diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 73f7158..76cd10f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         package-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
 
     - name: fetch code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
 
     - name: set python version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 55f816a..02d5a3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: fetch code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: install en-gb dictionary
       run: sudo apt-get install -y hunspell-en-gb