diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 2361de0..0ee41cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # github actions checksout, clones our repo, and checks out the branch we're working in
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           # Number of commits to fetch. 0 indicates all history for all branches and tags
           # fetching all tags so to aviod duplicate version tagging in 'Tag with the Release Version'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   lint-format-and-static-code-checks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
   build-wheel-and-sdist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ jobs:
       env:
         PROD_PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROD_PYPI_TOKEN }}
 
+    # make sure to give change Workflow permissions to 'read and write'
+    # in GitHub settings 'Actions/General'
     - name: Push Tags
       run: |
        git push origin --tags
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 3ce186f..3849426 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.0.8
+v0.0.9