diff --git a/.github/workflows/conventional-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/conventional-prs.yml
index 2a5b86f..a4fb0bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conventional-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conventional-prs.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   title-format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v3.4.0
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.2.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5d28ca0..8d938e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ jobs:
   Formatting:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Formatting
-        uses: github/super-linter@v4
+        uses: super-linter/super-linter@v5
         env:
           VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
   Linting:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Lint workflow
-      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.24.0
+      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.25.1
       with:
         directory: .
         snakefile: workflow/Snakefile
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ jobs:
       - Linting
       - Formatting
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Test workflow
-      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.24.0
+      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.25.1
       with:
         directory: .test
         snakefile: workflow/Snakefile
         args: "--use-conda --show-failed-logs --cores 3 --conda-cleanup-pkgs cache --all-temp"
 
     - name: Test report
-      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.24.0
+      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.25.1
       with:
         directory: .test
         snakefile: workflow/Snakefile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a3e26fb..3c16737 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v3
         id: release
         with:
           release-type: go # just keep a changelog, no version anywhere outside of git tags
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aab998b..1ef5f84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ A Snakemake workflow for `<description>`
 
 The usage of this workflow is described in the [Snakemake Workflow Catalog](https://snakemake.github.io/snakemake-workflow-catalog/?usage=<owner>%2F<repo>).
 
-If you use this workflow in a paper, don't forget to give credits to the authors by citing the URL of this (original) <repo>sitory and its DOI (see above).
+If you use this workflow in a paper, don't forget to give credits to the authors by citing the URL of this (original) `<repo>`sitory and its DOI (see above).
 
 # TODO