diff --git a/.github/workflows/npmtest.yml b/.github/workflows/npmtest.yml
index b58e778603..de88d79ae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npmtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npmtest.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         which -a node || true
         which -a npm || true
         echo "==================="
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: '18.16.0'
     - name: Check Path 2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittestagenda.yml b/.github/workflows/unittestagenda.yml
index 22fb29172f..5037017eac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittestagenda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittestagenda.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         brew install subversion
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'v21.4.0' # works on macOS
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittestnavigation.yml b/.github/workflows/unittestnavigation.yml
index 4984c72741..936420c959 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittestnavigation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittestnavigation.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install libsasl2-dev
         sudo apt-get install libyaml-dev # psych 5.0.0
       if:  matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: '18.16.0'
         # it seems that using the default Ubuntu version of node (14.19.0)