diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale.yml b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
index ad2950d8222..6ac411531f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   vale:
     name: linter
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # workaround for https://github.com/errata-ai/vale-action/issues/128
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: errata-ai/vale-action@reviewdog