diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml
index e0262ac63b685..48dead1222482 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         pkg-name: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.pkg-names) }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.artifact-name }}
           path: pypi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
index d22a8d3ace1e2..e9a8d1f78ea0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
index 8f385fcb39fd7..e4b20bfdb6eab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       # use input if dispatch or git tag
       VERSION: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: docs-${{ matrix.pkg-name }}-${{ github.sha }}
           path: docs/build/html/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index 9578f84b87093..c1c2f9159ed29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       PKG_NAME: "lightning"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # needed to use local composite action
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: nightly-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
index a11751c13790e..bf6fcaa1e0421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'release'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ["FABRIC", "PYTORCH", "LIGHTNING"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # needed for local action below
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ["FABRIC", "PYTORCH", "LIGHTNING"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # needed for local action below
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist