diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-all-broken-links.md b/.github/workflows/check-all-broken-links.yml
similarity index 73%
rename from .github/workflows/check-all-broken-links.md
rename to .github/workflows/check-all-broken-links.yml
index 99f57b56df..f5fe0662c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-all-broken-links.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-all-broken-links.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-name: Check .md README files for broken links
+name: "Check .md README files for broken links"
 
 on:
-  push: [master]
+  push: 
+    branches: 
+    - master
 
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # check out the latest version of the code
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Checks the status of hyperlinks in .md files in verbose mode
     - name: Check links