diff --git a/dev/tasks/macros.jinja b/dev/tasks/macros.jinja
index 082d33b124f9f..f814b4b476e16 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/macros.jinja
+++ b/dev/tasks/macros.jinja
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ env:
     run: mkdir repo
   {% if get_win %}
   - name: Get windows binary
-    uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
     with:
       name: r-lib__libarrow__bin__windows
       path: repo/libarrow/bin/windows
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ env:
   {% if get_nix %}
     {% for openssl_version in ["1.0", "1.1", "3.0"] %}
   - name: Get Linux OpenSSL {{ openssl_version }} binary
-    uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
     with:
       name: r-lib__libarrow__bin__linux-openssl-{{ openssl_version }}
       path: repo/libarrow/bin/linux-openssl-{{ openssl_version }}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ env:
     {% for openssl_version in ["1.1", "3.0"] %}
       {% for arch in ["x86_64", "arm64"] %}
   - name: Get macOS {{ arch }} OpenSSL {{ openssl_version }} binary
-    uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
     with:
       name: r-lib__libarrow__bin__darwin-{{arch}}-openssl-{{ openssl_version }}
       path: repo/libarrow/bin/darwin-{{ arch }}-openssl-{{ openssl_version }}
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ env:
     {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
   - name: Get src pkg
-    uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
     with:
       name: r-pkg__src__contrib
       path: repo/src/contrib
diff --git a/dev/tasks/r/github.packages.yml b/dev/tasks/r/github.packages.yml
index 66008275148f9..11d1f85a4cb52 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/r/github.packages.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/r/github.packages.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           UBUNTU: {{ '"${{ matrix.ubuntu }}"' }}
         {{ macros.github_set_sccache_envvars()|indent(8) }}
         run: |
-          source ci/scripts/util_enable_core_dumps.sh
+          source arrow/ci/scripts/util_enable_core_dumps.sh
           archery docker run \
             -e EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS="{{ '${{ matrix.extra-cmake-flags }}' }}" \
             {{ '${{ matrix.os }}' }}-cpp-static