diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 191efb53..c3eae601 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ jobs:
         os: [ windows-2022, ubuntu-22.04, macos-13 ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@85e6279cec87321a52edac9c87bce653a07cf6c2
       with:
         submodules: true
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH (Windows only)
       if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-2022' }}
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@767f00a3f09872d96a0cb9fcd5e6a4ff33311330
       with:
         vs-version: '[17,18)'
         msbuild-architecture: x64
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         brew install openssl@3
         sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_15.2.app/Contents/Developer
+    - name: Get CMake 3.x
+      uses: lukka/get-cmake@28983e0d3955dba2bb0a6810caae0c6cf268ec0c
+      with:
+        cmakeVersion: "~3.25.0"  # <--= optional, use most recent 3.25.x version
     - name: cmake
-      uses: lukka/run-cmake@v10
+      uses: lukka/run-cmake@67c73a83a46f86c4e0b96b741ac37ff495478c38
       with:
         workflowPreset: "ci-${{matrix.os}}"
     - name: artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@6027e3dd177782cd8ab9af838c04fd81a07f1d47
       with:
         name: build-${{matrix.os}}
         path: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 642bb9dc..7fce47ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ git clone --recursive https://github.com/DarkflameUniverse/DarkflameServer
 
 ### Windows packages
 Ensure that you have either the [MSVC C++ compiler](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features/cplusplus/) (recommended) or the [Clang compiler](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/) installed.
-You'll also need to download and install [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) (version <font size="4">**CMake version 3.25**</font> or later!).
+You'll also need to download and install [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) (<font size="4">**version 3.25**</font> up to <font size="4">**version 3.31**</font>!).
 
 ### MacOS packages
 Ensure you have [brew](https://brew.sh) installed.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ sudo apt install build-essential gcc zlib1g-dev libssl-dev openssl mariadb-serve
 ```
 
 #### Required CMake version
-This project uses <font size="4">**CMake version 3.25**</font> or higher and as such you will need to ensure you have this version installed.
+This project uses <font size="4">**CMake version 3.25**</font> up to <font size="4">**version 3.31**</font> and as such you will need to ensure you have this version installed.
 You can check your CMake version by using the following command in a terminal.
 ```bash
 cmake --version