diff --git a/.github/workflows/selftest.yml b/.github/workflows/selftest.yml
index c668372..147c951 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selftest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selftest.yml
@@ -62,3 +62,11 @@ jobs:
       uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
       with:
         args: lint --json
+  test-v5:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: REUSE Compliance Check
+      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
+      with:
+        args: lint --json
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 349908f..65d7f45 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-FROM fsfe/reuse:4
+FROM fsfe/reuse:5
 
 # Copy reuse wrapper used as entrypoint
 COPY reuse-action-wrapper.sh /bin/reuse-action-wrapper
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3498384..c9257c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
 ```
 
 If you would like to run other subcommands, you could use the following snippet which outputs a the SPDX bill of materials:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ If you would like to run other subcommands, you could use the following snippet
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: REUSE SPDX SBOM
-      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
       with:
         args: spdx
 ```
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ In the same fashion, it is possible to add optional arguments like `--include-su
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
       with:
         args: --include-submodules lint
 ```