diff --git a/.github/workflows/abi-ffi-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/abi-ffi-gate.yml
index 730a8d5..f647ba6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/abi-ffi-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/abi-ffi-gate.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -fsSL https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.11/julia-1.11.5-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -o /tmp/julia.tar.gz
           tar -xf /tmp/julia.tar.gz -C /tmp
-          echo "/tmp/julia-1.11.5-linux-x86_64/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          echo "/tmp/julia-1.11.5/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
       - name: Run ABI-FFI gate
-        run: julia scripts/abi-ffi-gate.jl
+        run: |
+          julia --version   # confirms the pinned 1.11.5 is on PATH, not the runner default
+          julia scripts/abi-ffi-gate.jl
 
   zig-build:
     name: Zig FFI builds + tests (Zig 0.14.0)