diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml
index 1644e006..ee862bdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/${{ matrix.compiler }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_documentation.yml
index aa757d3f..59f13f18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_documentation.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # pull_request_target does not checkout the merge commit by default
       - name: Checkout
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: "refs/pull/${{ github.event.number }}/merge"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_install.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_install.yml
index 5b09e87e..dca33cfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_install.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/gcc-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml
index 530eb9f9..f6424374 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'seqan' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.label.name == 'lint'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: REUSE Compliance Check
         uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
index 00ceb306..782e0ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/${{ matrix.compiler }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Setup cache
         uses: seqan/actions/setup-actions-cache@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
index 2c246e10..30bbb664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         compiler: ["clang-latest", "clang-second-latest", "clang-third-latest", "gcc-latest", "gcc-second-latest", "gcc-third-latest"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Setup toolchain
         uses: seqan/actions/setup-toolchain@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
index 99a3034a..7e04999f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/${{ matrix.compiler }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Setup cache
         uses: seqan/actions/setup-actions-cache@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml
index c1a4b01c..fef840e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/${{ matrix.compiler }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Configure util
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_codeql.yml
index 009f0e75..1cce9e88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron_codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_codeql.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/gcc-second-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_sanitizer.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_sanitizer.yml
index e2ce326b..f19e006e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron_sanitizer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_sanitizer.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ matrix.image || '' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Setup compiler
         if: contains(matrix.os, 'macos')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme_snippet.yml b/.github/workflows/readme_snippet.yml
index 0eccfd3e..008ab184 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme_snippet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme_snippet.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'seqan' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.SEQAN_ACTIONS_PAT }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_cookbook.yml b/.github/workflows/update_cookbook.yml
index 05b34b0a..a53657ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_cookbook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_cookbook.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'seqan' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.SEQAN_ACTIONS_PAT }}