diff --git a/.github/workflows/externaltests.yaml b/.github/workflows/externaltests.yaml
index e8b459c7..ce6c0caf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/externaltests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/externaltests.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: mpi4py/setup-mpi@f200dce75b64188be849b46657dcf86c721937b2 # v1.4.3
+      - uses: mpi4py/setup-mpi@3417e34f1394a16723d7913c236642c24e95fd5a # v1.4.4
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0