diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
index 4104c2211..bbef6d37c 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'googleapis' && github.head_ref == 'autosynth-readme'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v6
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           github-token: {{ '${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}' }}
           script: |
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a846d2a58..50487eeb3 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [11, 17, 21]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: ${{'{{matrix.java}}'}}
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
     name: "units (8)"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 8
           distribution: temurin
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         # https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/test-mojo.html#jvm
         run: echo "SUREFIRE_JVM_OPT=-Djvm=${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Support longpaths
       run: git config --system core.longpaths true
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 8
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: ${{'{{matrix.java}}'}}
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ jobs:
   javadoc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 17
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 11
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ jobs:
   clirr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 8
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml
index 87d8eb2be..7c5ec7865 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Node.js
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: '20'
 
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/samples.yaml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
index 10d252d77..03b293956 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
   checkstyle:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 8