diff --git a/.github/workflows/autofix.yml b/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
index b41e636bf5f..696495d37ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Autoupdate changelog entry and headers
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/autopush.yml b/.github/workflows/autopush.yml
index 7d0c4355f50..b2d86011a6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autopush.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autopush.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: true
           token: ${{ secrets.MNE_BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/check_changelog.yml
index 7f8c0d28d7f..5b0b5da07ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_changelog.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check towncrier entry in doc/changes/dev/
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: scientific-python/action-towncrier-changelog@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index c6a8ceee797..6088740c25d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/credit.yml b/.github/workflows/credit.yml
index 5a8b1ee73da..d31ddeb7abd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/credit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/credit.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MNE_BOT_TOKEN }}
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MNE_BOT_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: true
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 85e8ea7ebc7..8f2022604c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec_zero.yml b/.github/workflows/spec_zero.yml
index 272d7cf60a4..cde3b9946e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec_zero.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec_zero.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MNE_BOT_TOKEN }}
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MNE_BOT_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: true
       - name: Triage SSH
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 507bf4ebfb1..3214c55646e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 3
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
             python: '3.10'
             kind: old
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false