diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-versions.yml
index 99d9965..dbe7ce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-versions.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           - script: update_actions
             name: gh-actions
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
+      - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Set up pixi
         uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-copier.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-copier.yml
index 2df7e32..86f0ffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-copier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-copier.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
+      - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Set up pixi
         uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
+      - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - name: Set up pixi
         uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         minimal-python-version: [py310, py311, py314]
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
+      - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 920359b..f3b193a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       # actions: read
 
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout code"
+      - name: "Check out code"
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja b/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja
index 2b95cb6..6f923e0 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
+      - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       - name: Set up pixi
         uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@a09b6247153796b190642a2b53fac4241043cf6f # v0.10.0
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest{% raw %}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
+      - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml.jinja b/template/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml.jinja
index 9dcb0ce..170dcae 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml.jinja
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml.jinja
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       # actions: read
 
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout code"
+      - name: "Check out code"
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false