diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0a0b8a9fc106b..b1c267ed5526fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1495,8 +1495,8 @@ cpplint: lint-cpp
 # Try with '--system' if it fails without; the system may have set '--user'
 lint-py-build:
 	$(info Pip installing ruff on $(shell $(PYTHON) --version)...)
-	$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --target tools/pip/site-packages ruff || \
-		$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --system --target tools/pip/site-packages ruff
+	$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --target tools/pip/site-packages ruff==0.0.272 || \
+		$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --system --target tools/pip/site-packages ruff==0.0.272
 
 .PHONY: lint-py
 ifneq ("","$(wildcard tools/pip/site-packages/ruff)")