diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b7a4c095..96fc30fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       # publish AFTER the boms were build, as the bom-generation is kind of a test if the image works
       - name: Login to DockerHub
         # see https://github.com/docker/login-action?tab=readme-ov-file#docker-hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@af1e73f918a031802d376d3c8bbc3fe56130a9b0  # v4.4.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
       # region publish to GHCR
       - name: Login to GHCR
         # see https://github.com/docker/login-action#github-container-registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@af1e73f918a031802d376d3c8bbc3fe56130a9b0  # v4.4.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}