diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index baeb970..e9cc9a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python 3.11.5
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install.yml b/.github/workflows/install.yml
index 4672ace..6d68c14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python 3.11.5
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b5ddd9b..6a50cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python 3.11.5
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml b/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml
index 3c9d962..a3b55dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !contains (github.repository, '/python-project-template') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           # by default, it uses a depth of 1
           # this fetches all history so that we can read each commit