diff --git a/.github/workflows/cut-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/cut-release-branch.yml
index 6852582d..c49a29d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cut-release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cut-release-branch.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.base_branch }}
           # This is required to fetch all tags so that the derive-branch action can find the highest stable tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-software.yml b/.github/workflows/release-software.yml
index 607a2ede..d113b174 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-software.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-software.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       release_tag: ${{ steps.compute-tag.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           fetch-depth: 1
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       GIT_TAG: ${{ needs.release-get-tag.outputs.release_tag }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
           fetch-depth: 1