diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld_wheels_and_upload.yml b/.github/workflows/bld_wheels_and_upload.yml
index 5f8d592f..c23184d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld_wheels_and_upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld_wheels_and_upload.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
     #upload to PyPI on every tag starting with 'v'
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
       with:
         # unpacks default artifact into dist/
         #if `name: artifact` is omitted, the action will create extra parent dir