diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_links.yml b/.github/workflows/check_links.yml
index 70533890..5bf2aaab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_links.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       # https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee/issues/36
       - name: Check links
         # 2.6.1 seemed to cause the exclude-path to not take effect, waiting for next release.
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@82202e5e9c2f4ef1a55a3d02563e1cb6041e5332  # v2.4.1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@8646ba30535128ac92d33dfc9133794bfdd9b411  # v2.8.0
         with:
           args: "--exclude-all-private --include-verbatim --max-concurrency 24 --require-https --verbose --no-progress --offline
           --accept '100..=103,200..=299,429,500..=511'