diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 690643c..a025b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: install git
         run: pacman -Sy --noconfirm git
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       - name: lint + unit tests + package builds
         env:
           KUTU_IN_DOCKER: "1"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d72ddec..570345f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: derive version + epoch from the tag commit
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pages: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           # the publish job pushes to master; the build job stays credential-free
           persist-credentials: true