diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index ae96cc731..e4a973f91 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.3
+1.24.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 328374c8a..5d0e6f021 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/coredns/coredns
 
 go 1.23.0
 
-toolchain go1.24.3
+toolchain go1.24.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v68.0.0+incompatible