diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 54745c8da..4bcae916e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Upload artifacts
       if: always()
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
       with:
         name: results-${{ matrix.os }}
         path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-pinned-env.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-pinned-env.yaml
index 141315fc5..2412ba285 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-pinned-env.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-pinned-env.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
     - name: Upload artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
       with:
         name: lockfiles
         path: envs/*.lock.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Download all artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: lockfiles
         path: envs/
diff --git a/Snakefile b/Snakefile
index 336558f3a..ba11e5617 100644
--- a/Snakefile
+++ b/Snakefile
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ if config["pypsa-de"]["retrieve_ariadne_database"]:
         script:
             "scripts/pypsa-de/retrieve_ariadne_database.py"
 
+
 def get_ariadne_database(w):
     if config["pypsa-de"]["retrieve_ariadne_database"]:
         return "data/ariadne_database.csv"