diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-add-issues-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-add-issues-to-project.yml
index ebdfd52a6c6..bb88e2511a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-add-issues-to-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-add-issues-to-project.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types:
       - opened
+permissions: 
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   track_issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
index 7fd93ee6752..9dec43588aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions: 
+  contents: read
+  
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -24,13 +27,13 @@ jobs:
       - run: go version
       - name: Get branch name
         id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v8
-      - uses: fossas/fossa-action@main
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@6871f53176ad61624f978536bbf089c574dc19a2 # v8.0.1
+      - uses: fossas/fossa-action@d61e2f7aeb88d20f89dcbfaa97d30bb7786b824d # main
         name: Scanning with FOSSA
         with:
           api-key: ${{ env.fossa-key }}
           branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}
-      - uses: fossas/fossa-action@main
+      - uses: fossas/fossa-action@d61e2f7aeb88d20f89dcbfaa97d30bb7786b824d # main
         name: Executing tests with FOSSA
         with:
           api-key: ${{ env.fossa-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-build.yml b/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
index 39be7f802da..7ec42fa89e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+permissions: 
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   build:
     name: build
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make test
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           # Username used to log in to a Docker registry. If not set then no login will occur
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
@@ -57,14 +59,14 @@ jobs:
           registry: ghcr.io
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
 
       - name: Publish on GitHub Container Registry
         run: make publish-multiarch
 
       # https://github.com/sigstore/cosign-installer
       - name: Install Cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@59acb6260d9c0ba8f4a2f9d9b48431a222b68e20 # v3.5.0
 
       - name: Check Cosign install!
         run: cosign version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml
index a5e8576400b..833aeceda39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+permissions: 
+  contents: read
+  
 jobs:
   validate:
     uses: kedacore/keda/.github/workflows/template-main-e2e-test.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml
index a9b65e4c33e..8eb35b5bf8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
 
-      - uses: tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership@v2
+      - uses: tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership@ba78054988f58bea69b7c6136d563236f8ed2fc0 # v2.1.0
         id: checkUserMember
         with:
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           make e2e-regex-check
 
       - name: React to comment with failure
-        uses: dkershner6/reaction-action@v2
+        uses: dkershner6/reaction-action@97ede302a1b145b3739dec3ca84a489a34ef48b5 # v2.2.1
         if: steps.regex-validation.outcome != 'success'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         run: exit 1
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           # Username used to log in to a Docker registry. If not set then no login will occur
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           gh pr checkout ${{ needs.triage.outputs.pr_num }}
           git checkout ${{ needs.triage.outputs.commit_sha }}
 
-      - uses: oNaiPs/secrets-to-env-action@v1
+      - uses: oNaiPs/secrets-to-env-action@2fe98aa2e8f610341c3dd916aff27b218b92f6f8 # v1
         with:
           secrets: ${{ toJSON(secrets) }}
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
           TEST_CLUSTER_NAME: keda-e2e-cluster-pr
 
       - name: React to comment with success
-        uses: dkershner6/reaction-action@v2
+        uses: dkershner6/reaction-action@97ede302a1b145b3739dec3ca84a489a34ef48b5 # v2.2.1
         if: steps.test.outcome == 'success'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
           details_url: https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}
 
       - name: React to comment with failure
-        uses: dkershner6/reaction-action@v2
+        uses: dkershner6/reaction-action@97ede302a1b145b3739dec3ca84a489a34ef48b5 # v2.2.1
         if: steps.test.outcome != 'success'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
index 4928cd0f565..9a858f30e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@ jobs:
         run: make test
 
       - name: Create test Summary
-        uses: test-summary/action@v2
+        uses: test-summary/action@31493c76ec9e7aa675f1585d3ed6f1da69269a86 # v2.4
         with:
           paths: "report.xml"
         if: always()
 
   validate-dockerfiles:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for dorny/paths-filter to fetch a list of changed files
+      pull-requests: read  # for dorny/paths-filter to read pull requests
     name: validate-dockerfiles - ${{ matrix.name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     container: ghcr.io/kedacore/keda-tools:1.22.5
@@ -106,6 +109,9 @@ jobs:
         run: make docker-build
 
   validate-dev-container:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for dorny/paths-filter to fetch a list of changed files
+      pull-requests: read  # for dorny/paths-filter to read pull requests
     name: Validate dev-container - ${{ matrix.name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     container: ghcr.io/kedacore/keda-tools:1.22.5
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: "1.22"
       - name: Get golangci
         run: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.59.1
-      - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+      - uses: pre-commit/action@646c83fcd040023954eafda54b4db0192ce70507 # v3.0.0
 
   trivy-scan:
     uses: kedacore/keda/.github/workflows/template-trivy-scan.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 0e4523c6979..a15bf0499d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
+permissions:  
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Push Release
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod tidy -compat=1.22
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           # Username used to log in to a Docker registry. If not set then no login will occur
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
 
