diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml
index c42be73..eac3220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
       - run: python .github/scripts/check_template_versions.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-compatibility.yml
index 011e6ef..48ffb45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-compatibility.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # history and tags, needed by hatch-vcs: without them the version is 0.1.dev and e.g. pymodaq_plugins_mock cannot satisfy pymodaq's own requirement
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install system libraries for Qt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish.yml
index 5df2a23..417988f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # history and tags, needed by hatch-vcs for the version
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
       - name: Install build tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-tests.yml
index 66b42b7..a19179e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-tests.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # history and tags, needed by hatch-vcs: without them the version is 0.1.dev and e.g. pymodaq_plugins_mock cannot satisfy pymodaq's own requirement
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7.1.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
       - name: Install system libraries for Qt