diff --git a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
index eb77bd2..5b1d5bc 100644
--- a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
+++ b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
     - name: gitInitImage
       description: The image providing the git-init binary that this Task runs.
       type: string
-      default: "alpine/git:latest"
+      default: "alpine/git:2.47.2"
     - name: userHome
       description: |
         Absolute path to the user's home directory.