diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
index dbb7a28c..5fae1442 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Install Ruby ${{matrix.puppet.ruby_version}}"
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'RELENG checks'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: 'Install Ruby ${{matrix.puppet.ruby_version}}'
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       PUPPET_VERSION: '${{matrix.puppet.puppet_version}}'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: 'Install Ruby ${{matrix.puppet.ruby_version}}'
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_rpms.yml b/.github/workflows/release_rpms.yml
index fd4514f7..821d85c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_rpms.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_rpms.yml
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
             )
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.TARGET_REPO }}
           ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag_deploy_rubygem__github-rpms.yml b/.github/workflows/tag_deploy_rubygem__github-rpms.yml
index 964540ff..ac08d2f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag_deploy_rubygem__github-rpms.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag_deploy_rubygem__github-rpms.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: "Assert '${{ github.ref }}' is a tag"
         run: '[[ "$GITHUB_REF" =~ ^refs/tags/ ]] || { echo "::error ::GITHUB_REF is not a tag: ${GITHUB_REF}"; exit 1 ; }'
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           clean: true
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ steps.tag-check.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           clean: true
diff --git a/spec/bin/simp_spec.rb b/spec/bin/simp_spec.rb
index c886e480..d3d1be26 100644
--- a/spec/bin/simp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bin/simp_spec.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ def execute_and_signal(command, signal_type)
   end
 
   context 'when run' do
+    let(:binstubs_error) do
+      Regexp.new(<<~'END_BINSTUBS_ERROR')
+        The \`puppet\` executable in the \`(?:openvox|puppet)\` gem is being loaded, but it's also present in other gems \((?:openvox|puppet)\)\.
+        If you meant to run the executable for another gem, make sure you use a project specific binstub \(\`bundle binstub <gem_name>\`\)\.
+        If you plan to use multiple conflicting executables, generate binstubs for them and disambiguate their names\.
+      END_BINSTUBS_ERROR
+    end
+
     it 'handles lack of command line arguments' do
       results = execute(simp_exe)
       warn("=== stderr: #{results[:stderr]}") unless (results[:stderr]).empty?
@@ -96,11 +104,6 @@ def execute_and_signal(command, signal_type)
       expect(results[:exitstatus]).to eq 0
       expect(results[:stdout]).to match(/SIMP Command Line Interface/)
       # expect(results[:stderr]).to be_empty
-      binstubs_error = <<~END_BINSTUBS_ERROR
-        The `puppet` executable in the `openvox` gem is being loaded, but it's also present in other gems (puppet).
-        If you meant to run the executable for another gem, make sure you use a project specific binstub (`bundle binstub <gem_name>`).
-        If you plan to use multiple conflicting executables, generate binstubs for them and disambiguate their names.
-      END_BINSTUBS_ERROR
       stderr_without_binstubs_error = results[:stderr].gsub(binstubs_error, '')
       expect(stderr_without_binstubs_error.strip).to be_empty
     end
@@ -110,11 +113,6 @@ def execute_and_signal(command, signal_type)
       expect(results[:exitstatus]).to eq 0
       expect(results[:stdout]).to match(/=== The SIMP Configuration Tool ===/)
       # expect(results[:stderr]).to be_empty
-      binstubs_error = <<~END_BINSTUBS_ERROR
-        The `puppet` executable in the `openvox` gem is being loaded, but it's also present in other gems (puppet).
-        If you meant to run the executable for another gem, make sure you use a project specific binstub (`bundle binstub <gem_name>`).
-        If you plan to use multiple conflicting executables, generate binstubs for them and disambiguate their names.
-      END_BINSTUBS_ERROR
       stderr_without_binstubs_error = results[:stderr].gsub(binstubs_error, '')
       expect(stderr_without_binstubs_error.strip).to be_empty
     end