diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 723bdc4..e5c6413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Framework validation suite
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Run validation suite (28 checks)
         run: bash validate-framework.sh
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ai-framework-mcp-server
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Installer smoke (npx scaffold)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: dashboard
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 82356de..f285e3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write # required for npm --provenance
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20