diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
index 5a997a7..60939fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     name: gitleaks (secret scan)
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # full history so commit-range scan covers the whole tree
       - name: Install gitleaks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
index 1e15c45..748e330 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Run lychee
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@8646ba30535128ac92d33dfc9133794bfdd9b411  # v2.8.0