diff --git a/.github/actions/test/action.yml b/.github/actions/test/action.yml
index c220b92..4ce4101 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test/action.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ runs:
         sleep 4  # give server time to start
 
     - name: Download wheel and sdist (built in previous jobs)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
       with:
         name: PyShp_wheel_and_sdist
         path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index e542193..41af915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
     - name: Download wheel and sdist (built in previous job)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
       with:
         name: PyShp_wheel_and_sdist
         path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/speed_test.yml b/.github/workflows/speed_test.yml
index e17138a..905b162 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/speed_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/speed_test.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
     - name: Download wheel and sdist (built in previous job)
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
       with:
         name: PyShp_wheel_and_sdist
         path: dist