diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 932f725..e8ea97f 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "Other"
     ],
     "minimum_python_version": [
+        "3.11",
         "3.12",
         "3.13",
         "3.14"
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 812d7f1..1bbb842 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/.github/workflows/ci.yml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/.github/workflows/ci.yml	
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
   sdist_verify:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '{{ default_python }}'