diff --git a/Formula/v/vitess.rb b/Formula/v/vitess.rb
index 51d98a81167f7..b4a6b498bd99b 100644
--- a/Formula/v/vitess.rb
+++ b/Formula/v/vitess.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class Vitess < Formula
     sha256 cellar: :any_skip_relocation, x86_64_linux:   "ff51d7d5e7d198c9deb005f8f6b867298a02796768eb52b785b621716af4598e"
   end
 
-  depends_on "go" => :build
+  # use "go" again after https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/issues/16015 is fixed and released
+  depends_on "go@1.22" => :build
   depends_on "etcd"
 
   def install