diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index 088552d..0354e70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: checkout PR branch
         # set upstream for other gh commands
         run: gh pr checkout ${{github.event.pull_request.number}}