diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index c2dd182..c54ff40 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
-        with: { version: latest }
+        # Pin to a version built on Go 1.25 — the runner's bundled tool
+        # is Go 1.24 and refuses to lint a 1.25 module.
+        with: { version: v2.12.2 }
 
       - name: test
         # Coverage scoped to ./internal/... — cmd/server is the entrypoint