diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml
index 16a59223f5..8edac2576f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           mvn -B versions:set versions:commit -DremoveSnapshot 
           echo "version=$(mvn -B help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v6
         with:
           commit_message: "Prepare release (${{ github.actor }}): github-api-${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}" 
           tagging_message: 'github-api-${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}'
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mvn versions:set versions:commit -DnextSnapshot 
 
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v6
         with:
           commit_message: "Prepare for next development iteration"
           branch: staging/main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_branch.yml
index 72e5c21a0f..05f8861f51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_branch.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           cp -r ./target/site/* ./
 
       - name: Publish GH Pages
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v6
         with:
           commit_message: "Release (${{ github.actor }}): v${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}" 
           branch: gh-pages