diff --git a/.github/workflows/act.yml b/.github/workflows/act.yml
index f4cbaf5..4f787e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/act.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/act.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   act-test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: ./
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index 0e503fa..cbf4357 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v5.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 6d88737..65cf734 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/readme-docs.yml
index 147a816..6a309ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme-docs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         # # use PAT because main branch is a protected branch
         # token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3a239f8..d27595e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     # because releases are orphan commits (no history) relase-plase needs a
     # base commit to create the diff from. Because of that the release contains
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ed04ea7..faae127 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build-test: # make sure build/ci work properly
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
       with:
         node-version: '20'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e65846a..40c8cf3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ See: https://conventionalcommits.org/
 <!-- start usage -->
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: taskmedia/action-conventional-commits@v1.1.22
+- uses: taskmedia/action-conventional-commits@v1.1.23
   with:
     # token to access GitHub API to receive PR commits
     # Default: ${{ github.token }}