diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7fde3acd..d2d5c416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Python info
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c261a078..80e470da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Python info
diff --git a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddCFFConvert %}cffconvert.yml{% endif %} b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddCFFConvert %}cffconvert.yml{% endif %}
index 04fb9ea0..6a48b2e1 100644
--- a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddCFFConvert %}cffconvert.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddCFFConvert %}cffconvert.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "cffconvert"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         name: Check out a copy of the repository
 
       - name: Check whether the citation metadata from CITATION.cff is valid
diff --git a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionBuild %}build.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionBuild %}build.yml{% endif %}.jinja
index bbc9d50a..264f69bf 100644
--- a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionBuild %}build.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionBuild %}build.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python ${{ '{{ ' -}} matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ '{{ ' -}} matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Python info
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python 3.9
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
       - name: Python info
diff --git a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionDocumentation %}documentation.yml{% endif %} b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionDocumentation %}documentation.yml{% endif %}
index f875b720..b291082e 100644
--- a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionDocumentation %}documentation.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddGitHubActionDocumentation %}documentation.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python 3.9
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
       - name: Python info
diff --git a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddLinkCheck %}link-check.yml{% endif %} b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddLinkCheck %}link-check.yml{% endif %}
index 34781c39..e20ea400 100644
--- a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddLinkCheck %}link-check.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddLinkCheck %}link-check.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   linkChecker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Link Checker
         id: lychee
diff --git a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddSonarCloud %}sonarcloud.yml{% endif %} b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddSonarCloud %}sonarcloud.yml{% endif %}
index e8ca8152..d9675590 100644
--- a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddSonarCloud %}sonarcloud.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if AddSonarCloud %}sonarcloud.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     name: SonarCloud
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
       - name: Python info
diff --git a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if HasWorkflows %}next_steps.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if HasWorkflows %}next_steps.yml{% endif %}.jinja
index b0fbef61..1bd1d09c 100644
--- a/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if HasWorkflows %}next_steps.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/template/{% if HasWorkflows %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if HasWorkflows %}next_steps.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   next_steps:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
 {%- if AddCitation %}
       - name: Create citation data issue