diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
index c4c70a872e..624b0df3aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   code-freeze:
-    uses: NVIDIA-NeMo/FW-CI-templates/.github/workflows/_code_freeze.yml@v0.86.0
+    uses: NVIDIA-NeMo/FW-CI-templates/.github/workflows/_code_freeze.yml@v1.4.2
     with:
       library-name: NeMo-Automodel
       python-package: nemo_automodel