diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_schema_validation.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_schema_validation.yml
index aefa7d15..fa2e25aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_schema_validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_schema_validation.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: marocchino/validate-dependabot@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatAndUpdateMarkdown.yml b/.github/workflows/formatAndUpdateMarkdown.yml
index 2758537f..f3f96b19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatAndUpdateMarkdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatAndUpdateMarkdown.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   update-markdown-snippets:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
       - run: ./format_code.sh
       - run: ./run_markdown_templates.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 83614df1..686e1f8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install Java and Maven
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-jdk-8+.yml b/.github/workflows/test-jdk-8+.yml
index c75d3ede..512ec6b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-jdk-8+.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-jdk-8+.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Set Java version for building (JDK 21)
       run: echo "zulu-21" > .java-version
       shell: bash
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu'
         java-version: '8'
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       with:
         repository: approvals/ApprovalTests.Java.StarterProject
     - name: Use local build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a65ab32f..4d400954 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             - macos
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
     - name: Set Java version for matrix testing
       run: echo "zulu-${{ matrix.java }}" > .java-version
       shell: bash
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: auto-merge
         if: |
           github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' &&