diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c8b373d5..7b58c3d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   build: # make sure build/ci work properly and there is no faked build ncc built scripts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run package
       - run: git status --porcelain
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
         with:
           path: ./
           artifact-name: ${{ matrix.os }}-1.spdx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 5000:5000
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
       - name: Build images
         run: |
           for distro in alpine centos debian; do
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
   test-as-action: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
         with:
           path: ./
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-syft-release.yml b/.github/workflows/update-syft-release.yml
index aa7a9947..a8e11ea4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-syft-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-syft-release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'anchore/sbom-action'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
       - name: Get latest Syft version
         id: latest-version
         env: