diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3f02c34c..56b290f3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -170,9 +170,12 @@ jobs:
       # CLI (molecli) moved to standalone repo: git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-cli
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true'
         run: go vet ./...
+      - if: needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true'
+        name: Install golangci-lint
+        run: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.12.2
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true'
         name: Run golangci-lint
-        run: golangci-lint run --timeout 3m ./...
+        run: "$(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint" run --timeout 3m ./...
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true'
         name: Diagnostic — per-package verbose 60s
         run: |