diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 8d0f6667e..1edcd5cc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: upload artifact
         if: matrix.config.full-features
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libs
+          name: checked-lib-${{ steps.rust-target.outputs.TARGET }}
           path: ${{ env.LIBR_POLARS_PATH }}
 
   source-with-bin-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-lib.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-lib.yaml
index 62e6cbef6..02f169498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-lib.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-lib.yaml
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "ARTIFACT_NAME=${ARTIFACT_NAME}" >>"$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libs
+          name: libs-${{ matrix.target }}
           path: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
 
   test:
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: libs
-          path: libs
-
       - name: prep Rust
         working-directory: src/rust
         run: |
@@ -145,6 +140,11 @@ jobs:
           fi
           rm "$(rustup which cargo)"
 
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: libs-${{ env.LIB_TARGET }}
+          path: libs
+
       - name: prep lib
         run: |
           ARTIFACT_NAME="${LIB_NAME}-${LIB_VERSION}-${LIB_TARGET}.tar.gz"
@@ -186,10 +186,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: libs
           path: libs
+          pattern: libs-*
+          merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: create checksums
         working-directory: libs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b40a91c30..a2a51b311 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
 
-    name: ${{ matrix.config.os }} (${{ matrix.config.r }}) - ${{ matrix.config.target }}
+    name: ${{ matrix.config.os }} (${{ matrix.config.r }})
 
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ jobs:
           mv ../polars* ./
 
       - name: Upload produced R packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
+          name: package-${{ matrix.config.os }}-${{ matrix.config.r }}
           path: |
             polars_*
             polars.zip