diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.lock b/.github/workflows/actions.lock
index 19e9032..ca31ef7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.lock
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.lock
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # This file is machine-generated by `gh actions-lock`.
 # Do not edit by hand; run `gh actions-lock` to update.
 # Docs: https://gh.io/actions-lockfile
-#
-# Regenerated 2026-10-15 to close every dangling edge (the startup_failure cause)
-# and onboard all 36 workflows. Verified with scripts/check-lock-sync.sh locally.
 version: 'v0.0.3'
 workflows:
     '.github/workflows/cflite_batch.yml':
@@ -13,7 +10,7 @@ workflows:
         - 'google/clusterfuzzlite@v1'
     '.github/workflows/codeql.yml':
         - 'actions/checkout@v7.0.1'
-        - 'github/codeql-action@v4.38.2'
+        - 'github/codeql-action@v4.38.3'
     '.github/workflows/governance.yml':
         - 'hyperpolymath/standards@94572e612a7bf11f8e6343d19adadf17ef2a3de3'
     '.github/workflows/hypatia-scan.yml':
@@ -96,9 +93,9 @@ dependencies:
         commit: 'sha1-dc802804100637a589fabce1cb79ff13a1411302'
         owner_id: 5429470
         repo_id: 306769011
-    'github/codeql-action@v4.38.2':
-        ref: 'v4.38.2'
-        commit: 'sha1-2892aa5e19bbd11bc0cff5427e3b750a04d9e3c2'
+    'github/codeql-action@v4.38.3':
+        ref: 'v4.38.3'
+        commit: 'sha1-24c54180a607b1449ed407dd24f251e4e9147c8d'
         owner_id: 9919
         repo_id: 259445878
     'google/clusterfuzzlite@v1':
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 4b54541..9dc41db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4.38.2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4.38.3
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4.38.2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4.38.3
         with:
           category: "/language:${{ matrix.language }}"