diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ac4ad8c..ec80e9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -56,19 +56,31 @@ jobs:
             echo ${CCACHE_BASEDIR}
             ccache -s
           fi
+
+      - name: Sanitize artifact name
+        id: sanitize
+        # This step removes special characters from the artifact name to ensure compatibility with upload-artifact
+        # Characters removed: " : < > | * ? \r \n \ /
+        # Spaces are replaced with underscores
+        # This sanitization prevents errors in artifact creation and retrieval
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $originalName = "SofaMJEDFEM_${{ steps.sofa.outputs.run_branch }}_for-SOFA-${{ steps.sofa.outputs.sofa_version }}_${{ runner.os }}"
+          $artifact_name = $originalName -replace '[":;<>|*?\r\n\\/]', '' -replace ' ', '_'
+          echo "artifact_name=$artifact_name" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Create artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.0
         with:
-          name: SofaMJEDFEM_${{ steps.sofa.outputs.run_branch }}_for-SOFA-${{ steps.sofa.outputs.sofa_version }}_${{ runner.os }}
+          name: ${{ steps.sanitize.outputs.artifact_name }}
           path: ${{ env.WORKSPACE_INSTALL_PATH }}
 
       - name: Install artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
-          name: SofaMJEDFEM_${{ steps.sofa.outputs.run_branch }}_for-SOFA-${{ steps.sofa.outputs.sofa_version }}_${{ runner.os }}
+          name: ${{ steps.sanitize.outputs.artifact_name }}
           path: ${{ env.WORKSPACE_ARTIFACT_PATH }}
 
-
   deploy:
     name: Deploy artifacts
     if: always() && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/') # we are on a branch (not a PR)
@@ -77,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - name: Get artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           path: artifacts