diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f3705f53..92ccaaec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: "Build"
+
 on:
   push:
     paths-ignore: [ '*.md' ]
@@ -9,7 +10,11 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: 20
+        cache: 'npm'
     - run: |
         npm install
         npm run all
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   self-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml
index ac217434..fea75cc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-verification.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: 20
+        cache: 'npm'
     - run: |
         npm install
         npm run all
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
   test-without-token:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: ./
       id: filter
       with:
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
   test-wd-without-token:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         path: somewhere
     - uses: ./somewhere
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
   test-local-changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - run: echo "NEW FILE" > local
     - run: git add local
     - uses: ./
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
   test-change-type:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: configure GIT user
       run: git config user.email "john@nowhere.local" && git config user.name "John Doe"
     - name: modify working tree
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e975fbcb..f221647a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "paths-filter",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">= 20"
+  },
   "private": true,
   "description": "Execute your workflow steps only if relevant files are modified.",
   "main": "lib/main.js",