diff --git a/.github/workflows/citations.yml b/.github/workflows/citations.yml
index b85b5ec292..4b220fffa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/citations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/citations.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y r-base
     - name: Validate CITATION.cff
-      uses: dieghernan/cff-validator@114aae53e1850c3757733beb60036941900e3dc3 # v4
+      uses: dieghernan/cff-validator@54c8e737314b948f25c0e5524a9d8ae3f39b207b # v5.0.1