diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6a578f66..872b8076 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ jobs:
   check-manifest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - run: pipx run check-manifest
 
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
         with:
           enable-cache: true
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         gfx: [pygfx, vispy]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
index ad37a8bf..01ed459e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest  # nicer screenshots
     if: github.repository == 'pyapp-kit/scenex'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6