diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7e578f3..ee10bad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # Required for trusted publishing
     steps:
       - name: Download distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-package-distributions
           path: dist/
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-package-distributions
           path: dist/