diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml
index 61f904e15..fcef94f03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Build the wheel
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@8d945475ac4b1aac4ae08b2fd27db9917158b6ce # 2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@ba8be0d98853f5744f24e7f902c8adef7ae2e7f3 # 2.18.1
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           platforms: arm64
       - name: Build the wheel
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@8d945475ac4b1aac4ae08b2fd27db9917158b6ce # 2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@ba8be0d98853f5744f24e7f902c8adef7ae2e7f3 # 2.18.1
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build wheels for CPython (macOS) (x86_64)
         if: matrix.cibw_arch == 'x86_64'
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@8d945475ac4b1aac4ae08b2fd27db9917158b6ce # 2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@ba8be0d98853f5744f24e7f902c8adef7ae2e7f3 # 2.18.1
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build wheels for CPython (macOS) (arm64)
         if: matrix.cibw_arch == 'arm64'
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@8d945475ac4b1aac4ae08b2fd27db9917158b6ce # 2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@ba8be0d98853f5744f24e7f902c8adef7ae2e7f3 # 2.18.1
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
           architecture: x64
 
       - name: Build Windows wheels for CPython
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@8d945475ac4b1aac4ae08b2fd27db9917158b6ce # 2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@ba8be0d98853f5744f24e7f902c8adef7ae2e7f3 # 2.18.1
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
           TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TWINE_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Github release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@9d7c94cfd0a1f3ed45544c887983e9fa900f0564 # v2.0.4
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@69320dbe05506a9a39fc8ae11030b214ec2d1f87 # v2.0.5
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}