diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 01c704aa..5c6823b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
@@ -51,12 +51,19 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add PSWriteHTML.psd1
-          git commit -m "chore: regenerate psd1" || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push origin HEAD:$Env:HEAD_BRANCH
+          git diff --cached --quiet
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "No PSD1 changes to commit."
+          } elseif ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 1) {
+            git commit -m "chore: regenerate psd1"
+            git push origin HEAD:$Env:HEAD_BRANCH
+          } else {
+            throw "Unable to inspect staged PSD1 changes (git exit code $LASTEXITCODE)."
+          }
         shell: pwsh
 
       - name: Upload refreshed manifest
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: psd1
           path: PSWriteHTML.psd1
@@ -68,10 +75,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Download manifest
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: psd1
           path: .
@@ -94,10 +101,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Download manifest
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: psd1
           path: .
@@ -120,10 +127,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Download manifest
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: psd1
           path: .
@@ -153,10 +160,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Download manifest
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: psd1
           path: .