diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 942f43071..866dc3a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ jobs:
       # actions/setup-go does not setup the installed toolchain to be preferred over the system install,
       # which causes go-licenses to raise "Package ... does not have module info" errors.
       # for more information, https://github.com/google/go-licenses/issues/244#issuecomment-1885098633
+      #
+      # go-licenses has been pinned for automation use.
       - name: Check licenses
         run: |
           export GOROOT=$(go env GOROOT)
           export PATH=${GOROOT}/bin:$PATH
+          go install github.com/google/go-licenses@5348b744d0983d85713295ea08a20cca1654a45e
           make licenses-check
diff --git a/script/licenses b/script/licenses
index c38b12258..7a13994cc 100755
--- a/script/licenses
+++ b/script/licenses
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
+# Manage go-licenses version externally for CI
+if [ "$CI" != "true" ]; then
+    go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
+fi
 
 # Setup temporary directory to collect updated third-party source code
 export TEMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
diff --git a/script/licenses-check b/script/licenses-check
index 345a964ac..ab16a8ec7 100755
--- a/script/licenses-check
+++ b/script/licenses-check
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
+# Manage go-licenses version externally for CI
+if [ "$CI" != "true" ]; then
+    go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
+fi
 
 # Setup temporary directory for generated license reports
 export TEMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"