diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 28af6800..6848be43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: "ubuntu:22.04"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install required dependencies
         run: |
           apt update
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: "ubuntu:22.04"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install required dependencies
         run: |
           apt update
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: "ubuntu:22.04"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install required dependencies
         run: |
           apt update
@@ -105,11 +105,9 @@ jobs:
           apt update && apt install --yes sudo
           sudo apt install --yes git
           sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --yes npm
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-          # needed because of commit-lint, see https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/issues/3376
-          fetch-depth: 0
       # workaround for https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2033
       - name: ownership workaround
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory '*'