diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fcfa47e4..f3705f53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: |
         npm install
         npm run all
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   self-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml
index b3f6952f..8393dc1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: |
         npm install
         npm run all
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   test-inline:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   test-external:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
   test-without-token:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
   test-wd-without-token:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         path: somewhere
     - uses: ./somewhere
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
   test-local-changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: echo "NEW FILE" > local
     - run: git add local
     - uses: ./
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
   test-change-type:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: configure GIT user
       run: git config user.email "john@nowhere.local" && git config user.name "John Doe"
     - name: modify working tree
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bf2481a..0b22258f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - ...
 
   # JOB to build and test frontend code
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - ...
 ```
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
         package: ${{ fromJSON(needs.changes.outputs.packages) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - ...
 ```
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         # This may save additional git fetch roundtrip if
         # merge-base is found within latest 20 commits
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # Some action that modifies files tracked by git (e.g. code linter)
     - uses: johndoe/some-action@v1