diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ba516e8..58eb6a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # we need the whole thing so we can count commits.
           fetch-depth: '0'