diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bdec4d1c9d..29c18723c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: artifact
           pattern: build-bin-*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
index 7dfda9f842..f44da792f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # mandatory for trusted publishing
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: dist
           name: build-pypi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index fd7cf4cbae..26be60fe61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # mandatory for trusted publishing
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: dist
           name: build-pypi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ee93d499ac..b60a0650a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: artifact
           pattern: build-*
diff --git a/devscripts/changelog_override.json b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
index bd78058e1e..e906838175 100644
--- a/devscripts/changelog_override.json
+++ b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
@@ -303,5 +303,10 @@
         "action": "add",
         "when": "4e6a693057cfaf1ce1f07b019ed3bfce2bf936f6",
         "short": "[priority] **The minimum *required* Python version has been raised to 3.10**\nPython 3.9 has reached its end-of-life as of October 2025, and yt-dlp has now removed support for it. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13858)"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "2c9091e355a7ba5d1edb69796ecdca48199b77fb",
+        "short": "[priority] **A stopgap release with a *TEMPORARY partial* fix for YouTube support**\nSome formats may still be unavailable, especially if cookies are passed to yt-dlp. The ***NEXT*** release, expected very soon, **will require an external JS runtime (e.g. Deno)** in order for YouTube downloads to work properly. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404)"
     }
 ]