diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8447862019ac..e27b2c57563c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [11, 17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "units (8)"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: 8
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Support longpaths
       run: git config --system core.longpaths true
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
   javadoc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
   clirr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin
diff --git a/tests/validate-bom/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/CreateBomCanaryProject.java b/tests/validate-bom/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/CreateBomCanaryProject.java
index bebc300f80f3..544d0fe06ac8 100644
--- a/tests/validate-bom/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/CreateBomCanaryProject.java
+++ b/tests/validate-bom/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/CreateBomCanaryProject.java
@@ -111,12 +111,13 @@ private static String calculateDependenciesSection(Bom bom) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      // Skipping grpc-android as it is not used by Google Cloud Client Libraries for Java. Checking
-      // for availability of
-      // this unused artifact on Maven Central has caused BOM validation check to fail in the past.
-      // See
+      // Skipping grpc-android, grpc-binder and grpc-cronet as they are not used by Google Cloud
+      // Client Libraries for Java. Checking for availability of these unused artifacts on Maven
+      // Central has caused BOM validation check to fail in the past. See
       // https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java/pull/1989#issuecomment-1724039670
-      if ("grpc-android".equals(managedDependency.getArtifactId())) {
+      if ("grpc-android".equals(managedDependency.getArtifactId())
+          || "grpc-binder".equals(managedDependency.getArtifactId())
+          || "grpc-cronet".equals(managedDependency.getArtifactId())) {
         continue;
       }