diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
index be3bbd8..5c98610 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ on:
         default: true
 jobs:
   code-freeze:
-    uses: NVIDIA-NeMo/FW-CI-templates/.github/workflows/_code_freeze.yml@v0.22.5
+    uses: NVIDIA-NeMo/FW-CI-templates/.github/workflows/_code_freeze.yml@v0.86.0
     with:
       library-name: DFM
       python-package: dfm