diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-release.yml b/.github/workflows/run-release.yml
index 5814bf93..83f84861 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build package
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-parallel.yml
index 1babfde1..b3ac5421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-parallel.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     container: precice/precice:nightly
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     container: precice/precice:nightly
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-serial.yml b/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-serial.yml
index 9ac80a16..a56443e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-serial.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-adaptivity-serial.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     container: precice/precice:nightly
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yml
index e56b8ef6..71b5c8bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     container: precice/precice:nightly
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-domain-decomposition.yml b/.github/workflows/test-domain-decomposition.yml
index 8e97ed4b..81994878 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-domain-decomposition.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-domain-decomposition.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     container: precice/precice:nightly
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/test-formatting.yml
index 0f2eef4e..4f696554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-formatting.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Check links in markdown files (markdown-link-check)
         uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
         with:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     name: pre-commit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-macro-micro-dummy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-macro-micro-dummy.yml
index fe9f317f..1ee6e7ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-macro-micro-dummy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-macro-micro-dummy.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pip-install.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pip-install.yml
index 0ad21723..d651d5ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-pip-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pip-install.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
index a117321d..9915cd4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: precice/precice:nightly
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           path: micro-manager