diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9a387fcbc..628df33dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     name: pre-commit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
     - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
       with:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     name: test coffea (${{ matrix.os }}) - python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, JDK${{ matrix.java-version }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     name: test coffea-workqueue
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Conda
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
       env:
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
     name: deploy release
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 454ed3319..f5b168c1e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Utilities",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "awkward>=2.3.3",
+  "awkward>=2.4.2",
   "uproot>=5.0.10",
   "dask[array]>=2023.4.0",
   "dask-awkward>=2023.7.1,!=2023.8.0",