diff --git a/.github/workflows/short-read-mngs-viral-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/short-read-mngs-viral-benchmarks.yml
index e4ba34536..96029b564 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/short-read-mngs-viral-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/short-read-mngs-viral-benchmarks.yml
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: fetch idseq_bench_3
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: idseq_bench_3.${{ matrix.settings }}_viral.json
       - name: fetch idseq_bench_5
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: idseq_bench_5.${{ matrix.settings }}_viral.json
       - name: run notebook