diff --git a/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction.go b/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction.go
index 15703d029..06780611c 100644
--- a/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction.go
+++ b/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
 	HardenRunnerActionName = "Harden Runner"
 )
 
-func AddAction(inputYaml, action string, pinActions bool) (string, bool, error) {
+func AddAction(inputYaml, action string, pinActions, pinToImmutable bool) (string, bool, error) {
 	workflow := metadata.Workflow{}
 	updated := false
 	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(inputYaml), &workflow)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func AddAction(inputYaml, action string, pinActions bool) (string, bool, error)
 	}
 
 	if updated && pinActions {
-		out, _ = pin.PinAction(action, out)
+		out, _ = pin.PinAction(action, out, nil, pinToImmutable)
 	}
 
 	return out, updated, nil
diff --git a/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction_test.go b/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction_test.go
index 4e722f166..32070eee0 100644
--- a/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction_test.go
+++ b/remediation/workflow/hardenrunner/addaction_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestAddAction(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("error reading test file")
 			}
-			got, gotUpdated, err := AddAction(string(input), tt.args.action, false)
+			got, gotUpdated, err := AddAction(string(input), tt.args.action, false, false)
 
 			if gotUpdated != tt.wantUpdated {
 				t.Errorf("AddAction() updated = %v, wantUpdated %v", gotUpdated, tt.wantUpdated)
diff --git a/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions.go b/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions.go
index 8f3837555..531667fd5 100644
--- a/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions.go
+++ b/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-func PinActions(inputYaml string) (string, bool, error) {
+func PinActions(inputYaml string, exemptedActions []string, pinToImmutable bool) (string, bool, error) {
 	workflow := metadata.Workflow{}
 	updated := false
 	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(inputYaml), &workflow)
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func PinActions(inputYaml string) (string, bool, error) {
 		for _, step := range job.Steps {
 			if len(step.Uses) > 0 {
 				localUpdated := false
-				out, localUpdated = PinAction(step.Uses, out)
+				out, localUpdated = PinAction(step.Uses, out, exemptedActions, pinToImmutable)
 				updated = updated || localUpdated
 			}
 		}
@@ -37,19 +38,24 @@ func PinActions(inputYaml string) (string, bool, error) {
 	return out, updated, nil
 }
 
-func PinAction(action, inputYaml string) (string, bool) {
+func PinAction(action, inputYaml string, exemptedActions []string, pinToImmutable bool) (string, bool) {
 
 	updated := false
 	if !strings.Contains(action, "@") || strings.HasPrefix(action, "docker://") {
 		return inputYaml, updated // Cannot pin local actions and docker actions
 	}
 
-	if isAbsolute(action) || IsImmutableAction(action) {
+	if isAbsolute(action) || (pinToImmutable && IsImmutableAction(action)) {
 		return inputYaml, updated
 	}
 	leftOfAt := strings.Split(action, "@")
 	tagOrBranch := leftOfAt[1]
 
+	// skip pinning for exempted actions
+	if actionExists(leftOfAt[0], exemptedActions) {
+		return inputYaml, updated
+	}
+
 	splitOnSlash := strings.Split(leftOfAt[0], "/")
 	owner := splitOnSlash[0]
 	repo := splitOnSlash[1]
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ func PinAction(action, inputYaml string) (string, bool) {
 
 	// if the action with version is immutable, then pin the action with version instead of sha
 	pinnedActionWithVersion := fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", leftOfAt[0], tagOrBranch)
-	if semanticTagRegex.MatchString(tagOrBranch) && IsImmutableAction(pinnedActionWithVersion) {
+	if pinToImmutable && semanticTagRegex.MatchString(tagOrBranch) && IsImmutableAction(pinnedActionWithVersion) {
 		pinnedAction = pinnedActionWithVersion
 	}
 
