diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
index 649357cff..02aa63d1e 100755
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 set -x
 set +e
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC3028 disable=SC3054
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+
 EMQX_TEST_DB_BACKEND=$1
 if [ "$EMQX_TEST_DB_BACKEND" = "rlog" ]
 then
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 apk update && apk add git curl
 git clone -b develop-5.0 https://github.com/emqx/paho.mqtt.testing.git /paho.mqtt.testing
 
-pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry==1.3.0
+pip install -r "$SCRIPT_DIR/requirements.txt"
 
 pytest --retries 3 -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client/V5/test_connect.py -k test_basic --host "$TARGET_HOST"
 RESULT=$?
diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/requirements.txt b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ed470153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+pytest-retry==1.6.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:3d420afc08e61ed3be28ecbb544371041b1b8e5fea7c94eb97cefa0d4ea9825c \
+    --hash=sha256:3d663159a9be4d6878705822cf27a0976f99ec1bc4f2d9494e80403b17f700f2
+pytest==7.4.4 \
+    --hash=sha256:2cf0005922c6ace4a3e2ec8b4080eb0d9753fdc93107415332f50ce9e7994280 \
+    --hash=sha256:b090cdf5ed60bf4c45261be03239c2c1c22df034fbffe691abe93cd80cea01d8
+pluggy==1.3.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:cf61ae8f126ac6f7c451172cf30e3e43d3ca77615509771b3a984a0730651e12 \
+    --hash=sha256:d89c696a773f8bd377d18e5ecda92b7a3793cbe66c87060a6fb58c7b6e1061f7
+iniconfig==2.0.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:2d91e135bf72d31a410b17c16da610a82cb55f6b0477d1a902134b24a455b8b3 \
+    --hash=sha256:b6a85871a79d2e3b22d2d1b94ac2824226a63c6b741c88f7ae975f18b6778374
+tomli==2.0.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:939de3e7a6161af0c887ef91b7d41a53e7c5a1ca976325f429cb46ea9bc30ecc \
+    --hash=sha256:de526c12914f0c550d15924c62d72abc48d6fe7364aa87328337a31007fe8a4f
+exceptiongroup==1.2.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:4bfd3996ac73b41e9b9628b04e079f193850720ea5945fc96a08633c66912f14 \
+    --hash=sha256:91f5c769735f051a4290d52edd0858999b57e5876e9f85937691bd4c9fa3ed68
+packaging==23.2 \
+    --hash=sha256:048fb0e9405036518eaaf48a55953c750c11e1a1b68e0dd1a9d62ed0c092cfc5 \
+    --hash=sha256:8c491190033a9af7e1d931d0b5dacc2ef47509b34dd0de67ed209b5203fc88c7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_packages.yaml
index a5c5c9343..3382bbeed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_packages.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ jobs:
           - macos-13
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - uses: emqx/self-hosted-cleanup-action@v1.0.3
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_packages_cron.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_packages_cron.yaml
index ee3be30a2..43ab4936a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_packages_cron.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_packages_cron.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@c7d193f32edcb7bfad88892161225aeda64e9392 # v4.0.0
         if: success()
         with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.profile[0] }}
+          name: ${{ matrix.profile[0] }}-${{ matrix.os }}
           path: _packages/${{ matrix.profile[0] }}/
           retention-days: 7
       - name: Send notification to Slack
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@c7d193f32edcb7bfad88892161225aeda64e9392 # v4.0.0
         if: success()
         with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+          name: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.os }}
           path: _packages/${{ matrix.profile }}/
           retention-days: 7
       - name: Send notification to Slack
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index 9021d0c86..fd982d506 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         make ensure-rebar3
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@7e187e1c529d80bac7b87a16e7a792427f65cf02 # v2.15.5
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         make deps-emqx-enterprise
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@7e187e1c529d80bac7b87a16e7a792427f65cf02 # v2.15.5
       with:
         category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
index e9ea3184f..7c81eb93e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         path: paho.mqtt.testing
     - name: install pytest
       run: |
-        pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry==1.3.0
+        pip install -r source/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/requirements.txt
         echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: run paho test
       timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml
index 228dafe20..f43892d01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '25 21 * * 6'
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - 'release-5[0-9]'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: read-all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-helm-charts.yaml b/.github/workflows/upload-helm-charts.yaml
index 2fb26b412..1125be3a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-helm-charts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-helm-charts.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "version=$(./pkg-vsn.sh emqx-enterprise)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               ;;
           esac
-      - uses: emqx/push-helm-action@v1.1
+      - uses: emqx/push-helm-action@5ca37070f42cf874fc843a0e0c7c10ac76de5255 # v1.1
         if: github.event_name == 'release' && !github.event.release.prerelease
         with:
           charts_dir: "${{ github.workspace }}/deploy/charts/${{ steps.profile.outputs.profile }}"
diff --git a/scripts/pkg-tests.sh b/scripts/pkg-tests.sh
index e6ab05d11..02d55c986 100755
--- a/scripts/pkg-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg-tests.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ emqx_prepare(){
         *)
             ;;
     esac
-    pip3 install pytest
+    pip3 install -r "$CODE_PATH/scripts/pytest.requirements.txt"
 }
 
 emqx_test(){
diff --git a/scripts/pytest.requirements.txt b/scripts/pytest.requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ad0806dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pytest.requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+pytest==7.0.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:9ce3ff477af913ecf6321fe337b93a2c0dcf2a0a1439c43f5452112c1e4280db
+pluggy==1.0.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:74134bbf457f031a36d68416e1509f34bd5ccc019f0bcc952c7b909d06b37bd3
+iniconfig==1.1.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:011e24c64b7f47f6ebd835bb12a743f2fbe9a26d4cecaa7f53bc4f35ee9da8b3
+tomli==1.2.3 \
+    --hash=sha256:e3069e4be3ead9668e21cb9b074cd948f7b3113fd9c8bba083f48247aab8b11c
+packaging==21.3 \
+    --hash=sha256:ef103e05f519cdc783ae24ea4e2e0f508a9c99b2d4969652eed6a2e1ea5bd522
+importlib-metadata==0.12 \
+    --hash=sha256:37bbea81dec44d1ff72d58a1b5c1599a9f3436537f33e9e26f276610064c4830
+zipp==3.6.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:9fe5ea21568a0a70e50f273397638d39b03353731e6cbbb3fd8502a33fec40bc
+py==1.11.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:607c53218732647dff4acdfcd50cb62615cedf612e72d1724fb1a0cc6405b378
+attrs==22.2.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:29e95c7f6778868dbd49170f98f8818f78f3dc5e0e37c0b1f474e3561b240836
+pyparsing==3.1.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:32c7c0b711493c72ff18a981d24f28aaf9c1fb7ed5e9667c9e84e3db623bdbfb