diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
index a4b4e7216c..f70fc27fc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ jobs:
     name: "Validation"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1.1.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml
index 3d73ccd6b4..0f90bd0e6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Rebase gh-pages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0' #fetch all history
           ref: 'gh-pages'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml
index ea3d100150..95f29472fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       ANDROID: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Set upt JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3.12.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml
index 315a44fb5c..e8c4d67df7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Ensure firefox is installed
         run: sudo apt-get install firefox
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Set up JDK ${{matrix.java}}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3.12.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml
index 3a827a08fd..1943a9b068 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test that the examples are actually working
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3.12.0
         with:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate the format of the published poms
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Load the bash script
         run: scripts/local_release_with_version.sh
       - name: Run validation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml b/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml
index 7857352605..46501db30f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Renovate-dry-run
         uses: renovatebot/github-action@v39.0.5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml b/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml
index b65c11fff3..7262b9670e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ jobs:
     name: "validate release functions"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Run release functions test
         run: "bash scripts/tests/test_release_functions.sh"
   validateHelperFunctions:
     name: "validate helper functions"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
       - name: Run helper functions test
         run: "bash scripts/tests/test_helper_functions.sh"