diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
index 6d833c19..afee2958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: deps-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
           Rename-Item c:\strawberry strawberry2
 
       - name: Download dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: deps-windows-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-windows-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "/usr/local/opt/ncurses/bin/" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Download dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: deps-darwin-universal2-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-darwin-universal2-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download headless dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: headless-deps-freebsd${{ matrix.release }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.distribution == 'full' && format('ui-deps-freebsd{0}-{1}-{2}-{3}', matrix.release, matrix.arch, matrix.distribution, inputs.python_version) || format('headless-deps-freebsd{0}-{1}-{2}-{3}', matrix.release, matrix.arch, matrix.distribution, inputs.python_version) }}
           path: .
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-freebsd${{ matrix.release }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: deps-solaris${{ matrix.release }}-x86_64-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-solaris${{ matrix.release }}-x86_64-${{ matrix.distribution }}-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ env.cosmocc_version }}
 
       - name: Download dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: deps-cosmo-unknown-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: python-cosmo-unknown-${{ inputs.python_version }}
           path: .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_graalpy.yml b/.github/workflows/release_graalpy.yml
index 4acabb58..40afd7be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_graalpy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_graalpy.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch --tags origin
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: graalpy-*
           path: /tmp/graalpy/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_pypy.yml b/.github/workflows/release_pypy.yml
index e61b13f2..ff5a6236 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_pypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_pypy.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch --tags origin
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: pypy-*
           path: /tmp/pypy/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
index c8ee7f7e..6333a7b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch --tags origin
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: python-*
           path: /tmp/python/