diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6e9e82dc2bfc1..440f342269041 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: ci
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: build
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: check-missing-features-in-docs
     if: always()
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           # Full git history is needed to get a proper list of changed files within `super-linter`
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: check for missing metadata
         id: missing-metadata
         run: cargo run -p build-templated-pages -- check-missing examples
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: check-missing-examples-in-docs
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: check for missing features
         id: missing-features
         run: cargo run -p build-templated-pages -- check-missing features
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: build
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check for bevy_internal imports
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yml b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
index 5520c96281871..a21d00dfc6e72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           - device: "Samsung Galaxy S23"
             os_version: "13.0"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Run Example
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
index bc3f49d1a78ce..c8f11c16bf9d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   check-advisories:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: Install cargo-deny
         run: cargo install cargo-deny
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: cargo-tree-from-main
           key: cargo-tree-from-main
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       # if not on main, check that the cargo tree output is unchanged
       - name: Check if the cargo tree changed from main
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
   check-licenses:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: Install cargo-deny
         run: cargo install cargo-deny
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
   check-sources:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: Install cargo-deny
         run: cargo install cargo-deny
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index d58d174409e91..ac2ba5c3e0632 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
index c7940a9d245bb..01a8467f998a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install cargo-release
         run: cargo install cargo-release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 933adaf546fc6..14729c1c19035 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install cargo-release
         run: cargo install cargo-release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
index 4189e735002b6..f48bf24254f14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kisak/kisak-mesa -y
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt install -y xvfb libegl1-mesa libgl1-mesa-dri libxcb-xfixes0-dev mesa-vulkan-drivers
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
         crate: [bevy_ecs, bevy_reflect, bevy]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: Install alsa and udev
         run: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends libasound2-dev libudev-dev
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |