diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-wheels.yml
index cbc3f0d8..3085e026 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-wheels.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: pypi-artifacts
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "show artifacts"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: pypi-artifacts
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
     # and check for the SciTools repo
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.repository_owner == 'SciTools-incubator'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: pypi-artifacts
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
     # upload to PyPI for every tag starting with 'v'
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/v')  && github.repository_owner == 'SciTools-incubator'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: pypi-artifacts
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist