diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d555c6..33742fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
-          # unpacks default artifact into dist/
-          # if `name: artifact` is omitted, the action will create extra parent dir
-          pattern: artifact_*
-          merge-multiple: true
+          name: artifact
           path: dist
 
       - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI