diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml
index b5e19edeef0b2..8b886e88d374e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-packages.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build-packages
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with: # download all build artifacts
           pattern: ${{ inputs.artifact-name }}-*
           merge-multiple: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
index 5e002242f5a84..cdf687c15b6e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
index 3024de03d1168..4b780d6f44d6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
       # use input if dispatch or git tag
       VERSION: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: docs-${{ matrix.pkg-name }}-${{ github.sha }}
           path: docs/build/html/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index 5b7ca78bfee6a..613d102a7e3c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       PKG_NAME: "lightning"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5 # needed to use local composite action
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: nightly-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
index 79d69bffd5c51..096f4c0084f9e 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@v5
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ["FABRIC", "PYTORCH", "LIGHTNING"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5 # needed for local action below
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ["FABRIC", "PYTORCH", "LIGHTNING"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5 # needed for local action below
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: dist-packages-${{ github.sha }}
           path: dist