diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-update.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo-update.yml
index a03adb02e..823b157d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo-update.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         # The PR may already exist (e.g., created in previous week and not merged yet) so we
         # allow it here and check in the next step so workflow failures will be extraordinary
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_PAT }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 642499057..0688cb85f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Create release notes
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require("node:fs");
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
         id: create_release
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           # The response is explicitly returned here so it will be available for other steps
           script: |
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
         # Don't trigger for pre-releases
         if: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
         # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos#create-a-repository-dispatch-event
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_PAT }}
           script: |
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
         # Don't trigger for pre-releases
         if: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
         # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos#create-a-repository-dispatch-event
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_PAT }}
           script: |