diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
index 03dcf73544..7f50ac4242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
 
       - name: Set PyPI Version
-        uses: PowerGridModel/pgm-version-bump@74f9102bc2d73628702c4131b63a5f6bc8b12178 # v0.1.7
+        uses: PowerGridModel/pgm-version-bump@dead704b430f4bf42fa876110f18c15597259b0e # v0.1.8
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build SDist
         run: |
-          cp PYPI_VERSION VERSION
           cat VERSION
           uv build --sdist --no-create-gitignore --out-dir wheelhouse .
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7b57f430c6..473ce88698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           permission-contents: write
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3d0d9888cb7fd7b750713d6e236d1fcb99157228 # v3.0.2
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@efb35369e0ad2afab669f228072c1b0d510eae64 # v3.0.3
         with:
           files: |
             ./wheelhouse/*