" due-to="step-security-bot, Gary Gregory">[StepSecurity] Harden GitHub builds #228, #234.</action>
       <action dev="ggregory"     type="fix" due-to="Martin Wiesner">Fixes grammar and typos in Javadoc #233.</action>      
       <!-- UPDATE -->
-      <action                    type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Dependabot, Gary Gregory">Bump commons-parent from 56 to 59 #225.</action>
+      <action                    type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Dependabot, Gary Gregory">Bump commons-parent from 56 to 61 #225.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.2.0" date="2023-01-14" description="Minor release (Java 8, OpenSSL 1.1.1)">
       <!-- FIX -->