diff --git a/.github/workflows/mutation-control.yml b/.github/workflows/mutation-control.yml
index a8eee7d..ba6a514 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mutation-control.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mutation-control.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
           check-latest: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e15dae7..bc1e42d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           # No `cache: pip` — this repo's eval pipeline uses ONLY Python stdlib
           # (`scripts/validate_release.py` + `copilot/score_copilot_run_v2.py` +