diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 233c908009b..f8248f5022e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: extensions/ql-vscode/.nvmrc
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vscode-codeql-extension
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: extensions/ql-vscode/.nvmrc
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: vscode-codeql-extension