Bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates

Bumps the github-actions group with 4 updates in the / directory: [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout), [actions/setup-python](https://github.com/actions/setup-python), [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) and [SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action](https://github.com/sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action).


Updates `actions/checkout` from 6 to 7
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](actions/checkout@v6...v7)

Updates `actions/setup-python` from 6 to 7
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases)
- [Commits](actions/setup-python@v6...v7)

Updates `actions/cache` from 5 to 6
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/cache/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/RELEASES.md)
- [Commits](actions/cache@v5...v6)

Updates `SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action` from 7 to 8
- [Release notes](https://github.com/sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action/releases)
- [Commits](SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v7...v8)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/checkout
  dependency-version: '7'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: github-actions
- dependency-name: actions/setup-python
  dependency-version: '7'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: github-actions
- dependency-name: actions/cache
  dependency-version: '6'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: github-actions
- dependency-name: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action
  dependency-version: '8'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: github-actions
...

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Author: dependabot[bot]

.github/workflows/branch-cicd.yaml

@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             -
                 name: 💳 Checkout
-                uses: actions/checkout@v6
+                uses: actions/checkout@v7
                 with:
                     lfs: true
                     fetch-depth: 0
                     token: ${{secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN}}
             -
                 name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-                uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+                uses: actions/setup-python@v7
                 with:
                     python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
             -
                 name: 💵 Python Cache
-                uses: actions/cache@v5
+                uses: actions/cache@v6
                 with:
                     path: ~/.cache/pip
                     # The "key" used to indicate a set of cached files is the operating system runner

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
     - name: Setup python 3.13
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
         python-version: 3.13
 

.github/workflows/stable-cicd.yaml

@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             -
                 name: 💳 Checkout
-                uses: actions/checkout@v6
+                uses: actions/checkout@v7
                 with:
                     lfs: true
                     token: ${{secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN}}
                     fetch-depth: 0
             -
                 name: 💵 Python Cache
-                uses: actions/cache@v5
+                uses: actions/cache@v6
                 with:
                     path: ~/.cache/pip
                     # The "key" used to indicate a set of cached files is the operating system runner

.github/workflows/unstable-cicd.yaml

@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             -
                 name: 💳 Checkout
-                uses: actions/checkout@v6
+                uses: actions/checkout@v7
                 with:
                     lfs: true
                     fetch-depth: 0
                     token: ${{secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN}}
             -
                 name: 💵 Python Cache
-                uses: actions/cache@v5
+                uses: actions/cache@v6
                 with:
                     path: ~/.cache/pip
                     # The "key" used to indicate a set of cached files is the operating system runner
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
                     DATACITE_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.DATACITE_PASSWORD}}
             -
                 name: 🛏️ Upload Coverage
-                uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v7
+                uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v8
                 env:
                     SONAR_TOKEN: ${{secrets.SONAR_TOKEN}}