diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 446ed337a4f..a4e669d3b13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           pattern: artifacts-*
           merge-multiple: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 04d848ef0b3..7682ad2a6bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ jobs:
           cabal-version: latest # default, we are not using it in this job
 
       - name: Download cabal executable from workflow artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: cabal-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.CABAL_ARCH }}
           path: cabal-head
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [validate, validate-old-ghcs, build-alpine, dogfooding]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           pattern: cabal-*
           path: binaries
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [validate, validate-old-ghcs, build-alpine, dogfooding]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
       with:
         pattern: cabal-*
         path: binaries