diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 16c02be1e1..5fcd0af165 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@v5
         with:
           cvmfs_repositories: 'oasis.opensciencegrid.org'
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: untar build
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@v5
         with:
           cvmfs_repositories: 'oasis.opensciencegrid.org'
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@v5
         with:
           cvmfs_repositories: 'oasis.opensciencegrid.org'
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: ${{ env.java_distribution }}
           cache: maven
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_${{ matrix.runner }}
       - uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@v5
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: wtfjoke/setup-groovy@v3
         with:
           groovy-version: ${{ env.groovy_version }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: untar build
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: ${{ env.java_distribution }}
           cache: maven
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: untar build
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docs/mkdocs/generate.sh pages
       ### jacoco
       - name: download jacoco report artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: jacoco_report
           path: pages/jacoco
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ jobs:
       TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: build_ubuntu-latest
       - name: rename artifact