diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 637f910c6e6fb..63c70b4ada124 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.0.0.tgz",
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.2.6.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ZQYitnqiyBc3D+k7LsgSBmMDVkOVidaagDG7j3fOym77jNunWRuYx7VSHa9GNfFZh+zh61xsCjRj4JxMZlDqTA==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20a52f0dbd5b6..79e39b85636da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/wordcount": "file:packages/wordcount"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@actions/core": "1.0.0",
+		"@actions/core": "1.2.6",
 		"@actions/github": "1.0.0",
 		"@babel/core": "7.11.6",
 		"@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx": "7.10.4",