diff --git a/.github/workflows/linkchecker.yml b/.github/workflows/linkchecker.yml
index 13fd3303e54f..0e570109518b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linkchecker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linkchecker.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml
index 9b679986f6ec..4cdb51327bba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_package.yml b/.github/workflows/python_package.yml
index 22a9b58ef993..f97aaa8f2cbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_package.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             python_version: 3.7
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_configure.yml b/.github/workflows/r_configure.yml
index 812f8f5ec310..d450abe866f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_configure.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_configure.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
             ca-certificates \
             git
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_package.yml b/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
index 13127c25b047..8746297ba159 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: git config --global core.autocrlf false
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
             compiler: clang
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ jobs:
           apt-get update --allow-releaseinfo-change
           apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y git
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_solaris.yml b/.github/workflows/r_solaris.yml
index 662307fce35d..32184552b836 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_solaris.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_solaris.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
             git \
             jq
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/r_valgrind.yml
index ff37c212a7eb..e2b80ea6ef2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_valgrind.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
             git \
             jq
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index cdc917903f46..77be3c89eae4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           - task: check-docs
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: false
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     container: rocker/verse
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
           submodules: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triggering_comments.yml b/.github/workflows/triggering_comments.yml
index dad50923facd..c361eabb9089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triggering_comments.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triggering_comments.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       SECRETS_WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW }}
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       with:
         fetch-depth: 5
         submodules: false