diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f9de35a..b5beb9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # OIDC trusted publishing — no PyPI token needed
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: wheels-*
           path: dist
           merge-multiple: true
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: sdist
           path: dist
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "$NOTES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: wheels-*
           path: dist
           merge-multiple: true
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: sdist
           path: dist