diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_reference_test_data.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_reference_test_data.yml
index 4a72799fac671ea0d1d8019d05bd6a70d4fddcda..883c0ade0c6fc107984add3c382ec98f721b2d25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_reference_test_data.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_reference_test_data.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     # actions docs.
     - name: Cache OpenMPI
       id: cache-openmpi
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: openmpi-4.1.4/installed
         key: openmpi-4.1.4