diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml
index 2759b63..e4528bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         description: "Version of YQ to install"
-        default: "v4.28.1"
+        default: "v4.30.6"
       download-compressed:
         type: boolean
         required: false
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Setup yq'
-        uses: dcarbone/install-yq-action@v1.0.1
+        uses: dcarbone/install-yq-action@v1.1.0
         with:
           version: '${{ inputs.version }}'
           download-compressed: '${{ inputs.download-compressed }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml
index da9f69c..ac9f28a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         description: "Version of YQ to install"
-        default: "v4.28.1"
+        default: "v4.30.6"
       download-compressed:
         type: boolean
         required: false
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Setup yq'
-        uses: dcarbone/install-yq-action@v1.0.1
+        uses: dcarbone/install-yq-action@v1.1.0
         with:
           version: '${{ inputs.version }}'
           download-compressed: '${{ inputs.download-compressed }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml
index 2ea81d1..f107a7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         description: "Version of YQ to install"
-        default: "v4.28.1"
+        default: "v4.30.6"
       download-compressed:
         type: boolean
         required: false
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Setup yq'
-        uses: dcarbone/install-yq-action@v1.0.1
+        uses: dcarbone/install-yq-action@v1.1.0
         with:
           version: '${{ inputs.version }}'
           download-compressed: '${{ inputs.download-compressed }}'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a315c1..c247bdd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Cross-platform [yq](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq) installer composite action
   version:
     required: false
     description: "Version of YQ to install"
-    default: "v4.28.1"
+    default: "v4.30.6"
 ```
 
 This must be a version with a [corresponding release](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases).
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index ea42d1c..69fd2a1 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ inputs:
   version:
     required: false
     description: "Version of YQ to install"
-    default: "v4.28.1"
+    default: "v4.30.6"
   download-compressed:
     required: false
     description: "If 'true', downloads .tar.gz of binary rather than raw binary.  Save the tubes."