diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtghactions/GenerativePlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtghactions/GenerativePlugin.scala
index dc5a5db..064c676 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/sbtghactions/GenerativePlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtghactions/GenerativePlugin.scala
@@ -352,7 +352,9 @@ ${indent(jobs.map(compileJob(_, sbt)).mkString("\n\n"), 1)}"""
             "download-artifact",
             "v1",
             name = Some(s"Download target directory '$target' ($v)"),
-            params = Map("name" -> s"target-$${{ matrix.os }}-$v-$${{ matrix.java }}-${sanitizeTarget(target)}"))
+            params = Map(
+              "name" -> s"target-$${{ matrix.os }}-$v-$${{ matrix.java }}-${sanitizeTarget(target)}",
+              "path" -> target))
         }
       }
 
@@ -361,7 +363,9 @@ ${indent(jobs.map(compileJob(_, sbt)).mkString("\n\n"), 1)}"""
         "download-artifact",
         "v1",
         name = Some(s"Download target directory 'project/target'"),
-        params = Map("name" -> s"target-$${{ matrix.os }}-$${{ matrix.java }}-project_target"))
+        params = Map(
+          "name" -> s"target-$${{ matrix.os }}-$${{ matrix.java }}-project_target",
+          "path" -> "project/target"))
     },
 
     githubWorkflowGeneratedCacheSteps := {
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbtghactions/check-and-regenerate/expected-ci.yml b/src/sbt-test/sbtghactions/check-and-regenerate/expected-ci.yml
index 6fbc61c..1282242 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/sbtghactions/check-and-regenerate/expected-ci.yml
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbtghactions/check-and-regenerate/expected-ci.yml
@@ -154,16 +154,19 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
         with:
           name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-2.13.1-${{ matrix.java }}-target
+          path: target
 
       - name: Download target directory 'target' (2.12.10)
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
         with:
           name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-2.12.10-${{ matrix.java }}-target
+          path: target
 
       - name: Download target directory 'project/target'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
         with:
           name: target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.java }}-project_target
+          path: project/target
 
       - name: Publish project
         run: sbt ++${{ matrix.scala }} +publish