diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 23d8d8845b..d978cb61cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ jobs:
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/changelog-enforcer
       - name: Enforce a changelog entry
         if: matrix.isMainBuildEnv && github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
-        uses: dangoslen/changelog-enforcer@v2
+        # use v3 due to https://github.com/dangoslen/changelog-enforcer/issues/142
+        uses: dangoslen/changelog-enforcer@releases/v3.0
         with:
           changeLogPath: 'CHANGELOG.md'
           skipLabels: 'Skip-Changelog,skip-changelog'
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