diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
index 6a9bd54..8287406 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       IMAGE_NAME: ashleys-qc-pipeline
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
       - name: Run read-yaml action
         id: yaml-data
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/main_test.yaml
index e6ddbbd..9e6536e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_test.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
       - name: Formatting using Super-Linter
         uses: github/super-linter@v4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository without submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
       - name: List contents of .tests-mock
         run: |
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     #   - Linting
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
   #     - uses: koesterlab/setup-slurm-action@v1
 
   #     - name: Checkout repository with submodules and LFS
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
   #       with:
   #         submodules: recursive
   #         lfs: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/modules.yaml b/.github/workflows/modules.yaml
index 2f7e95d..0b5240a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modules.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modules.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - Testing-basic
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - Testing-basic
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
     # - Testing-basic-with-slurm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
     # - Testing-basic-with-slurm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
     # - Testing-basic-with-slurm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
     # - Testing-basic-with-slurm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository with submodules
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
   # Testing_publishdir:
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
   #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
   #     - name: Testing data
   #       uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.24.0
   #       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml
index 8bff10a..2030d2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
       - name: Run read-yaml action
         id: yaml-data