diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index cb2927e4..0542862e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: Backport Action
-        uses: korthout/backport-action@v3
+        uses: korthout/backport-action@v4
         with:
           # Regex pattern for labels that should trigger a backport AND extracts the target branch
           # from the name (e.g. v0.x or v0.x.y; we use zerover). This action will ONLY proceed if