diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2343469..c11d709 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # create the release
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # need all refs for tag generation
       - name: Auto-increment version tag