diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 79fc778..63344b9 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: '@guardian/actions-merge-release-changes-to-protected-branch'
 description: 'A GitHub action to open, approve and merge a PR of changes generated during a release on a protected branch'
 runs:
-  using: 'node12'
+  using: 'node20'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
 inputs:
   github-token:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 784e0cd..a331019 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@guardian/actions-merge-release-changes-to-protected-branch",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@guardian/actions-merge-release-changes-to-protected-branch",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b83b9e3..9bfa2c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@guardian/actions-merge-release-changes-to-protected-branch",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "A GitHub action to open, approve and merge a PR of changes generated during a release on a protected branch",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {