upgrade release workflow actions to their latest versions (fixes #875)

Author: cwmeijer

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build universal wheel and source distribution
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-python-and-package
         with:
           extras-require: publishing
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: artifact
           path: dist
-      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.4.2
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.12.4
         with:
           user: __token__
           password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_TOKEN }}
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: artifact
           path: dist
-      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.4.2
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.12.4
         with:
           user: __token__
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}