diff --git a/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh b/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
index adec343..d9689b3 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-VERSION_NUM=1.50.1
+VERSION_NUM=1.49.0
 VERSION=v${VERSION_NUM}
 URL_BASE=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint
 URL=$URL_BASE/$VERSION/install.sh