diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind_test.yml b/.github/workflows/kind_test.yml
index cb6d220a..48e03e67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind_test.yml
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ jobs:
         'sed -i "s/snapshotter = \"devmapper\"/snapshotter = \"overlayfs\"/g" /etc/containerd/config.toml'
 
     - name: Download urunc artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
       with:
         name: urunc_static_${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         path: ./artifacts
 
     - name: Download containerd-shim artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
       with:
         name: containerd-shim-urunc-v2_static_${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         path: ./artifacts    
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-trigger.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-trigger.yaml
index a81f6351..afd561e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-trigger.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-trigger.yaml
@@ -111,27 +111,27 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Download urunc amd64 build artifact 
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
         with:
           name: urunc_static_amd64-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_PATH }}
           merge-multiple: true
       - name: Download shim amd64 build artifact 
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
         with:
           name: containerd-shim-urunc-v2_static_amd64-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_PATH }}
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Download urunc arm64 build artifact 
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
         with:
           name: urunc_static_arm64-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_PATH }}
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Download shim arm64 build artifact 
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
         with:
           name: containerd-shim-urunc-v2_static_arm64-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_PATH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload_s3.yml b/.github/workflows/upload_s3.yml
index e334e497..86fcef3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload_s3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload_s3.yml
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ jobs:
         echo "branch=${branch}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
     - name: Download urunc artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
       with:
         name: urunc_static_${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         path: ./
 
     - name: Download containerd-shim-urunc-v2 artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
       with:
         name: containerd-shim-urunc-v2_static_${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         path: ./
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vm_test.yml b/.github/workflows/vm_test.yml
index 740726a9..fdb59a4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vm_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vm_test.yml
@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ jobs:
         sudo cp tenders/spt/solo5-spt /usr/local/bin
 
     - name: Download urunc artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
       with:
         name: urunc_static_${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         path: ./
 
     - name: Download containerd-shim-urunc-v2 artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
       with:
         name: containerd-shim-urunc-v2_static_${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         path: ./