diff --git a/.github/workflows/fair-software.yml b/.github/workflows/fair-software.yml
index 9c6dd74..64b9cc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fair-software.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fair-software.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "fair-software"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: mattkretz/howfairis
           path: howfairis
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
index eb598e9..fe8ccd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: REUSE Compliance Check
         uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5