diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-helm/setup-helm.sh b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-helm/setup-helm.sh
index ff57cf7..b0502e0 100755
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-helm/setup-helm.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-helm/setup-helm.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function install_helm3 {
     fi
 
     export HELM_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/bin
-    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/06468084e85c244c712834933d25ea232a4c2093/scripts/get > get_helm.sh # v4.2.0
+    curl -fL --retry 3 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/06468084e85c244c712834933d25ea232a4c2093/scripts/get -o get_helm.sh # v4.2.0
     # we need to modify the script with a different path because on the Azure pipelines the HELM_INSTALL_DIR env var is not honoured
     sed -i 's#/usr/local/bin#/usr/bin#g' get_helm.sh
     chmod 700 get_helm.sh
diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-shellcheck/setup_shellcheck.sh b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-shellcheck/setup_shellcheck.sh
index f99bcb6..fa03127 100755
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-shellcheck/setup_shellcheck.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-shellcheck/setup_shellcheck.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ if [ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]; then
     ARCH="aarch64"
 fi
 
-wget https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/releases/download/v$VERSION/shellcheck-v$VERSION.linux.$ARCH.tar.xz -O shellcheck.tar.xz
+wget --https-only --tries=3 --output-document=shellcheck.tar.xz "https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/releases/download/v${VERSION}/shellcheck-v${VERSION}.linux.${ARCH}.tar.xz"
 tar xf shellcheck.tar.xz -C /tmp --strip-components 1
 rm -f shellcheck.tar.xz
 chmod +x /tmp/shellcheck
 sudo mv /tmp/shellcheck /usr/bin
+shellcheck --version
diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-syft/install_syft.sh b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-syft/install_syft.sh
index 4a186fc..7cff95c 100755
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-syft/install_syft.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-syft/install_syft.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
     ARCH="amd64"
 fi
 
-wget https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/download/v${VERSION}/syft_${VERSION}_linux_${ARCH}.tar.gz -O syft.tar.gz
+wget --https-only --tries=3 --output-document=syft.tar.gz "https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/download/v${VERSION}/syft_${VERSION}_linux_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
 tar xf syft.tar.gz -C /tmp
 rm -f syft.tar.gz
 chmod +x /tmp/syft
 sudo mv /tmp/syft /usr/bin
+syft version
diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-yq/install_yq.sh b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-yq/install_yq.sh
index 068c512..1f6ecec 100755
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/install-yq/install_yq.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/install-yq/install_yq.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
     ARCH="amd64"
 fi
 
-curl -L https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/${VERSION}/yq_linux_${ARCH} > yq && chmod +x yq
+curl -fL --retry 3 "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/${VERSION}/yq_linux_${ARCH}" -o yq
+chmod +x yq
 sudo mv yq /usr/bin/
+yq --version
diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/setup-kind.sh b/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/setup-kind.sh
index e6e9d3e..dc32cfa 100755
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/setup-kind.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/setup-kind.sh
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ function is_podman() {
 
 function install_kubectl {
     if [ "${TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION:-latest}" = "latest" ]; then
-        TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+        TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL --retry 3 https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
     fi
-    curl -Lo kubectl https://dl.k8s.io/release/${TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl && chmod +x kubectl
+    curl -fL --retry 3 -o kubectl "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl"
+    chmod +x kubectl
     sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin
+    kubectl version --client
 
     if is_podman; then
         sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/kubectl /usr/bin/kubectl
@@ -66,10 +68,12 @@ function install_kubernetes_provisioner {
 
     KIND_URL=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/${KIND_VERSION}/kind-linux-${ARCH}
 
-    curl -Lo kind ${KIND_URL} && chmod +x kind
+    curl -fL --retry 3 -o kind "${KIND_URL}"
+    chmod +x kind
 
     # Move the binary to a globally accessible location
     sudo mv kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+    kind version
     sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/kind /usr/bin/kind
 
     if command -v kind >/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-minikube/setup-minikube.sh b/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-minikube/setup-minikube.sh
index aa492bf..3c40ef0 100755
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-minikube/setup-minikube.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-minikube/setup-minikube.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ fi
 
 function install_kubectl {
     if [ "${TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION:-latest}" = "latest" ]; then
-        TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+        TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL --retry 3 https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
     fi
-    curl -Lo kubectl https://dl.k8s.io/release/${TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl && chmod +x kubectl
+    curl -fL --retry 3 -o kubectl "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${TEST_KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl"
+    chmod +x kubectl
     sudo cp kubectl /usr/local/bin
+    kubectl version --client
 }
 
 function label_node {
@@ -51,8 +53,10 @@ if [ "$TEST_CLUSTER" = "minikube" ]; then
         KUBE_VERSION="v${KUBE_VERSION#v}"
     fi
 
-    curl -Lo minikube ${TEST_MINIKUBE_URL} && chmod +x minikube
+    curl -fL --retry 3 -o minikube "${TEST_MINIKUBE_URL}"
+    chmod +x minikube
     sudo cp minikube /usr/local/bin
+    minikube version
 
     export MINIKUBE_WANTUPDATENOTIFICATION=false
     export MINIKUBE_WANTREPORTERRORPROMPT=false