diff --git a/.github/actions/upload-gatk-test-results/action.yml b/.github/actions/upload-gatk-test-results/action.yml
index e2c267e2c75..73cce8c0f8d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/upload-gatk-test-results/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/upload-gatk-test-results/action.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Upload test results
       if: always()
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         # ternary expression syntax is workaround found here https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/409
         name: test-results-${{ inputs.is-docker == 'true' && 'docker-' ||  '' }}${{ matrix.Java }}-${{ matrix.testType }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gatk-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/gatk-tests.yml
index 15a550e859e..b6b70e2e265 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gatk-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gatk-tests.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           outputs: type=docker,dest=/tmp/myimage.tar
       # By uploading the docker image as an artifact we save ourselves the requirement for the image to be built with ghcr push permission
       - name: Upload docker image as artifact 
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: gatkDockerImage
           path: /tmp/myimage.tar
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
           cp scripts/docker/dockertest.gradle .
 
       - name: Download docker image artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: gatkDockerImage
           path: /tmp