diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 76116a59c34..856279ab83d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           crate: cargo-deny
           locked: true
+          # 0.16.2 requires Rust 1.81 or newer.
+          version: '0.16.1'
       - name: Bootstrap Python
         run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
       - name: Bootstrap dependencies