diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b5bc9794..aa2a1c7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with: 
         submodules: recursive
         fetch-depth: 0 # needed for versioning
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 5e55dfe9..e25518a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with: 
         submodules: recursive
         fetch-depth: 0 # needed for versioning