diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index a5abc171849c..4499a7ab3770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Unit Tests With Coverage
         if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '~1.20' ) # only run coverage on one version
         run: make gotest-with-cover GROUP=${{ matrix.group }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '~1.20' ) # only run coverage on one version
         with:
           name: coverage-artifacts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [unittest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: coverage-artifacts
       - name: Upload coverage report
@@ -453,14 +453,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Collector ${{ matrix.binary }}
         run: make GOOS=${{ matrix.os }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} GOARM=${{ matrix.arm }} otelcontribcol
       - name: Upload Collector Binaries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: ./bin/*
 
   build-package:
     # Use 20.04.5 until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/16450 is resolved
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: [cross-compile]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install fpm
         run: gem install --no-document fpm -v 1.11.0
       - name: Download Collector Binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: bin/
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ jobs:
               ./internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/test.sh dist/otel-contrib-collector*x86_64.rpm examples/demo/otel-collector-config.yaml
           fi
       - name: Upload Packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-packages
           path: ./dist/*
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Download Binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: ./bin/
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate MSI
         run: .\internal\buildscripts\packaging\msi\make.ps1 Confirm-MSI
       - name: Upload MSI
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-packages
           path: ./dist/*.msi
@@ -547,12 +547,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download Binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: ./bin/
       - name: Download Packages
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-packages
           path: ./dist/
@@ -588,13 +588,13 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.go-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: make install-tools
       - name: Download Binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: ./bin/
       - run: chmod +x bin/*
       - name: Download Packages
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-packages
           path: ./dist/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 2effce78592e..413ec78c1481 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Collector
         run: make otelcontribcol
       - name: Upload Collector Binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binary
           path: ./bin/*
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.go-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: make -j2 gomoddownload
       - name: Download Collector Binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binary
           path: bin/
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker save otelcontribcol:latest > /tmp/otelcontribcol.tar
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: otelcontribcol
           path: /tmp/otelcontribcol.tar
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           kubectl get csr -o=jsonpath='{range.items[?(@.spec.signerName=="kubernetes.io/kubelet-serving")]}{.metadata.name}{" "}{end}' | xargs kubectl certificate approve
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: otelcontribcol
           path: /tmp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.go-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: make -j2 gomoddownload
       - name: Download Collector Binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binary
           path: bin/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
index 4e06e861d475..745b7bcbc3ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make install-tools
       - run: make oteltestbedcol
       - name: Upload Collector Binaries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: ./bin/*
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make install-tools
       - run: mkdir -p results && touch results/TESTRESULTS.md
       - name: Download Collector Binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: collector-binaries
           path: bin/
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload Test Results
         if: ${{ failure() || success() }}
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: ./*.tar
       - run: cp testbed/tests/results/benchmarks.json testbed/tests/results/${{steps.filename.outputs.name}}.json
       - name: Upload benchmarks.json
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: benchmark-results
           path: testbed/tests/results/${{steps.filename.outputs.name}}.json
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: benchmark-results
           path: results