diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-commit-message.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-commit-message.yaml
index 5c8577e..f84c54b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-commit-message.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-commit-message.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   commit-msg:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
       - name: Check Commit Message
         env:
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_sbomnix.yml b/.github/workflows/release_sbomnix.yml
index b0460fb..652a8cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_sbomnix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_sbomnix.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ on:
       - 'v*'
 
 jobs:
-  build: 
+  build:
     name: Upload Release Asset
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
         with:
           nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixpkgs-unstable
       - name: Build release asset
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sbomnix.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sbomnix.yml
index 91f630a..b3412a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sbomnix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sbomnix.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-name: Test sbomnix 
+name: Test sbomnix
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
         with:
           nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixpkgs-unstable
-      - name: Make sure nix-build works
+      - name: Ensure nix-build works
         run: nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A hello
+      - name: Print nix version
+        run: nix --version
       - name: Run sbomnix CI tests
         run: nix develop --command make test-ci