diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index f65c246bb5279..d0dfe620f6c66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       # removes unnecessary files from the release
       - name: Download sdist (not macOS)
         #if: ${{ matrix.buildplat[1] != 'macosx_*' }}
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: sdist
           path: ./dist
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Download all artefacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           path: dist          # everything lands in ./dist/**
 
-      # TODO: This step can be probably be achieved by actions/download-artifact@v5
+      # TODO: This step can be probably be achieved by actions/download-artifact@v6
       # by specifying merge-multiple: true, and a glob pattern
       - name: Collect files
         run: |