diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
index 737eab5fd1..e2feaab0a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ jobs:
     name: "Validation"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v3.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml
index 50ddafd137..74e03b89dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_align_gh_pages.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Rebase gh-pages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0' #fetch all history
           ref: 'gh-pages'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml
index ad6dd4eafa..791248ef3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_android_build.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       ANDROID: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Set upt JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.3.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml
index 1d6ca65722..d3e5c16607 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_branch_and_pr_build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Ensure chrome is installed
         run: wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb && sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb && rm *.deb
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Set up JDK ${{matrix.java}}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.3.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml b/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml
index 7710457811..770df211c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jgiven_examples_build.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test that the examples are actually working
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.3.0
         with:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate the format of the published poms
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Load the bash script
         run: scripts/local_release_with_version.sh
       - name: Run validation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mock_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/mock_release.yaml
index 4c25dde6c9..60813a8389 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mock_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mock_release.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -X POST  --data '{"request": {"urlPattern": "/com/tngtech/jgiven/[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+", "method": "PUT"}, "response": {"status": 200, "body": "OK"}}' http://localhost:7000/__admin/mappings
           curl -X POST  --data '{"request": {"urlPattern": "/com/tngtech/jgiven/.*?/maven-metadata.xml(?:[.]sha(?:1|512|256)|[.]md5)?", "method": "PUT"}, "response": {"status": 200, "body": "OK"}}' http://localhost:7000/__admin/mappings
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: set an alternate version
         run: "source scripts/source_files/helper_functions.sh && updateAllVersionInformation ${VERSION}"
       - name: Release JGiven to Mock Repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml b/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml
index 90e805eedc..0690559731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_renovate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Renovate-dry-run
         uses: renovatebot/github-action@v40.2.10
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml b/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml
index 2639c58faa..e175108956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-bash-functions.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ jobs:
     name: "validate release functions"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Run release functions test
         run: "bash scripts/tests/test_release_functions.sh"
   validateHelperFunctions:
     name: "validate helper functions"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Run helper functions test
         run: "bash scripts/tests/test_helper_functions.sh"