diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 7605b48..ac091f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index ec5247e..8ed0c6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 087f0b0..fb6645f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml
index b203a08..effa714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 293eefb..d2597f0 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ authors:
     roles: [cre, aut]
   footer:
     roles: [cph]
-    text: "Developed by"
+    text: "Developed by the"
 
 navbar:
   structure: