diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dbe71212..f55f4418 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssa v0.67.3
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.24.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.17.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.14.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.12.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.8.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/source-watcher/api/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dadd64b8..2a9072a8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.24.0 h1:hrPlxs0hhXf32DRqs68VbsXs0XfQMphyRVIk0rYYJa4
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.24.0/go.mod h1:xWammEqalrpurpcMiixJRXtynRQtBEoqheyU5F/vWrg=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.17.0 h1:uNxbFXy8ly8C7fJ8D7w3rjTNJFrb4Hp1aY/30XkfvxY=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.17.0/go.mod h1:b1xyIRYDD0ket4SV5u0UXYv+ZdN/O/HmIO5jZQdHQls=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.14.0 h1:T3llSc8sUnsuFrW5ng2ePSfXwGXUKv0YG9QXf0ErhWw=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.14.0/go.mod h1:YHdg/78kzf+kCqS+SqSOiUxum5AjxlixiqwpX6AUZB8=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.12.0 h1:MGbdbNf2D5wazMqAkNPn+Lh5j+oY0gxQJFTGyet5Hfc=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.12.0/go.mod h1:YHdg/78kzf+kCqS+SqSOiUxum5AjxlixiqwpX6AUZB8=
 github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.8.1 h1:49HiJF5mNEdZTwueQMRahTVts35B+xhN5CsuOAL9gQ0=
 github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.8.1/go.mod h1:HgZ6NSH1cyOE2jRoNwln1xEwr9ETvrLeiy1o4O04vQM=
 github.com/fluxcd/source-watcher/api/v2 v2.1.1 h1:1LfT50ty+78MKKbschAZl28QbVqIyjaNq17KmW5wPJI=