diff --git a/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud.yml
index fceea7e6838..3fdc9ca52b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud.yml
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ jobs:
     environment: GovCloud ${{ inputs.environment }} (East)
     steps:
       - name: Download Zip
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
       - name: Download Metadata
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.json
       - name: Verify Layer Signature
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ jobs:
       name: GovCloud ${{ inputs.environment }} (West)
     steps:
       - name: Download Zip
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
       - name: Download Metadata
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.json
       - name: Verify Layer Signature
diff --git a/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud_python313.yml b/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud_python313.yml
index edb0f172e8c..70f6d04e789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud_python313.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/layer_govcloud_python313.yml
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ jobs:
     environment: GovCloud ${{ inputs.environment }} (East)
     steps:
       - name: Download Zip
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
       - name: Download Metadata
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.json
       - name: Verify Layer Signature
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ jobs:
       name: GovCloud ${{ inputs.environment }} (West)
     steps:
       - name: Download Zip
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
       - name: Download Metadata
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.json
       - name: Verify Layer Signature
diff --git a/.github/workflows/layers_partition_verify.yml b/.github/workflows/layers_partition_verify.yml
index 8fc0965d891..a415237aa7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/layers_partition_verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/layers_partition_verify.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           - x86_64
     steps:
       - name: Download Metadata
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.json
       - id: transform
diff --git a/.github/workflows/layers_partitions.yml b/.github/workflows/layers_partitions.yml
index f92049b70d8..69011117899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/layers_partitions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/layers_partitions.yml
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ jobs:
           - x86_64
     steps:
       - name: Download Zip
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
       - name: Download Metadata
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.layer }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.json
       - name: Verify Layer Signature
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 27f78dfe44c..2af3fc989c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
           artifact_name: ${{ needs.seal.outputs.artifact_name }}
 
       - name: Download provenance
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{needs.provenance.outputs.provenance-name}}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_layer_stack.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_layer_stack.yml
index 0613afde986..0a586bdf2e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_layer_stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_layer_stack.yml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install deps
         run: poetry install
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: cdk-layer-artifact-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
           path: layer_v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_sar.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_sar.yml
index dc13f84247c..c3cc9ad858a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_sar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v3_sar.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: cdk-layer-artifact-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Unzip artefact