diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index d13d683..679e7f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - {os: macOS-latest, r: 'release'}      
-          - {os: ubuntu-20.04, r: 'release', rspm: "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/cran/__linux__/focal/latest"}      
+          - {os: ubuntu-24.04, r: 'release', rspm: "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/cran/__linux__/focal/latest"}      
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'devel'}          
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'oldrel'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache R packages
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ env.R_LIBS_USER }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-r-${{ matrix.config.r }}-3-${{ hashFiles('depends.Rds') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 7dc7100..e088ccf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Cache R packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ env.R_LIBS_USER }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/R-version') }}-1-${{ hashFiles('.github/depends.Rds') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml
index cfda2fb..a4d01b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: r-lib/actions/pr-fetch@v2
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: r-lib/actions/pr-fetch@v2
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index c4cfea8..f805145 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Cache R packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ env.R_LIBS_USER }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/R-version') }}-1-${{ hashFiles('.github/depends.Rds') }}
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0930a88..68de456 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: kwb.db
 Title: Functions supporting data base access
-Version: 0.7.0
+Version: 0.7.1
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Hauke",
              family = "Sonnenberg",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Suggests:
     testthat (>= 2.2.1),
     xml2
 Remotes: 
-    github::cran/RODBC@1.3-16,
+    github::cran/RODBC@1.3-26,
     github::hsonne/odbc32@r3.0.0,
     github::kwb-r/kwb.datetime,
     github::kwb-r/kwb.utils
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d0968ce..47109ef 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# [kwb.db 0.7.1](https://github.com/KWB-R/kwb.db/releases/tag/v0.7.1) <small>2025-06-05</small>
+
+* Use latest RODBC release (2024-12-12) from [https://github.com/cran/RODBC](https://github.com/cran/RODBC) 
+to fix installation problems on Windows (Ubuntu & macOS package installation still 
+fails on GH actions)
+
 # [kwb.db 0.7.0](https://github.com/KWB-R/kwb.db/releases/tag/v0.7.0) <small>2023-09-25</small>
 
 * Add and export `read_schemata()`, `read_relations()`, `merge_relations()`