diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index ce3d55cd5e0..dda5b67e78f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
           mv dist/MDAnalysisTests-* testsuite/dist
 
       - name: upload_source_and_wheels
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.18.10
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.10
 
   upload_pypi_mdanalysistests:
     if: |
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
           mv dist/MDAnalysisTests-* testsuite/dist
 
       - name: upload_tests
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.18.10
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.10
         with:
           packages_dir: testsuite/dist
 
diff --git a/package/CHANGELOG b/package/CHANGELOG
index c86b80a321a..c65ce91703a 100644
--- a/package/CHANGELOG
+++ b/package/CHANGELOG
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The rules for this file:
  * 2.8.0
 
 Fixes
+ * Fix deploy action to use the correct version of the pypi upload action.
 
 Enhancements