diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ec8a27216..dcb2abe2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@8214744c546c1e5c8f03dde8fab3a7353211988d # v3.26.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@8214744c546c1e5c8f03dde8fab3a7353211988d # v3.26.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ jobs:
       #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@8214744c546c1e5c8f03dde8fab3a7353211988d # v3.26.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index c1209291a..21a469b13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
-        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@5a2ce3f5b92ee19cbb1541a4984c76d921601d7c # v4.3.4
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3b139cfc5fae8b618d3eae3675e383bb1769c019 # v4.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 274792b2e..abdd33847 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@8214744c546c1e5c8f03dde8fab3a7353211988d # v3.26.7
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts.yaml b/.github/workflows/scripts.yaml
index de75e63c5..402593708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts.yaml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         folder: [artifacthub, require-sync, validate, website]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
         with:
           go-version: '1.20'
           cache: false
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@aaa42aa0628b4ae2578232a66b541047968fac86 # v6.1.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@971e284b6050e8a5849b72094c50ab08da042db8 # v6.1.1
         with:
           version: v1.55.2
           working-directory: scripts/${{ matrix.folder }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/website.yaml b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
index ba50fef9e..bc9f1ea42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/website.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: website
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@1e60f620b9541d16bece96c5465dc8ee9832be0b # v4.0.3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@39370e3970a6d050c480ffad4ff0ed4d3fdee5af # v4.1.0
         with:
           node-version: "18"
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "dir=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@0c45773b623bea8c8e75f6c82b208c3cf94ea4f9 # v4.0.2
+        uses: actions/cache@1bd1e32a3bdc45362d1e726936510720a7c30a57 # v4.2.0
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.yarn-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-website-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
index 30956901b..16986dbd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: "Test scripts"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Unit test
         run: |
           make unit-test
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Generate templates and docs
         run: |
           make generate generate-website-docs generate-artifacthub-artifacts
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Unit test on ${{ matrix.os }} opa ${{ matrix.opa }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - run: |
           binary=$([[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]] && echo "opa_darwin_amd64" || echo "opa_linux_amd64")
           sudo curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/opa https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/releases/download/${{ matrix.opa }}/$binary
@@ -65,22 +65,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        gatekeeper: [ "3.15.1", "3.16.3" ]
+        gatekeeper: [ "3.17.1", "3.18.1" ]
         engine: [ "cel", "rego" ]
     name: "Integration test on Gatekeeper ${{ matrix.gatekeeper }} for ${{ matrix.engine }} policies"
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }} # remove this condition once 3.17 is out
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Bootstrap integration test
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
           echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -88,18 +85,16 @@ jobs:
           make deploy GATEKEEPER_VERSION=${{ matrix.gatekeeper }} POLICY_ENGINE=${{ matrix.engine }}
 
       - name: Run integration test
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }}
         run: |
           make test-integration
 
       - name: Save logs
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }}
         run: |
           kubectl logs -n gatekeeper-system -l control-plane=controller-manager --tail=-1 > logs-controller.json
           kubectl logs -n gatekeeper-system -l control-plane=audit-controller --tail=-1 > logs-audit.json
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           name: logs-int-test-${{ matrix.gatekeeper }}-${{ matrix.engine }}
@@ -110,11 +105,11 @@ jobs:
     name: "Require a suite.yaml file alongside every template.yaml"
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Run script
         run: |
           make require-suites
@@ -123,11 +118,11 @@ jobs:
     name: "Require a sync.yaml file and metadata.gatekeeper.sh/requires-sync-data annotation for every template.yaml using data.inventory"
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Run script
         run: |
           make require-sync
@@ -136,18 +131,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         engine: [ "cel", "rego" ]
-        gatekeeper: [ "3.15.1", "3.16.3" ]
+        gatekeeper: [ "3.17.1", "3.18.1" ]
     name: "Verify assertions in suite.yaml files for ${{ matrix.engine }} policies"
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }} # remove this condition once 3.17 is out
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - run: |
           make verify-gator-dockerized POLICY_ENGINE=${{ matrix.engine }} GATOR_VERSION=${{ matrix.gatekeeper }}
-        if: ${{ !(matrix.gatekeeper == '3.15.1' && matrix.engine == 'cel') }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc7908f22..064e6ec94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= 1.30.0
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= 4.5.5
 GATEKEEPER_VERSION ?= 3.16.3
 BATS_VERSION ?= 1.8.2
-GATOR_VERSION ?= 3.16.3
+GATOR_VERSION ?= 3.17.0
 GOMPLATE_VERSION ?= 3.11.6
 POLICY_ENGINE ?= rego
 
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ test-integration:
 .PHONY: verify-gator
 verify-gator:
 ifeq ($(POLICY_ENGINE), rego)
-	gator verify ./... --experimental-enable-k8s-native-validation=false
+	gator verify ./... --enable-k8s-native-validation=false
 else ifeq ($(POLICY_ENGINE), cel)
-	gator verify ./... --experimental-enable-k8s-native-validation=true
+	gator verify ./... --enable-k8s-native-validation=true
 endif
 
 .PHONY: verify-gator-dockerized
 verify-gator-dockerized: __build-gator
 ifeq ($(POLICY_ENGINE), rego)
-	$(docker) run -i -v $(shell pwd):/gatekeeper-library gator-container verify ./... --experimental-enable-k8s-native-validation=false
+	$(docker) run -i -v $(shell pwd):/gatekeeper-library gator-container verify ./... --enable-k8s-native-validation=false
 else ifeq ($(POLICY_ENGINE), cel)
-	$(docker) run -i -v $(shell pwd):/gatekeeper-library gator-container verify ./... --experimental-enable-k8s-native-validation=true
+	$(docker) run -i -v $(shell pwd):/gatekeeper-library gator-container verify ./... --enable-k8s-native-validation=true
 endif
 
 .PHONY: build-gator