diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpine-test.yml b/.github/workflows/alpine-test.yml
index 5757fa82b..73530d79a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpine-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpine-test.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         target: [GCC=1, CLANG=1]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Alpine ${{ matrix.target }} Test
       run: sudo -E make -C scripts/ci alpine ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/archlinux-test.yml b/.github/workflows/archlinux-test.yml
index 9e8b60136..425f0662b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/archlinux-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/archlinux-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Arch Linux Test
       run: sudo -E make -C scripts/ci archlinux
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compat-test.yml b/.github/workflows/compat-test.yml
index e8b5a897b..8a64ce185 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compat-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compat-test.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ jobs:
 
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Compat Tests (${{ matrix.target }})
       run: sudo -E make -C scripts/ci local COMPAT_TEST=y ${{ matrix.target }}=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-compile-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-compile-daily.yml
index 927ddced2..b8c8c86d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-compile-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-compile-daily.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         branches: [criu-dev, master]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ matrix.branches }}
     - name: Run Cross Compilation Targets
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-compile.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-compile.yml
index 4da5d397c..06b812823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-compile.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
             target: mips64el-unstable-cross
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Cross Compilation Targets
       run: >
         sudo make -C scripts/ci ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
index 11d67432b..23696905a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Docker Test (${{ matrix.os }})
       run: sudo make -C scripts/ci docker-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora-asan-test.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora-asan-test.yml
index 11233f457..02dc9a1b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora-asan-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora-asan-test.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Fedora ASAN Test
       run: sudo -E make -C scripts/ci fedora-asan
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora-rawhide-test.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora-rawhide-test.yml
index fae544900..83e2ead82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora-rawhide-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora-rawhide-test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Fedora Rawhide Test
       # We need to pass environment variables from the CI environment to
       # distinguish between CI environments. However, we need to make sure that
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcov-test.yml b/.github/workflows/gcov-test.yml
index f221fabb5..cc4e1d44a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcov-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcov-test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Coverage Tests
       run: sudo -E make -C scripts/ci local GCOV=1
     - name: Run gcov
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-test.yml b/.github/workflows/java-test.yml
index af1f71046..cbd3c1f23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Java Test
       run: sudo make -C scripts/ci java-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 489259474..862d68245 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install tools
       run: sudo dnf -y install git make ruff xz clang-tools-extra which codespell git-clang-format ShellCheck
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set git safe directory
       # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/760
diff --git a/.github/workflows/loongarch64-qemu-test.yml b/.github/workflows/loongarch64-qemu-test.yml
index ba22fa25f..d7c554c87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/loongarch64-qemu-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/loongarch64-qemu-test.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2 
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: sudo make -C scripts/ci loongarch64-qemu-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/podman-test.yml b/.github/workflows/podman-test.yml
index 077cf63e2..a07edbe5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/podman-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/podman-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run Podman Test
       run: sudo make -C scripts/ci podman-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stream-test.yml b/.github/workflows/stream-test.yml
index efb217e16..76bd96edf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stream-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stream-test.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run CRIU Image Streamer Test
       run: sudo -E make -C scripts/ci local STREAM_TEST=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/x86-64-clang-test.yml b/.github/workflows/x86-64-clang-test.yml
index c9a1d3151..1f0a469bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/x86-64-clang-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/x86-64-clang-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run X86_64 CLANG Test
       run: sudo make -C scripts/ci x86_64 CLANG=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/x86-64-gcc-test.yml b/.github/workflows/x86-64-gcc-test.yml
index 8d1815d57..15e84a0df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/x86-64-gcc-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/x86-64-gcc-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run X86_64 GCC Test
       run: sudo make -C scripts/ci x86_64