diff --git a/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml b/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml
index b9deeffe7..5912cf0f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: sudo apt-get update
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y git --no-install-recommends
       # get latest head commit of sched_ext for-next
-      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=$(git ls-remote https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/sched_ext.git heads/for-next | awk '{print $1}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=35aacc4" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install virtiofsd && sudo cp -a ~/.cargo/bin/virtiofsd /usr/lib/
 
       # get latest head commit of sched_ext for-next
-      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=$(git ls-remote https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/sched_ext.git heads/for-next | awk '{print $1}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=35aacc4" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # use cached kernel if available, create after job if not
       - name: Cache Kernel