diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0c949157cd41..c1837ac50430 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
-      - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@dd1ef7d7798fab5ce802a6adab3b782817b8c2d0 # v1.1.20
+      - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@efad9461479a6e19d0b4aa72d2e1188c5fc04e48 # v1.1.21
       - name: Update JUnit dependencies in examples
         run: java src/Updater.java ${RELEASE_VERSION}
         working-directory: junit-examples
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
-      - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@dd1ef7d7798fab5ce802a6adab3b782817b8c2d0 # v1.1.20
+      - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@efad9461479a6e19d0b4aa72d2e1188c5fc04e48 # v1.1.21
       - name: Update JUnit dependencies in examples
         run: java src/Updater.java ${RELEASE_VERSION}
       - name: Build examples