diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 52aa55ec..bef43e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'pyproj4' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: sdist
           path: dist
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         continue-on-error: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_type != 'tag' }}
         with:
           pattern: wheels-*