diff --git a/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml b/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml
index a9c409974..6f34ffb2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/caching-build.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y git --no-install-recommends
       # get latest head commit of sched_ext for-next
 
-      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=KERNEL_COMMIT_SHA7_HERE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=fc86083" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # use cached kernel if available, create after job if not
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install virtiofsd && sudo cp -a ~/.cargo/bin/virtiofsd /usr/lib/
 
       # get latest head commit of sched_ext for-next
-      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=KERNEL_COMMIT_SHA7_HERE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=fc86083" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # use cached kernel if available, create after job if not
       - name: Cache Kernel
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install virtiofsd && sudo cp -a ~/.cargo/bin/virtiofsd /usr/lib/
 
       # get latest head commit of sched_ext for-next
-      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=KERNEL_COMMIT_SHA7_HERE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=fc86083" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       # cache bzImage alone for rust tests
       - name: Cache bzImage
         id: cache-bzImage
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install virtiofsd && sudo cp -a ~/.cargo/bin/virtiofsd /usr/lib/
 
       # get latest head commit of sched_ext for-next
-      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=KERNEL_COMMIT_SHA7_HERE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "SCHED_EXT_KERNEL_COMMIT=fc86083" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       # cache bzImage alone for rust tests
       - name: Cache bzImage
         id: cache-bzImage