diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2229fda..4586985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     name: vet + unit tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: golangci-lint + govulncheck
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     name: github action smoke
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
     name: github action install path (latest)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: start PostgreSQL with a pg_monitor role
         run: |
           docker run -d --name pg -p 5432:5432 -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pw postgres:17
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
     name: no EXPLAIN ANALYZE
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       # pgbot must never execute a query it inspects. EXPLAIN ANALYZE runs the
       # statement — it must not appear anywhere in the tree.
       - name: forbid EXPLAIN ANALYZE
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
         goos: [linux, darwin]
         goarch: [amd64, arm64]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         pg: [14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
     name: transaction pooler (rates stay correct)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 129bdfb..4a0fca6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   goreleaser:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # goreleaser needs full history for the changelog
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v7