@@ -188,3 +194,20 @@ func getSemanticVersion(client *github.Client, owner, repo, tagOrBranch, commitS
 	}
 	return tagOrBranch, nil
 }
+
+// Function to check if an action matches any pattern in the list
+func actionExists(actionName string, patterns []string) bool {
+	for _, pattern := range patterns {
+		// Use filepath.Match to match the pattern
+		matched, err := filepath.Match(pattern, actionName)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Handle invalid patterns
+			fmt.Printf("Error matching pattern: %v\n", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if matched {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions_test.go b/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions_test.go
index 3e7c0ef8b..7b36a2cb5 100644
--- a/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions_test.go
+++ b/remediation/workflow/pin/pinactions_test.go
@@ -188,6 +188,21 @@ func TestPinActions(t *testing.T) {
 				  }
 			]`))
 
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://api.github.com/repos/github/codeql-action/commits/v3.28.2",
+		httpmock.NewStringResponder(200, `d68b2d4edb4189fd2a5366ac14e72027bd4b37dd`))
+
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://api.github.com/repos/github/codeql-action/git/matching-refs/tags/v3.28.2.",
+		httpmock.NewStringResponder(200,
+			`[
+					{
+						"ref": "refs/tags/v3.28.2",
+						"object": {
+						  "sha": "d68b2d4edb4189fd2a5366ac14e72027bd4b37dd",
+						  "type": "commit"
+						}
+					  }
+				]`))
+
 	// mock ping response
 	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://ghcr.io/v2/",
 		httpmock.NewStringResponder(200, ``))
@@ -263,19 +278,23 @@ func TestPinActions(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		fileName    string
-		wantUpdated bool
+		fileName        string
+		wantUpdated     bool
+		exemptedActions []string
+		pinToImmutable  bool
 	}{
-		{fileName: "alreadypinned.yml", wantUpdated: false},
-		{fileName: "branch.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "localaction.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "multiplejobs.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "basic.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "dockeraction.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "multipleactions.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "actionwithcomment.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "repeatedactionwithcomment.yml", wantUpdated: true},
-		{fileName: "immutableaction-1.yml", wantUpdated: true},
+		{fileName: "alreadypinned.yml", wantUpdated: false, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "branch.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "localaction.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "multiplejobs.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "basic.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "dockeraction.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "multipleactions.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "actionwithcomment.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "repeatedactionwithcomment.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "immutableaction-1.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "exemptaction.yml", wantUpdated: true, exemptedActions: []string{"actions/checkout", "rohith/*"}, pinToImmutable: true},
+		{fileName: "donotpintoimmutable.yml", wantUpdated: true, pinToImmutable: false},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		input, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(inputDirectory, tt.fileName))
@@ -284,7 +303,7 @@ func TestPinActions(t *testing.T) {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		output, gotUpdated, err := PinActions(string(input))
+		output, gotUpdated, err := PinActions(string(input), tt.exemptedActions, tt.pinToImmutable)
 		if tt.wantUpdated != gotUpdated {
 			t.Errorf("test failed wantUpdated %v did not match gotUpdated %v", tt.wantUpdated, gotUpdated)
 		}
diff --git a/remediation/workflow/secureworkflow.go b/remediation/workflow/secureworkflow.go
index 06cada8d2..f6246b4f5 100644
--- a/remediation/workflow/secureworkflow.go
+++ b/remediation/workflow/secureworkflow.go
@@ -13,10 +13,21 @@ const (
 	HardenRunnerActionName        = "Harden Runner"
 )
 
-func SecureWorkflow(queryStringParams map[string]string, inputYaml string, svc dynamodbiface.DynamoDBAPI) (*permissions.SecureWorkflowReponse, error) {
+func SecureWorkflow(queryStringParams map[string]string, inputYaml string, svc dynamodbiface.DynamoDBAPI, params ...interface{}) (*permissions.SecureWorkflowReponse, error) {
 	pinActions, addHardenRunner, addPermissions, addProjectComment := true, true, true, true
 	pinnedActions, addedHardenRunner, addedPermissions := false, false, false
 	ignoreMissingKBs := false
+	exemptedActions, pinToImmutable := []string{}, false
+	if len(params) > 0 {
+		if v, ok := params[0].([]string); ok {
+			exemptedActions = v
+		}
+	}
+	if len(params) > 1 {
+		if v, ok := params[1].(bool); ok {
+			pinToImmutable = v
+		}
+	}
 
