diff --git a/.github/workflows/bvt.yaml b/.github/workflows/bvt.yaml
index 4a1b681..6c60a2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bvt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bvt.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
     name: BVT
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: install dependencies
       run: |
         rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5640a7a..e421e3e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ impl VsockListener {
     /// Create a new VsockListener which is bound and listening on the socket address.
     pub fn bind(addr: &impl SockaddrLike) -> Result<Self> {
         if addr.family() != Some(AddressFamily::Vsock) {
-            return Err(Error::new(
-                ErrorKind::Other,
-                "requires a virtio socket address",
-            ));
+            return Err(Error::other("requires a virtio socket address"));
         }
 
         let socket = new_socket()?;
@@ -206,10 +203,7 @@ impl VsockStream {
     /// Open a connection to a remote host.
     pub fn connect(addr: &impl SockaddrLike) -> Result<Self> {
         if addr.family() != Some(AddressFamily::Vsock) {
-            return Err(Error::new(
-                ErrorKind::Other,
-                "requires a virtio socket address",
-            ));
+            return Err(Error::other("requires a virtio socket address"));
         }
 
         let socket = new_socket()?;