diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
index 4f37a78..da30b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: koalaman/shellcheck@v0.10.0
 
       # update the version in `github_tag_and_release.yml` manually, too
-      - uses: golang/go@go1.24
+      - uses: golang/go@go1.23.9
 
       # update the variant version in the devcontainer.json manually, too
       # (see ../DEPENDENCIES.md#devcontainer-base-image-version for more info )