diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
index f9e4b0b78ca..7dd9e159119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
@@ -5,68 +5,32 @@ on: [workflow_call]  # allow this workflow to be called from other workflows
 
 jobs:
   sanity:
-    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/sanity.yml@main
+    # stable-6 sanity test versions locked based on tested versions as of 7.0.0 release
+    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/sanity.yml@b2b68168f3040e55553664b1fbcdc19cf10f49bc
     with:
-      matrix_include: "[]"
+      matrix_include: >-
+          []
+      # devel and milestone are a moving target while we should fix issues in the
+      # main and our current major releases, they're no always appropriate to
+      # backport to older releases.
       matrix_exclude: >-
           [
             {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.9"
+              "ansible-version": "milestone"
             },
             {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12",
-              "python-version": "3.11"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13",
-              "python-version": "3.11"
+              "ansible-version": "devel"
             },
             {
               "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
+              "python-version": "3.12"
             },
             {
               "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.9"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
+              "python-version": "3.12"
             },
             {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
+              "ansible-version": "stable-2.16",
               "python-version": "3.9"
             }
           ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/units.yml b/.github/workflows/units.yml
index 1a03a589a43..31942942cb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/units.yml
@@ -5,68 +5,29 @@ on: [workflow_call]  # allow this workflow to be called from other workflows
 
 jobs:
   unit-source:
-    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/unit_source.yml@main
+    # stable-6 unit test versions locked based on tested versions as of 7.0.0 release
+    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/unit_source.yml@b2b68168f3040e55553664b1fbcdc19cf10f49bc
     with:
+      # devel and milestone are a moving target while we should fix issues in the
+      # main and our current major releases, they're no always appropriate to
+      # backport to older releases.
       matrix_exclude: >-
           [
             {
-              "python-version": "3.11"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
+              "ansible-version": "milestone"
             },
             {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
+              "ansible-version": "devel"
             },
             {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.9"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
+              "python-version": "3.11"
             },
             {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
+              "python-version": "3.12"
             },
             {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
+              "ansible-version": "stable-2.16",
               "python-version": "3.9"
             }
           ]
-      collection_pre_install: ''
+      collection_pre_install: "-r source/tests/unit/requirements.yml"