diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e42cc1aca9..bf2023d90f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup MPI
       id:   setup-mpi
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ jobs:
       run:  ompi_info
       if:   ${{ matrix.mpi == 'openmpi' }}
 
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3.9.0
+    - name: Set up JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu' # See 'Supported distributions' for available options
         java-version: '17'
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
         cache: 'pip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 99cade12b4..99d4ef0ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository
-        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: 3.8
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: pip install flake8
+        run: pip install flake8 black
 
       - name: Run linters
         uses: wearerequired/lint-action@v2
         with:
-          flake8: true
+          auto_fix: false
+          black: true
+          black_auto_fix: false
+          flake8: false
+          flake8_auto_fix: false