diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6cc7c68..1f86671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           ls -lh /boot/vmlinuz-* 2>/dev/null || { echo "ERROR: no vmlinuz in /boot"; ls /boot/; exit 1; }
 
       - name: Download binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: hypercore-binaries
           path: build/bin
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Download ISO
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: hypercore-iso
           path: dist/