diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/fix-issue.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/fix-issue.md
index f7cf22eb59c7..005be5daef4f 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/fix-issue.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/fix-issue.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
 <!--
   TODO first sign the CLA
-  https://www.lightbend.com/contribute/cla/scala
+  https://contribute.akka.io/cla/scala
 -->
 
 ## Fix #XYZ
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/other-pr.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/other-pr.md
index fad49836df92..a9948b717932 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/other-pr.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/other-pr.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
 <!--
   TODO first sign the CLA
-  https://www.lightbend.com/contribute/cla/scala
+  https://contribute.akka.io/cla/scala
 -->
 
 ## Description
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cla.yml b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
index f370cb2b541c..2370755dd776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cla.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
-  check:
+  cla-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: ./project/scripts/check-cla.sh
-      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      env:
-        AUTHOR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+      - name: Verify CLA
+        uses: scala/cla-checker@v1
+        with:
+          author: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
diff --git a/docs/_docs/contributing/getting-started.md b/docs/_docs/contributing/getting-started.md
index b6e3e4fac00a..c660edb2400e 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/contributing/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/contributing/getting-started.md
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ The main development discussion channels are:
 [java11]: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk11-downloads.html
 [adopt]: https://adoptopenjdk.net/
 [compat]: https://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/jdk-compatibility/overview.html
-[scala-cla]: https://www.lightbend.com/contribute/cla/scala
+[scala-cla]: https://contribute.akka.io/cla/scala
 [dotty-issue]: https://github.com/scala/scala3/issues
 [dotty-discussion]: https://github.com/scala/scala3/discussions
diff --git a/project/scripts/check-cla.sh b/project/scripts/check-cla.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index dbb148d3c652..000000000000
--- a/project/scripts/check-cla.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -eux
-
-echo "Pull request submitted by $AUTHOR";
-if [[ "$AUTHOR" == "github-actions[bot]" || "$AUTHOR" == "dependabot[bot]" ]] ; then
-  echo "CLA check for $AUTHOR successful";
-else
-  signed=$(curl -L -s "https://contribute.akka.io/contribute/cla/scala/check/$AUTHOR" | jq -r ".signed");
-  if [ "$signed" = "true" ] ; then
-    echo "CLA check for $AUTHOR successful";
-  else
-    echo "CLA check for $AUTHOR failed";
-    echo "Please sign the Scala CLA to contribute to the Scala compiler.";
-    echo "Go to https://contribute.akka.io/contribute/cla/scala and then";
-    echo "comment on the pull request to ask for a new check.";
-    echo "";
-    echo "Check if CLA is signed: https://contribute.akka.io/contribute/cla/scala/check/$AUTHOR";
-    exit 1;
-  fi;
-fi;