diff --git a/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml
index 6b34beb5e5..08ee8cf603 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ jobs:
   latest-changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      # pin to actions/checkout@v5 for compatibility with latest-changes
+      # Ref: https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2313
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           # To allow latest-changes to commit to the main branch
           token: ${{ secrets.SQLMODEL_LATEST_CHANGES }}
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.debug_enabled == 'true' }}
         with:
           limit-access-to-actor: true
-      - uses: tiangolo/latest-changes@0.4.0
+      - uses: tiangolo/latest-changes@0.4.1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           latest_changes_file: docs/release-notes.md