diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
index fdd9b06..d40772b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 'Unreleased'
 
       - name: Commit the changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
         with:
           commit_message: "chore(changelog): automatic update to add dependabot deps bump"
           branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d630118..7857874 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Bump `dangoslen/dependabot-changelog-helper` from 3 to 4 ([#57](https://github.com/MechanicalFlower/python-template/pull/57))
 - Bump `actions/checkout` from 4 to 5 ([#66](https://github.com/MechanicalFlower/python-template/pull/66))
 - Bump `amannn/action-semantic-pull-request` from 5 to 6 ([#67](https://github.com/MechanicalFlower/python-template/pull/67))
+- Bump `stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action` from 5 to 7 ([#70](https://github.com/MechanicalFlower/python-template/pull/70))