diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-format.yml b/.github/workflows/code-format.yml
index 4b1e988ff2..ebdc5e5903 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-format.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Use Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compiler.test.yml b/.github/workflows/compiler.test.yml
index abc97b6aa5..41ea11d65e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compiler.test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compiler.test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Use Node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-report.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-report.yml
index 9a90a5d37d..defa95a023 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-report.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Use Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yml b/.github/workflows/license.yml
index 8583ee4565..89bccb01d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Check license headers
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index 00cc8ec4fc..f796c2703f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Use Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metamodel-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/metamodel-sync.yml
index ae2d87d58c..860c8d7710 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metamodel-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metamodel-sync.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Copy compiler's metamodel to typescript-generator
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-rest-api-json.yml b/.github/workflows/update-rest-api-json.yml
index f09b741419..f31334591a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-rest-api-json.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-rest-api-json.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         branch: ['main', '8.8', '8.7', '7.17']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
index 48c33df002..0c3de04765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: ./elasticsearch-specification
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: elastic/clients-flight-recorder
           path: ./clients-flight-recorder