diff --git a/.github/workflows/CFF-test.yml b/.github/workflows/CFF-test.yml
index 5ff3318656ff..dbc8b6a7ef92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CFF-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CFF-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 name: Checking CITATION.cff
 
 on:
@@ -9,11 +8,15 @@ on:
     paths:
       - "CITATION.cff"
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   cffconvert:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: citation-file-format/cffconvert-github-action@2.0.0