diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ed6742b..df1e4f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [validate]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download Phar
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index cca17d7..140584b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
diff --git a/features/bootstrap/utils.php b/features/bootstrap/utils.php
index 67c7093..b90e65a 100644
--- a/features/bootstrap/utils.php
+++ b/features/bootstrap/utils.php
@@ -700,3 +700,27 @@ function get_temp_dir() {
 
 	return $trailingslashit( $temp );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the latest WordPress version from the version check API endpoint.
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @category System
+ * @throws Exception If the version check API fails to respond.
+ * @return string
+ */
+function get_wp_version() {
+	// Fetch the latest WordPress version info from the WordPress.org API
+	$url = 'https://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/';
+	$context = stream_context_create(['http' => ['timeout' => 5]]);
+	$json = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
+	if ($json === false) {
+		throw new \Exception('Failed to fetch the latest WordPress version.');
+	}
+
+	$data = json_decode($json, true);
+
+	// Extract the latest version number
+	$latestVersion = $data['offers'][0]['current'];
+	return trim($latestVersion);
+}
diff --git a/features/general.feature b/features/general.feature
index 78608e1..b1a7f2d 100644
--- a/features/general.feature
+++ b/features/general.feature
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Feature: General tests of WP Launch Check
     # This check is here to remind us to update versions when new releases are available.
     Then STDOUT should contain:
       """
-      6.4.3
+      6.5
       """
 
     When I run `wp launchcheck general`
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ Feature: General tests of WP Launch Check
 
   Scenario: WordPress has a new minor version but no new major version
     Given a WP install
-    And I run `wp core download --version=6.4 --force`
+    And I run `wp core download --version=6.5 --force`
     And I run `wp theme activate twentytwentytwo`
+    And the current WP version is not the latest
 
     When I run `wp launchcheck general`
     Then STDOUT should contain:
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ Feature: General tests of WP Launch Check
 
   Scenario: WordPress has a new major version but no new minor version
     Given a WP install
-    And I run `wp core download --version=6.3.3 --force`
+    And I run `wp core download --version=6.4.3 --force`
     And I run `wp theme activate twentytwentytwo`
 
     When I run `wp launchcheck general`
diff --git a/features/steps/given.php b/features/steps/given.php
index 1b41a36..e8153fa 100644
--- a/features/steps/given.php
+++ b/features/steps/given.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode,
     WP_CLI\Process;
 
+use function WP_CLI\Utils\get_wp_version;
+
 $steps->Given( '/^an empty directory$/',
 	function ( $world ) {
 		$world->create_run_dir();
@@ -154,4 +156,21 @@ function($world) {
 
 		file_put_contents( $wp_config_path, $wp_config_code );
 	}
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
+
+$steps->Given('/^the current WP version is not the latest$/', function ($world) {
+	// Use wp-cli to get the currently installed WordPress version.
+	$currentVersion = $world->proc('wp core version')->run();
+
+	// Normalize versions (remove new lines).
+	$currentVersion = trim($currentVersion->stdout);
+	$latestVersion = get_wp_version();
+
+	// If there's no update available or the current version is the latest, throw an exception to skip the test.
+	if (empty($latestVersion) || $currentVersion === $latestVersion) {
+		$world->isLatestWPVersion = true;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$world->isLatestWPVersion = false;
+});
diff --git a/features/steps/then.php b/features/steps/then.php
index f2889f5..5551519 100644
--- a/features/steps/then.php
+++ b/features/steps/then.php
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ function ( $world, $return_code ) {
 
 $steps->Then( '/^(STDOUT|STDERR) should (be|contain|not contain):$/',
 	function ( $world, $stream, $action, PyStringNode $expected ) {
+		// Conditional handling of WP version check.
+		if (isset($world->isLatestWPVersion) && $world->isLatestWPVersion) {
+			return;
+		}
 
 		$stream = strtolower( $stream );
 
@@ -189,4 +193,3 @@ function ( $world, $path, $type, $action, $expected = null ) {
 		}
 	}
 );
-