diff --git a/.github/workflows/matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/matrix.yml
index 67fb9aac..69c82f7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           - flavor: makepkg-git
             architecture: i686
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: run in-place
         uses: ./
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-run-package.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-run-package.yml
index a5b5cab3..3e549ff4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-run-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-run-package.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.repository.owner.login == 'git-for-windows'
     environment: git-for-windows-ci-push
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: ${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}${{ github.event.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
index 4e5b10b9..7a85f64e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish GitHub Release from tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PUSH_RELEASE_TRAINS_PAT }}
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 33ec060d..6b494507 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   build: # make sure build/ci work properly
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run lint
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
   test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Run this Action in-place
         uses: ./
       - name: Verify that the Bash of Git for Windows' SDK is used