diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 4054a86c0a..6d244f70a6 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: https://code.forgejo.org/actions/setup-go@v4
         if: secrets.ROLE == 'forgejo-experimental'
         with:
-          go-version: ">=1.21"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: update the _release.experimental DNS record
         if: secrets.ROLE == 'forgejo-experimental'