diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 11846f8..ef5a214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
 
     - name: Build and Check Package
       uses: hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package@v2.14.0
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write  # For tag and release notes.
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
 
     - name: Download Package
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v6.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3c8cece..e3a9246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         gtest_ver: [ "1.11.0" ]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
   package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
       - name: Build and Check Package
         uses: hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package@v2.14.0
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6.0.0
       with:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 5f5551d..a059a15 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: rst
         name: rst
-        entry: rst-lint --encoding utf-8
+        entry: rst-lint
         files: README.rst
         language: python
         additional_dependencies: [pygments, restructuredtext_lint]