diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/branch-deploy.yml
index 5dd57e5..924f8a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch-deploy.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # execute the branch-deploy action
-      - uses: github/branch-deploy@v7.2.0
+      - uses: github/branch-deploy@v7.3.1
         id: branch-deploy
         with:
           trigger: ".deploy"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 00b583e..f2d625a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # https://github.com/github/branch-deploy/blob/d3c24bd92505e623615b75ffdfac5ed5259adbdb/docs/merge-commit-strategy.md
       - name: deployment check
-        uses: github/branch-deploy@v7.2.0
+        uses: github/branch-deploy@v7.3.1
         id: deployment-check
         with:
           merge_deploy_mode: "true"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unlock-on-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/unlock-on-merge.yml
index ea8aafa..0cd429d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unlock-on-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unlock-on-merge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: unlock on merge
-        uses: github/branch-deploy@v7.2.0
+        uses: github/branch-deploy@v7.3.1
         id: unlock-on-merge
         with:
           unlock_on_merge_mode: "true" # <-- indicates that this is the "Unlock on Merge Mode" workflow