diff --git a/.github/ACTION_PINS.md b/.github/ACTION_PINS.md
index 4433bc6..bc70a96 100644
--- a/.github/ACTION_PINS.md
+++ b/.github/ACTION_PINS.md
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ that runtime tool downloads are made immutable by pinning an action.
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `actions/checkout` | [v7.0.1](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v7.0.1) | `3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1` |
 | `actions/setup-java` | [v6.0.1](https://github.com/actions/setup-java/releases/tag/v6.0.1) | `de7274f081f381c8f8158605e0321c36c376e2e6` |
-| `actions/upload-artifact` | [v4.6.2](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/releases/tag/v4.6.2) | `ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02` |
-| `actions/download-artifact` | [v4.3.0](https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v4.3.0) | `d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093` |
+| `actions/upload-artifact` | [v7.0.1](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/releases/tag/v7.0.1) | `043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a` |
+| `actions/download-artifact` | [v8.0.1](https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v8.0.1) | `3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c` |
 | `github/codeql-action` | [v4.38.2](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/tag/v4.38.2) | `2892aa5e19bbd11bc0cff5427e3b750a04d9e3c2` |
 | `advanced-security/maven-dependency-submission-action` | [v6.0.1](https://github.com/advanced-security/maven-dependency-submission-action/releases/tag/v6.0.1) | `a64327a7329c9939cf675e458452febe1894a70c` |
 
 CodeQL uses the `init` and `analyze` subactions at the same commit. No other
-external actions or reusable workflows are referenced. Upload/download stay on
-the existing v4 major versions; upgrading their packaging protocol is separate
-work. All actions are JavaScript actions, not composite actions with hidden
+external actions or reusable workflows are referenced. Upload/download were
+reviewed together for PR #175; the two official lightweight release tags resolve
+directly to the commits above. All actions are JavaScript actions, not composite
+actions with hidden
 `uses` references. Their metadata, entrypoints and relevant credential/download
 paths were reviewed, along with the release changes.
 
@@ -31,8 +32,19 @@ pin. Verify the object's type and follow tag targets until it is a commit
   service when absent from the hosted toolcache and verifies the distribution.
   Dependency caching is disabled. JDK version lines are intentionally updated
   within their supported major versions; a commit pin does not pin the JDK bytes.
-- Artifact actions use bundled clients and GitHub's artifact service. Download
-  is restricted to the same workflow run; no privileged cross-run reuse occurs.
+- Artifact actions use bundled clients and GitHub's artifact service. Both run on
+  Node.js 24 and require a runner supporting that runtime (2.327.1+); this project
+  uses current GitHub-hosted runners, including in Java 8 jobs. The action runtime
+  does not change the library JVM baseline. Upload 7 defaults to ZIP archives;
+  the packaged-consumer upload explicitly retains `archive: true`. The optional
+  direct single-file upload mode is not used. Download 8 extracts those archives
+  with `skip-decompress: false` and explicitly fails a digest mismatch with
+  `digest-mismatch: error`, replacing the old warning behavior. The only download
+  names `packaged-consumers` from the same workflow run; no cross-repository/run
+  token or privileged cross-run reuse is configured. Source, action metadata,
+  packaged client dependency changes and release notes were reviewed together.
+  The full PR runtime matrix verifies the resulting directory layout against
+  original-JAR classpath/JPMS/OSGi consumers before merge.
 - CodeQL runs bundled JavaScript and obtains its corresponding CodeQL tools/query
   bundle. No repository token with content-write permission or custom scanner
   secret is available to the analysis jobs.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 0310a72..958b59f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         PY
     - name: Preserve build and browser diagnostics
       if: always()
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
       with:
         name: reactor-browser-diagnostics
         path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index 99086a7..29744c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           output: target/codeql-results
       - name: Retain analysis reports
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: codeql-${{ matrix.language }}
           path: target/codeql-results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/consumer-compatibility.yaml b/.github/workflows/consumer-compatibility.yaml
index 45eb97f..0e5f6fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/consumer-compatibility.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/consumer-compatibility.yaml
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 compatibility/consumers.py prepare --repository "$RUNNER_TEMP/m2" 2>&1 | tee prepare.log
       - name: Verify artifact guards reject broken packages
         run: python3 -m unittest discover -s compatibility/tests 2>&1 | tee guards.log
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: packaged-consumers
           path: target/compatibility
+          archive: true
           if-no-files-found: error
       - name: Preserve build diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: consumer-build-diagnostics
           path: |
@@ -81,16 +82,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
           name: packaged-consumers
           path: target/compatibility
+          skip-decompress: false
+          digest-mismatch: error
       # No Maven, compilation, reactor classes, or test dependencies in this job.
       - name: Execute original packaged JARs
         run: python3 compatibility/consumers.py run --runtime ${{ matrix.java }} 2>&1 | tee runtime.log
       - name: Preserve runtime diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: consumer-java-${{ matrix.java }}-diagnostics
           path: runtime.log
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           done
       - name: Preserve Java 8 unit-test diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: consumer-java-8-unit-test-diagnostics
           path: |
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./mvnw -B -ntp clean verify 2>&1 | tee build.log
       - name: Preserve build diagnostics including compiler warnings
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: advisory-build-${{ matrix.java }}-diagnostics
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yaml
index a871ffb..b32c883 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           gh api --method POST "repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/dependency-graph/snapshots" --input target/release-build-snapshot.json
       - name: Preserve resolved graphs
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: dependency-graphs-${{ matrix.graph }}
           path: |