diff --git a/.github/workflows/r.yml b/.github/workflows/r.yml
index f74abd8e58ab..067feb5d407f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r.yml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - run: mkdir r/windows
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.9
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.2.1
         with:
           name: libarrow-rtools40-ucrt64.zip
           path: r/windows