diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi_install.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi_install.yml
index 52ea2b10..f9c1cf5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi_install.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install build
       - name: Build package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index bedef1c1..5d03dbab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         #    test: coveralls
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_install.yml b/.github/workflows/test_install.yml
index 58f94136..53e1d2ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_install.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install strax
         run: pip install .
       - name: Test import