diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4835ad6a7..feb31adf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+      # required to install Hunter
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Install Hunter
-        run: pipx install git+https://github.com/datastax-labs/hunter.git
+        run: |
+          pip --version
+          pip install git+https://github.com/datastax-labs/hunter@5c0b480815a281322ebbbf157f70fc785212a892
+          pip freeze | grep hunter
       - name: Maven Version
         run: mvn --version
       - name: Build and Test
diff --git a/horreum-backend/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm.base b/horreum-backend/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm.base
index e4c384e76..0b6f83d25 100644
--- a/horreum-backend/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm.base
+++ b/horreum-backend/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm.base
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="python3 python3-devel python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-p
     rpm -e --nodeps redhat-logos-httpd && \
     microdnf -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
 USER 185
-RUN pip install git+https://github.com/datastax-labs/hunter
+RUN pip install git+https://github.com/datastax-labs/hunter@5c0b480815a281322ebbbf157f70fc785212a892
 COPY src/main/resources/horreum.sh /deployments/
 COPY src/main/resources/k8s-setup.sh /deployments/
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