Back-merge master into development (1.15.0 Snyk fixes) - #280

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@v3, actions/setup-java@v3, actions/upload-artifact@v4. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

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setup-java v3 is deprecated and will no longer receive updates. Please migrate to actions/setup-java@v5.