diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 172b544c..123ac38f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
           find . -type f \( -name "modctl-*.tar.gz" -o -name "modctl-*.deb" -o -name "modctl-*.rpm" \) -exec shasum -a 256 {} \; > ../checksums.txt
 
     - name: Create draft release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@a06a81a03ee405af7f2048a818ed3f03bbf83c7b    # v2.5.0
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@153bb8e04406b158c6c84fc1615b65b24149a1fe    # v2.6.1
       with:
         draft: true
         files: |