diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 5ad073785..90dbb9305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           # required to find all branches
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Create backport PRs
-        uses: korthout/backport-action@d07416681cab29bf2661702f925f020aaa962997 # v3.4.1
+        uses: korthout/backport-action@c656f5d5851037b2b38fb5db2691a03fa229e3b2 # v4.0.1
         id: backport
         with:
           # Config README: https://github.com/korthout/backport-action#backport-action