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 ## Example usage
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
 # selecting a toolchain either by action or manual `rustup` calls should happen
 # before the plugin, as the cache uses the current rustc version as its cache key