diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml
index 516a401f9e32..0d0ed99e1307 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash test_with_db 01
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash install
       - name: test
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash test_with_db 02
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash install
       - name: test
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash test_with_db 03
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ jobs:
           run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash install
         - name: test
           run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/webserver.bash test_with_db 04
-        - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+        - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
           env:
             CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           with:
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/storage.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/agent.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/api.bash install
       - name: test
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/api.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: OAS backwards compatibility check
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/api-server.bash openapi-diff
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/autoscaling.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ github.job }}_docker_logs
           path: ./services/catalog/test_failures
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ jobs:
           source .venv/bin/activate && \
           pushd services/clusters-keeper && \
           make test-ci-unit
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ github.job }}_docker_logs
           path: ./services/datcore-adapter/test_failures
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ github.job }}_docker_logs
           path: ./services/director/test_failures
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ github.job }}_docker_logs
           path: ./services/director-v2/test_failures
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/aws-library.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/dask-task-models-library.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/dask-sidecar.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/payments.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/dynamic-scheduler.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ jobs:
           source .venv/bin/activate && \
           pushd services/resource-usage-tracker && \
           make test-ci-unit
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/dynamic-sidecar.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ jobs:
           source .venv/bin/activate && \
           pushd services/efs-guardian && \
           make test-ci-unit
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/postgres-database.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/invitations.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/service-integration.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/service-library.bash test_all
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/settings-library.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/models-library.bash typecheck
       - name: test
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/models-library.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/common-library.bash typecheck
       - name: test
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/common-library.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           flags: unittests #optional
 
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/notifications-library.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/unit-testing/simcore-sdk.bash test
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: cleanup
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/integration-testing/webserver.bash clean_up
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: cleanup
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/integration-testing/webserver.bash clean_up
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: cleanup
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/integration-testing/director-v2.bash clean_up
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: cleanup
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/integration-testing/director-v2.bash clean_up
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: cleanup
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/integration-testing/dynamic-sidecar.bash clean_up
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: cleanup
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: ./ci/github/integration-testing/simcore-sdk.bash clean_up
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.0.7
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with: