diff --git a/.github/workflows/lychee_url_checker.yml b/.github/workflows/lychee_url_checker.yml
index 93dde63845..1ce20decd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lychee_url_checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lychee_url_checker.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # use stable version for now to avoid breaking changes
       - name: Lychee URL checker
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.8.0
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.9.0
         with:
           # arguments with file types to check
           args: >-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml
index 446ad9a9fb..cc09203ef3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         id: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}