diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0a04d29d3..9989dbfa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # either 'goreleaser' (default) or 'goreleaser-pro'
           distribution: goreleaser
-          version: latest
+          version: v1.16.2
           args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}