diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 9ebd5060..28aad725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.x']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
         python -m pip install codecov coverage
         # install dependencies
-        pip install -e .[all]
+        pip install --editable .[all]
         # show installed packages
         pip freeze
     - name: Run test suite