diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fde9660..ec5ffe0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         # published bundle's Node 18 floor is covered by runtime-node-floor.
         node-version: [20, 24]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: install-bundle (skill installs whole, not just SKILL.md)
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: runtime (Node 18 floor, zero-dep bundle)
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: 18
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 37522ad..2186464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # full history + tags, required to analyze commits since last release
           persist-credentials: true # let @semantic-release/git push the bump commit