diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index 94a0cb5dcd..e34280dd52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       # note: instead of secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN here, we need to use a PAT 
       #       so that the release creation triggers the image build workflow
       - name: "Create release"
-        uses: "actions/github-script@v7"
+        uses: "actions/github-script@v8"
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.ACTIONS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
           script: |