diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f2a7aee1..235dcb09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: pip
       - name: Download distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist/
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write # required for OIDC trusted publishing — no API token needed
     steps:
       - name: Download distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist/