diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7480507ff..9b1410fd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # the digest file names are unique per architecture, so the artifacts merge into one tree
       - name: Download the digests
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           path: /tmp/digests
           pattern: digests-*