diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-rust.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-rust.sh
index d96d75fb94e..1e68c94f41e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-rust.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-rust.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ set -ex
 
 section_start rust "Building Rust toolchain"
 
-# Pick a specific snapshot from rustup so the compiler doesn't drift on us.
-RUST_VERSION=1.81.0-2024-09-05
+# Pick a specific patch version from rustup so the compiler doesn't drift on us.
+RUST_VERSION=1.81.0
 
 # For rust in Mesa, we use rustup to install.  This lets us pick an arbitrary
 # version of the compiler, rather than whatever the container's Debian comes