diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_revdepchecks.yml b/.github/workflows/r_revdepchecks.yml
index e3588f301236..a4864e7feb1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_revdepchecks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_revdepchecks.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           TINYTEX_INSTALLER: TinyTeX
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
-          r-version: 'devel'
+          r-version: 'release'
       - name: install system dependencies
         run: |
           brew install libomp