diff --git a/.github/workflows/project-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/project-ci.yaml
index 7172636..a621c6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/project-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/project-ci.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Run tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python 3.12
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     name: MDAnalysis Compatibility Tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-on-pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-on-pypi.yaml
index b3f969e..ff97f6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-on-pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-on-pypi.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish to pypi if tagged
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
       - uses: casperdcl/deploy-pypi@v2