       - name: Publish KEDA images on GitHub Container Registry
         run: make publish-multiarch
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # https://github.com/sigstore/cosign-installer
       - name: Install Cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@59acb6260d9c0ba8f4a2f9d9b48431a222b68e20 # v3.5.0
 
       - name: Check Cosign install!
         run: cosign version
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         # Get release information to determine id of the current release
       - name: Get Release
         id: get-release-info
-        uses: bruceadams/get-release@v1.3.2
+        uses: bruceadams/get-release@74c3d60f5a28f358ccf241a00c9021ea16f0569f # v1.3.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-analysis-codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/static-analysis-codeql.yml
index 076a7857ad3..ccdfc4594c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-analysis-codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-analysis-codeql.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:  # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-repo
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   codeQl:
     name: Analyze CodeQL Go
@@ -22,16 +25,16 @@ jobs:
       run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@429e1977040da7a23b6822b13c129cd1ba93dbb2 # v3.26.2
       with:
         languages: go
         # Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
         queries: +security-and-quality
 
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@429e1977040da7a23b6822b13c129cd1ba93dbb2 # v3.26.2
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@429e1977040da7a23b6822b13c129cd1ba93dbb2 # v3.26.2
       with:
         category: "/language:go"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-analysis-semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/static-analysis-semgrep.yml
index 1b68a04d000..a2cbfcb034f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-analysis-semgrep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-analysis-semgrep.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           SEMGREP_APP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMGREP_APP_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Upload SARIF file for GitHub Advanced Security Dashboard
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@429e1977040da7a23b6822b13c129cd1ba93dbb2 # v3.26.2
         with:
           sarif_file: semgrep.sarif
         if: ${{ github.event.number == '' && !cancelled() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-main-e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/template-main-e2e-test.yml
index 2196cceafc2..df93846f752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-main-e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-main-e2e-test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Register workspace path
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
-      - uses: oNaiPs/secrets-to-env-action@v1
+      - uses: oNaiPs/secrets-to-env-action@2fe98aa2e8f610341c3dd916aff27b218b92f6f8 # v1
         with:
           secrets: ${{ toJSON(secrets) }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/template-smoke-tests.yml
index b4998101bfd..694e104fc18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-smoke-tests.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ on:
       kindImage:
         required: true
         type: string
+permissions:  
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   smoke-tests:
     name: Validate k8s-${{ inputs.kubernetesVersion }}
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Create k8s ${{ inputs.kubernetesVersion }} Kind Cluster
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.10.0
+        uses: helm/kind-action@0025e74a8c7512023d06dc019c617aa3cf561fde # v1.10.0
         with:
           node_image: ${{ inputs.kindImage }}
           cluster_name: smoke-tests-cluster-${{ inputs.kubernetesVersion }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-trivy-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/template-trivy-scan.yml
index 990e8be436b..27664b66844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-trivy-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-trivy-scan.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: boolean
 
+permissions:  
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   trivy-scan:
     name: Trivy - ${{ inputs.runs-on }} - ${{ inputs.scan-type }} ${{ inputs.image-ref }}
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           trivy-config: trivy.yml
 
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@429e1977040da7a23b6822b13c129cd1ba93dbb2 # v3.26.2
         if: ${{ inputs.publish }}
         with:
           sarif_file: ${{ inputs.output }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v1-build.yml b/.github/workflows/v1-build.yml
index ea70ec4c36d..f43188cee8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v1-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v1-build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - v1
+permissions:  
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     name: Validate
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e7d28889e2..0778a5140bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Here is an overview of all new **experimental** features:
 ### Fixes
 
 - TODO ([#XXX](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/XXX))
+- **General**: Fixed the token-permission and pinned-dependencies issue reported by the scorecard. ([#6085](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/6085))
 
 ### Deprecations