diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73bc979a..b39e8c1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0  # full history so pip can detect installed version
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"