diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 74d9b24..e285bd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Tests & Coverage
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Code Quality
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e94d6cb..df1dfaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Version, Tag & Publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # full history required for conventional commits parsing