diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml
index 9cd9c188..7a1fe714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve_and_merge.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     steps:
       - name: automerge
-        uses: actions/github-script@v4.1
+        uses: actions/github-script@v5
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"
           script: |