diff --git a/.github/workflows/_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/_lint.yml
index a6f91e5..fcf5800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_lint.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/_release-drafter.yml
index d97dcd4..deae58a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release-drafter.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Update Release Draft
         uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-file-exists-action.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-file-exists-action.yml
index 4e08e7a..0be752a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-file-exists-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-file-exists-action.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test with existing file
         uses: ./actions/file-exists
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Test with non-existent file
         uses: ./actions/file-exists
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml b/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml
index 4a44ef0..779f3f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml b/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml
index 1d68f47..51ea486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
 
       - name: Get response templates
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: skills/exercise-toolkit
           path: exercise-toolkit
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Get response templates
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: skills/exercise-toolkit
           path: exercise-toolkit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml b/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml
index 4b49fed..ec53cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Disable all exercise workflows
         run: |
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Get response templates
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: skills/exercise-toolkit
           path: exercise-toolkit
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: create_exercise
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Get response templates
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: skills/exercise-toolkit
           path: exercise-toolkit