diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f4f7f8bd82..bb038cb8aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
-      - uses: pre-commit/action@2c7b3805fd2a0fd8c1884dcaebf91fc102a13ecd # v3.0.1
+      - uses: esphome/action@43cd1109c09c544d97196f7730ee5b2e0cc6d81e # v3.0.1 fork with pinned actions/cache
         env:
           SKIP: pylint,clang-tidy-hash
       - uses: pre-commit-ci/lite-action@5d6cc0eb514c891a40562a58a8e71576c5c7fb43 # v1.1.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 5453dae9a7..0a5fd68326 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@3599b3baa15b485a2e49ef411a7a4bb2452e7f93 # v3.30.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@64d10c13136e1c5bce3e5fbde8d4906eeaafc885 # v3.30.6
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@3599b3baa15b485a2e49ef411a7a4bb2452e7f93 # v3.30.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@64d10c13136e1c5bce3e5fbde8d4906eeaafc885 # v3.30.6
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index ec583beeb6..7813b72bfa 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ UNIT_KILOMETER = "km"
 UNIT_KILOMETER_PER_HOUR = "km/h"
 UNIT_KILOVOLT_AMPS = "kVA"
 UNIT_KILOVOLT_AMPS_HOURS = "kVAh"
-UNIT_KILOVOLT_AMPS_REACTIVE = "kVAR"
+UNIT_KILOVOLT_AMPS_REACTIVE = "kvar"
 UNIT_KILOVOLT_AMPS_REACTIVE_HOURS = "kvarh"
 UNIT_KILOWATT = "kW"
 UNIT_KILOWATT_HOURS = "kWh"