diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1f76937..790f6b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Build wheel
         run: pip wheel -w dist --no-deps .
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install pre-commit and deps
         run: pip install pre-commit -r requirements.txt
@@ -59,7 +63,9 @@ jobs:
           tr '_' '-'
           ) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -67,8 +73,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Checkout tools repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: adafruit/actions-ci-circuitpython-libs
           path: actions-ci
 
@@ -88,7 +95,9 @@ jobs:
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c009f3b..68033e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Checkout Current Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Checkout tools repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           repository: adafruit/actions-ci-circuitpython-libs
           path: actions-ci
 
@@ -60,8 +62,9 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6