diff --git a/.github/workflows/eval-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/eval-gate.yml
index 0cb2617..9999a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eval-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eval-gate.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Post eval-gate PR comment
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         continue-on-error: true # fork PRs get a read-only token — never fail the gate on a comment error
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');