diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ea6a622a..7b4bd2db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   check-manifest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - run: pipx run check-manifest
 
   lint:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     # and building on CI from source fails due to missing GTK+ dev files.
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
             gui: wx
             canvas: pygfx
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
 
-      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
         with:
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: "./dist/*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
index 3f334913..c2d1f43f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest  # works with wx
     if: github.repository == 'pyapp-kit/scenex'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7