diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5c5cc3b42..3802d922e 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-# Avoid using default values for options here since they will
-# end up overriding external configurations.
+# IMPORTANT
+#
+# Avoid setting default values for configuration options in
+# this file, they will overwrite external configurations.
+#
+# If you are trying to find out the default value for a config
+# option please take a look at the README or src/schemas.ts.
+#
+# If you are adding an option, make sure the Zod definition
+# contains a default value.
 name: 'Dependency Review'
 description: 'Prevent the introduction of dependencies with known vulnerabilities'
 author: 'GitHub'
@@ -56,23 +64,18 @@ inputs:
   retry-on-snapshot-warnings:
     description: Whether to retry on snapshot warnings
     required: false
-    default: false
   retry-on-snapshot-warnings-timeout:
     description: Number of seconds to wait before stopping snapshot retries.
     required: false
-    default: 120
   warn-only:
     description: When set to `true` this action will always complete with success, overriding the `fail-on-severity` parameter.
     required: false
-    default: false
   show-openssf-scorecard:
     description: Show a summary of the OpenSSF Scorecard scores.
     required: false
-    default: true
   warn-on-openssf-scorecard-level:
     description: Numeric threshold for the OpenSSF Scorecard score. If the score is below this threshold, the action will warn you.
     required: false
-    default: 3
 outputs:
   comment-content:
     description: Prepared dependency report comment
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7dd9a6a78..432a5c9d8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dependency-review-action",
-  "version": "4.2.4",
+  "version": "4.2.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dependency-review-action",
-      "version": "4.2.4",
+      "version": "4.2.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.21.0",
         "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.0",
         "esbuild-register": "^3.5.0",
-        "eslint": "^8.56.0",
+        "eslint": "^8.57.0",
         "eslint-plugin-github": "^4.10.1",
         "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.9.0",
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.1.3",
@@ -1096,9 +1096,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@eslint/js": {
-      "version": "8.56.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/js/-/js-8.56.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gMsVel9D7f2HLkBma9VbtzZRehRogVRfbr++f06nL2vnCGCNlzOD+/MUov/F4p8myyAHspEhVobgjpX64q5m6A==",
+      "version": "8.57.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/js/-/js-8.57.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ys+3g2TaW7gADOJzPt83SJtCDhMjndcDMFVQ/Tj9iA1BfJzFKD9mAUXT3OenpuPHbI6P/myECxRJrofUsDx/5g==",
       "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": "^12.22.0 || ^14.17.0 || >=16.0.0"
@@ -1119,13 +1119,13 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/config-array": {
-      "version": "0.11.13",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@humanwhocodes/config-array/-/config-array-0.11.13.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JSBDMiDKSzQVngfRjOdFXgFfklaXI4K9nLF49Auh21lmBWRLIK3+xTErTWD4KU54pb6coM6ESE7Awz/FNU3zgQ==",
+      "version": "0.11.14",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@humanwhocodes/config-array/-/config-array-0.11.14.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3T8LkOmg45BV5FICb15QQMsyUSWrQ8AygVfC7ZG32zOalnqrilm018ZVCw0eapXux8FtA33q8PSRSstjee3jSg==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "@humanwhocodes/object-schema": "^2.0.1",
-        "debug": "^4.1.1",
+        "@humanwhocodes/object-schema": "^2.0.2",
+        "debug": "^4.3.1",
         "minimatch": "^3.0.5"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -1146,9 +1146,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/object-schema": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@humanwhocodes/object-schema/-/object-schema-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dvuCeX5fC9dXgJn9t+X5atfmgQAzUOWqS1254Gh0m6i8wKd10ebXkfNKiRK+1GWi/yTvvLDHpoxLr0xxxeslWw==",
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@humanwhocodes/object-schema/-/object-schema-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6EwiSjwWYP7pTckG6I5eyFANjPhmPjUX9JRLUSfNPC7FX7zK9gyZAfUEaECL6ALTpGX5AjnBq3C9XmVWPitNpw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@istanbuljs/load-nyc-config": {
@@ -3542,16 +3542,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/eslint": {
-      "version": "8.56.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint/-/eslint-8.56.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Go19xM6T9puCOWntie1/P997aXxFsOi37JIHRWI514Hc6ZnaHGKY9xFhrU65RT6CcBEzZoGG1e6Nq+DT04ZtZQ==",
+      "version": "8.57.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint/-/eslint-8.57.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dZ6+mexnaTIbSBZWgou51U6OmzIhYM2VcNdtiTtI7qPNZm35Akpr0f6vtw3w1Kmn5PYo+tZVfh13WrhpS6oLqQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@eslint-community/eslint-utils": "^4.2.0",
         "@eslint-community/regexpp": "^4.6.1",
         "@eslint/eslintrc": "^2.1.4",
-        "@eslint/js": "8.56.0",
-        "@humanwhocodes/config-array": "^0.11.13",
+        "@eslint/js": "8.57.0",
+        "@humanwhocodes/config-array": "^0.11.14",
         "@humanwhocodes/module-importer": "^1.0.1",
         "@nodelib/fs.walk": "^1.2.8",
         "@ungap/structured-clone": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 831a3bc1a..796c86355 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dependency-review-action",
-  "version": "4.2.4",
+  "version": "4.2.5",
   "private": true,
   "description": "A GitHub Action for Dependency Review",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.21.0",
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.0",
     "esbuild-register": "^3.5.0",
-    "eslint": "^8.56.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "eslint-plugin-github": "^4.10.1",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.9.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.1.3",