diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 511d2d74b6..34bc51fb25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   cartodb-news:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout current repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
       - name: Check NEWS.md was updated
         run: if git diff $(git merge-base $(git rev-parse HEAD) origin/master) --name-only | grep NEWS.md > /dev/null; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi