diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi_upload.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi_upload.yml
index 7ffbebce..acb2b16b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi_upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi_upload.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # to upload to test pypi, pass repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ and use secrets.TEST_PYPI_TOKEN
     - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}