diff --git a/.github/workflows/spelling-grammar.yaml b/.github/workflows/spelling-grammar.yaml
index aa08b5e8..878bd31f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spelling-grammar.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spelling-grammar.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
     check:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        # pin version until https://github.com/openai/codex-action/issues/188 resolved
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         timeout-minutes: 10
         steps:
             - name: Checkout PR