diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f8f7e4..5f11144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python: ["3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: build + twine check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true   # no ruff config committed yet — surfaced, not gating
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/parity.yml b/.github/workflows/parity.yml
index 239801f..d17e8b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/parity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/parity.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout kernel
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: nizam/nilscript
       - name: Checkout adapter template
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           repository: nilscript-org/nil-adapter-template
           path: nizam/adapters/nil-adapter-template
       - name: Checkout reference adapter
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           repository: nilscript-org/pocketbase-nil-adapter
           path: nizam/adapters/pocketbase-nil-adapter