diff --git a/.github/workflows/reject-staging-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/reject-staging-changes.yml
index 39b81af5e273..1ba1fae32f54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reject-staging-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reject-staging-changes.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get modified files in the staging directory
         id: modified-files-in-staging
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v23
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
         with:
           # only checks for modified files in this directory
           files: jupyterlab/staging