Update release notes and pr check actions

[thehomebrewnerd]

Update GH actions to use correct action version and improve handling of potentially unsafe variables.

Closes #4418

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests :white_check_mark:

Project coverage is 99.7%. Comparing base (3e6b950) to head (0e084d4).

Additional details and impacted files

```diff @@ Coverage Diff @@ ## main #4417 +/- ## ===================================== Coverage 99.7% 99.7% ===================================== Files 357 357 Lines 39965 39965 ===================================== Hits 39840 39840 Misses 125 125 ```

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