diff --git a/.github/workflows/sub_package_update.yml b/.github/workflows/sub_package_update.yml
index 860d50796..39f210bae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sub_package_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sub_package_update.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Open an issue if workflow fails
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7  # zizmor: ignore[unpinned-uses]
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8  # zizmor: ignore[unpinned-uses]
         with:
           github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           # This script is adapted from https://github.com/scientific-python/issue-from-pytest-log-action