diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
index 72b52cd..d0e84aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     name: gitleaks (secret scan)
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # full history so commit-range scan covers the whole tree
       - name: Install gitleaks