diff --git a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
index c21f083..a9f04c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate K9 contracts
         if: steps.detect.outputs.k9_count > 0
-        uses: hyperpolymath/k9-validate-action@cfa7f92f6bed88e706a481f7f520e4580d7b9599 # main
+        uses: hyperpolymath/k9-validate-action@2d96f43c538964b097d159ed3a56ba5b5ceca227 # main
         with:
           path: '.'
           strict: 'false'
@@ -306,3 +306,4 @@ jobs:
           *Generated by the [Dogfood Gate](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/rsr-template-repo) workflow.*
           *Dogfooding is guinea pig fooding — we test our tools on ourselves.*
           EOF
+