diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index ada8fb64..f15b87bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
 
           fi
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: always()
         with:
           name: asv-benchmark-results-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}-${{ matrix.benchmark-name }}
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     steps:
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           pattern: asv-benchmark-results*
           path: asv_result
           merge-multiple: true
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: asv-benchmark-results-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
           path: asv_result
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3c55bdff..f3a49a69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Download built artifact to dist/
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: Packages
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c81ae17b..4674b81c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Archive figures generated during testing
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: plotting-results-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
           path: /Users/runner/work/napari-spatialdata/napari-spatialdata/tests/plots/generated/*
diff --git a/src/napari_spatialdata/_widgets.py b/src/napari_spatialdata/_widgets.py
index d4f130bf..9be7b1cf 100644
--- a/src/napari_spatialdata/_widgets.py
+++ b/src/napari_spatialdata/_widgets.py
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@
 from vispy import scene
 from vispy.color.colormap import Colormap, MatplotlibColormap
 from vispy.scene.widgets import ColorBarWidget
+
 # See https://github.com/scverse/squidpy/issues/1061 for more details.
 # Scanpy 0.11.x-0.12.x renamed set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs to _set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs
 # and then changed it back. Try underscore version first, fall back to non-underscore.
 try:
     from scanpy.plotting._utils import _set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs as set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs
 except ImportError:
-    from scanpy.plotting._utils import set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs
+    pass
 
 # See https://github.com/scverse/squidpy/issues/1061 for more details.
 # Scanpy 0.11.x-0.12.x renamed set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs to _set_default_colors_for_categorical_obs