diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9b62e169a1..09e0844483 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: ${{ env.java_version }}
           distribution: ${{ env.java_distribution }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: build_${{ matrix.runner }}
       - uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@v5
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: wtfjoke/setup-groovy@v2
         with:
           groovy-version: ${{ env.groovy_version }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: untar build
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: ${{ env.java_version }}
           distribution: ${{ env.java_distribution }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: untar build
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docs/mkdocs/generate.sh pages
       ### jacoco
       - name: download jacoco report artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: jacoco_report
           path: pages/jacoco
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
       TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: rename artifact