diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1195444..0a5fcda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Install libuv
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev
     - name: Setup Scala
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
       with:
         distribution: corretto
         java-version: '17'
         check-latest: true
     - name: Setup SBT
-      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1.5.7
     - name: Cache Dependencies
-      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8
+      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8.1.1
     - name: Check all code compiles
       run: free --si -tmws 10 & sbt +Test/compile
     - name: Check artifacts build process
@@ -57,21 +57,21 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: false
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Install libuv
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev
     - name: Setup Scala
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
       with:
         distribution: corretto
         java-version: '17'
         check-latest: true
     - name: Setup SBT
-      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1.5.7
     - name: Cache Dependencies
-      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8
+      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8.1.1
     - name: Check if the site workflow is up to date
       run: free --si -tmws 10 & sbt ciCheckGithubWorkflow
     - name: Lint
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install libuv
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev
     - name: Setup Scala
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
       with:
         distribution: corretto
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
         check-latest: true
     - name: Setup SBT
-      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1.5.7
     - name: Cache Dependencies
-      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8
+      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8.1.1
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Test
@@ -122,21 +122,21 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'published') }}
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Install libuv
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev
     - name: Setup Scala
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
       with:
         distribution: corretto
         java-version: '17'
         check-latest: true
     - name: Setup SBT
-      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1.5.7
     - name: Cache Dependencies
-      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8
+      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8.1.1
     - name: Generate Readme
       run: free --si -tmws 10 & sbt docs/generateReadme
     - name: Commit Changes
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         app_private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     - name: Create Pull Request
       id: cpr
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
+      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8.1.1
       with:
         body: |-
           Autogenerated changes after running the `sbt docs/generateReadme` command of the [zio-sbt-website](https://zio.dev/zio-sbt) plugin.
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ jobs:
             - After each release, I will update the version in the installation section.
             - After any changes to the "docs/index.md" file, I will update the README.md file accordingly.
         branch: zio-sbt-website/update-readme
+        base: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
         commit-message: Update README.md
         token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
         delete-branch: true
@@ -186,7 +187,11 @@ jobs:
     - lint
     - test
     - build
+    if: always()
     steps:
+    - name: Report Failed CI
+      if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
+      run: 'echo "ci failed: one or more required jobs did not succeed"; exit 1'
     - name: Report Successful CI
       run: echo "ci passed"
   release:
@@ -195,24 +200,24 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: false
     needs:
     - ci
-    if: ${{ ((github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'published')) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') }}
+    if: ${{ (((github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'published')) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')) || ((github.event_name == 'push') && (github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch))) }}
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Install libuv
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev
     - name: Setup Scala
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
       with:
         distribution: corretto
         java-version: '17'
         check-latest: true
     - name: Setup SBT
-      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1.5.7
     - name: Cache Dependencies
-      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8
+      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8.1.1
     - name: Release
       run: free --si -tmws 10 & sbt ci-release
       env:
@@ -229,23 +234,23 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ ((github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'published')) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') }}
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Install libuv
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev
     - name: Setup Scala
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5.7.0
       with:
         distribution: corretto
         java-version: '17'
         check-latest: true
     - name: Setup SBT
-      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+      uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1.5.7
     - name: Cache Dependencies
-      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8
+      uses: coursier/cache-action@v8.1.1
     - name: Setup NodeJs
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v7.0.0
       with:
         node-version: 24.12.0
         registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ ((github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'published')) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') }}
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: notify the main repo about the new release of docs package
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 8acaf0b..be5b216 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val zioSbtVersion      = "0.6.3"
+val zioSbtVersion      = "0.7.0"
 val scalaNativeVersion = "0.5.12"
 
 addSbtPlugin(("dev.zio" % "zio-sbt-ecosystem" % zioSbtVersion).exclude("org.scala-native", "sbt-scala-native"))