diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 18ee95994..34282f611 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: setup
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
     - name: build
       run: |
         python -c "import versioneer as V; print(f'version={V.get_version()}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV