diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh b/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
index bacb3dd76c..032c23d2fa 100755
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ for phase in "${PHASES[@]}"; do
             sudo apt-get install -y -t "$UBUNTU_RELEASE-backports" lxc
             sudo apt-get install -y python3-debian git dpkg-dev fakeroot python3-jinja2
 
-            [ -d "$AUTOPKGTEST_DIR" ] || git clone --quiet --depth=1 https://salsa.debian.org/ci-team/autopkgtest.git "$AUTOPKGTEST_DIR"
+            [ -d "$AUTOPKGTEST_DIR" ] || git clone --quiet --branch=debian/5.32 --depth=1 https://salsa.debian.org/ci-team/autopkgtest.git "$AUTOPKGTEST_DIR"
 
             create_container
         ;;