diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 29f1f3bdf..69e37231b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
 
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
 
     - name: Set environment variables
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index d93a92f89..deef6d06b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo apt install python3
       shell: bash
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
           # Assume that there are not >200 new commits that need checking
           fetch-depth: 200