diff --git a/.github/workflows/custom-actions/lint-packager/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/custom-actions/lint-packager/action.yaml
index d0365b6d47..a2969da8b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/custom-actions/lint-packager/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/custom-actions/lint-packager/action.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ runs:
         rm git-clang-format
         echo "::endgroup::"
         echo "::group::Installing pylint"
-        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pylint
+        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pylint==2.8.3
         echo "::endgroup::"
         echo "::group::Check clang-format for C++ sources"
         # NOTE: --binary forces use of global clang-format (which works) instead