 	if queryStringParams["pinActions"] == "false" {
 		pinActions = false
@@ -68,13 +79,13 @@ func SecureWorkflow(queryStringParams map[string]string, inputYaml string, svc d
 
 	if pinActions {
 		pinnedAction, pinnedDocker := false, false
-		secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, pinnedAction, _ = pin.PinActions(secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput)
+		secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, pinnedAction, _ = pin.PinActions(secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, exemptedActions, pinToImmutable)
 		secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, pinnedDocker, _ = pin.PinDocker(secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput)
 		pinnedActions = pinnedAction || pinnedDocker
 	}
 
 	if addHardenRunner {
-		secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, addedHardenRunner, _ = hardenrunner.AddAction(secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, HardenRunnerActionPathWithTag, pinActions)
+		secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, addedHardenRunner, _ = hardenrunner.AddAction(secureWorkflowReponse.FinalOutput, HardenRunnerActionPathWithTag, pinActions, pinToImmutable)
 	}
 
 	// Setting appropriate flags
diff --git a/testfiles/pinactions/input/donotpintoimmutable.yml b/testfiles/pinactions/input/donotpintoimmutable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..922c6f8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/pinactions/input/donotpintoimmutable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Integration Test Github
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3.28.2
+    - uses: borales/actions-yarn@v2.3.0
+      with:
+        auth-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        registry-url: npm.pkg.github.com
diff --git a/testfiles/pinactions/input/exemptaction.yml b/testfiles/pinactions/input/exemptaction.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a80dc799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/pinactions/input/exemptaction.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: publish to nuget
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master # Default release branch
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    name: build, pack & publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+      # - name: Setup dotnet
+      #   uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     dotnet-version: 3.1.200
+
+      # Publish
+      - name: publish on version change
+        id: publish_nuget
+        uses: brandedoutcast/publish-nuget@v2
+        with:
+          PROJECT_FILE_PATH: Core/Core.csproj
+          NUGET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NUGET_SOURCE: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/OWNER/index.json
+  publish1:
+    name: build, pack & publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+      # - name: Setup dotnet
+      #   uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     dotnet-version: 3.1.200
+
+      # Publish
+      - name: publish on version change
+        id: publish_nuget
+        uses: rohith/publish-nuget@v2
+        with:
+          PROJECT_FILE_PATH: Core/Core.csproj
+          NUGET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NUGET_SOURCE: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/OWNER/index.json
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diff --git a/testfiles/pinactions/output/donotpintoimmutable.yml b/testfiles/pinactions/output/donotpintoimmutable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bfaf3f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/pinactions/output/donotpintoimmutable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Integration Test Github
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@544eadc6bf3d226fd7a7a9f0dc5b5bf7ca0675b9 # v1.2.0
+    - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@d68b2d4edb4189fd2a5366ac14e72027bd4b37dd # v3.28.2
+    - uses: borales/actions-yarn@4965e1a0f0ae9c422a9a5748ebd1fb5e097d22b9 # v2.3.0
+      with:
+        auth-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        registry-url: npm.pkg.github.com
diff --git a/testfiles/pinactions/output/exemptaction.yml b/testfiles/pinactions/output/exemptaction.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c986d6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/pinactions/output/exemptaction.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: publish to nuget
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master # Default release branch
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    name: build, pack & publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+      # - name: Setup dotnet
+      #   uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     dotnet-version: 3.1.200
+
+      # Publish
+      - name: publish on version change
+        id: publish_nuget
+        uses: brandedoutcast/publish-nuget@c12b8546b67672ee38ac87bea491ac94a587f7cc # v2.5.5
+        with:
+          PROJECT_FILE_PATH: Core/Core.csproj
+          NUGET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NUGET_SOURCE: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/OWNER/index.json
+  publish1:
+    name: build, pack & publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+      # - name: Setup dotnet
+      #   uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     dotnet-version: 3.1.200
+
+      # Publish
+      - name: publish on version change
+        id: publish_nuget
+        uses: rohith/publish-nuget@v2
+        with:
+          PROJECT_FILE_PATH: Core/Core.csproj
+          NUGET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NUGET_SOURCE: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/OWNER/index.json
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