diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rtb-data.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rtb-data.yml
index 11e80e41..1de63f28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rtb-data.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rtb-data.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: rtb-data-dist
           path: dist
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write # required for OIDC trusted publishing
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: rtb-data-dist
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1afe3852..d3f96818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: wheels-ubuntu-latest-*
           merge-multiple: true
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write   # required for OIDC trusted publishing
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: wheels-*
           merge-multiple: true
           path: dist
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: sdist
           path: dist
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: wheels-pyodide
           path: pyodide-dist