diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 52baee1..b0d0720 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       # Required for PyPI trusted publishing; no API token is stored anywhere.
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: distributions
           path: dist/
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: distributions
           path: dist/