diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index b35ed5c7f..8cca1ba77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, Go, or Java).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ jobs:
     #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
       with:
         category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index bfaaad9d2..81ac7f97a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'cogent/cogent3'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml
index 8d3e4b3b1..2737a28e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: "actions/checkout@v2"
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       # Setup env
-      - uses: "actions/setup-python@v3"
+      - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
         with:
             python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: "nox -s test-${{ matrix.python-version }}"
 
       - name: Coveralls Parallel
-        uses: coverallsapp/github-action@master
+        uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2
         with:
           parallel: true
           github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - name: Coveralls Finished
-      uses: coverallsapp/github-action@master
+      uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
         parallel-finished: true