diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
index d36b5bc..6d113e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checks out a copy of the repository per https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       # Install uv per https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv / https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/integration/github
       - name: Install uv
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       # Install uv per https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv / https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/integration/github
       - name: Install uv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ec3fa3b..0f9ee62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
                   egress-policy: audit
 
             - name: Checkout repository
-              uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
             # Add any setup steps before running the `github/codeql-action/init` action.
             # This includes steps like installing compilers or runtimes (`actions/setup-node`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 5807372..dd9f080 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@45529485b5eb76184ced07362d2331fd9d26f03f # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 40ab3e1..db4e642 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
                   egress-policy: audit
 
             - name: 'Checkout code'
-              uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
               with:
                   persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/webchanges/differs.py b/webchanges/differs.py
index 0c2eef2..b2e1b26 100644
--- a/webchanges/differs.py
+++ b/webchanges/differs.py
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ def deserialize_data(
             """
             if not data:
                 return data, None
-            deserialize_method = data_type if data_type else _serialize_method(media_type, data_label)
+            deserialize_method = data_type or _serialize_method(media_type, data_label)
             if deserialize_method == 'json':
                 try:
                     return jsonlib.loads(data), None