diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b840d80..b404563 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "saturday"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "disabled"
     labels: ["autoupdate"]
     groups:
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "saturday"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "disabled"
     labels: ["autoupdate"]
     groups:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index a1e8e0c..2f33839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: mkl_random
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - name: Add Intel repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-with-clang.yml b/.github/workflows/build-with-clang.yml
index 45137e1..15d1557 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-with-clang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-with-clang.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build-with-clang:
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Install mkl_random dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-with-standard-clang.yml b/.github/workflows/build-with-standard-clang.yml
index 783057e..2a903b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-with-standard-clang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-with-standard-clang.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build-with-standard-clang:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Install mkl_random dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pip.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pip.yml
index f02747b..0a145d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pip.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ on:
       - master
   pull_request:
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@8ee1f361103df19b6f8c8655fd3967a8ecb162d5 # v4.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
index 0fb666e..b76793d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: mkl_random
@@ -33,12 +34,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set pkgs_dirs
@@ -105,12 +107,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@8ee1f361103df19b6f8c8655fd3967a8ecb162d5 # v4.0.1
@@ -342,12 +345,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@8ee1f361103df19b6f8c8655fd3967a8ecb162d5 # v4.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index a9333f6..c45bf38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: mkl_random
@@ -35,12 +36,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set pkgs_dirs
@@ -121,12 +123,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # v0.13.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@d07a454dad7609a92316b57b23c9ccfd4f59af66 # 0.13.1
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@8ee1f361103df19b6f8c8655fd3967a8ecb162d5 # v4.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 22e4d37..d03c123 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openssf-scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/openssf-scorecard.yml
index b1399ed..095f38b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openssf-scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openssf-scorecard.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ on:
     branches: [ "master" ]
 
 # Declare default permissions as read only.
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   analysis:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 1791f92..11635bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit:
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       with:
+        persist-credentials: false
         # use commit hash to make "no-commit-to-branch" check passing
         ref: ${{ github.sha }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..826e701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Security scan of GitHub Actions workflows (zizmor)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  zizmor:
+    name: Scan GitHub Actions workflows
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # needed to clone the repo
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout mkl_random repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Run zizmor
+        uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@70fb788f84895a7701f5643d103d587e460b5c99 # v0.6.3
+        with:
+          # Low/informational template-injection notes come from internally-defined
+          # values (no external input), so they are reported as annotations but do not gate CI
+          min-severity: medium
+          advanced-security: false
+          annotations: true
+          inputs: .github/