diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 6dfa2ade..a33b8fac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download - Jar
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ehrbase-jar
           path: ./application/target/
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
             docker-compose.yml
 
       - name: Download - Test Image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ehrbase-image-test
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
             docker-compose.yml
 
       - name: Download - Build Image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ehrbase-image-build
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Download - JMeter results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           pattern: jmeter-result-*
           path: ./tests/jmeter-results/
 
       - name: Download - JMeter reports
         if: env.UPLOAD_PERF_HTML_REPORTS == 'true'
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           pattern: jmeter-report-*
           path: ./tests/jmeter-reports/
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Download - Robot results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           pattern: robot-result-*
           path: ./tests/results/
@@ -519,13 +519,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download - Class files
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: java-class-files
           path: ./
 
       - name: Download - Robot results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           pattern: jacoco-coverage-partial-*
           path: ./tests/coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/collect-junit-results.yml b/.github/workflows/collect-junit-results.yml
index ecb5f48f..30867d59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/collect-junit-results.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/collect-junit-results.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       # Download report separately because the dorny/test-reporter is not compatible with
       # actions/[upload/download]-artifact@v4 https://github.com/dorny/test-reporter/issues/363
       - name: Download - Unit Reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }} # download artifacts from build and test workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job-docker-build-push.yml b/.github/workflows/job-docker-build-push.yml
index 2dca8df7..b6b2e3ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job-docker-build-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job-docker-build-push.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             Dockerfile
 
       - name: Download - Jar
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.ehrbase-jar-artifact }}
           path: ./application/target/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job-integration-test-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/job-integration-test-cli.yml
index d6194f1f..baebe05a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job-integration-test-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job-integration-test-cli.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Download - Image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.ehrbase-image-artifact }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report-robot-results.yml b/.github/workflows/report-robot-results.yml
index 43bf1c2b..74a61701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report-robot-results.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report-robot-results.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Download jacoco overall coverage from build & test output
       - name: Download - Robot Results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }} # download artifacts from build and test workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report-sonar-results.yml b/.github/workflows/report-sonar-results.yml
index d0558296..d75ecb3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report-sonar-results.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report-sonar-results.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Download jacoco overall coverage from build & test output
       - name: Download - Jacoco Overall Coverage
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }} # download artifacts from build and test workflow