diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index 04d0388..6ce8b53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build report 🏗
         id: validation
-        uses: insightsengineering/thevalidatoR@main
+        uses: insightsengineering/thevalidatoR@v2
         # see parameters above for custom templates and other formats
 
       # Upload the validation report to the release
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ jobs:
         if: success()
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
         with:
-          file: ${{ steps.validation.outputs.report_output_filename }}
-          asset_name: ${{ steps.validation.outputs.report_output_filename }}
+          file: ./validation_report.pdf
+          asset_name: validation-report.pdf
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag: ${{ github.ref }}
-          overwrite: false
+          overwrite: true
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3bb19a5..c2aa9a5 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # simaerep 0.6.1
 - set dplyr requirement to v1.1.0
+- fix validation report action
 
 # simaerep 0.6.0
 - inframe method use table operations only, do not use visit_med75