diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e6fffd962..3eefc9f01 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 module github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle
 
-go 1.22
-
-toolchain go1.23.3
+go 1.22.9
 
 require (
 	github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240918101019-be1c24cc9a44
 	github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.50.1
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.7.1
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0
 	golang.org/x/tools/go/vcs v0.1.0-deprecated
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 46a0c39d5..70108aff7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
+github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240827154017-dd10159baa91 h1:/wpuwyWvp46gZfQCmbR+4SI5ne7IjRUM5lsXTzpAeWM=
+github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240827154017-dd10159baa91/go.mod h1:PLNUetjLa77TCCziPsz0EI8a6CUxgC+1jgmWv0H25tg=
 github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240918101019-be1c24cc9a44 h1:FGzENZi+SX9I7h9xvMtRA3rel8hCEfyzSixteBgn7MU=
 github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240918101019-be1c24cc9a44/go.mod h1:PLNUetjLa77TCCziPsz0EI8a6CUxgC+1jgmWv0H25tg=
 github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.50.1 h1:/BUvuaB8MEiUA2oLPPCGtuw5V+doAYyiGTFyoSWlkrw=
 github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.50.1/go.mod h1:Dhcz716Kqg1RHNWos+N6MlXNkjNP2EwZQ0LukRKJfMs=
 github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.7.1 h1:fdDeAqgT47acgwd9bd9HxJRDmc9UAmPpc+2m0CXv75Q=
 github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.7.1/go.mod h1:xBQ8jztBU6kakFMg+8WGxn0c6z1fTSPVIjEY1Wr7jzc=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 h1:dAwr6QBTBZIkG8roQaJjGof0pp0EeF+tNV7YBP3F/8M=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 h1:vvrHzRwRfVKSiLrG+d4FMl/Qi4ukBCE6kZlTUkDYRT0=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0/go.mod h1:6SkKJ3Xj0I0BrPOZoBy3bdMptDDU9oJrpohJ3eWZ1fY=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0 h1:utOm6MM3R3dnawAiJgn0y+xvuYRsm1RKM/4giyfDgV0=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 h1:3NFvSEYkUoMifnESzZl15y791HH1qU2xm6eCJU5ZPXQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 h1:KHjCJyddX0LoSTb3J+vWpupP9p0oznkqVk/IfjymZbo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 h1:r+8e+loiHxRqhXVl6ML1nO3l1+oFoWbnlu2Ehimmi34=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/tools/go/vcs v0.1.0-deprecated h1:cOIJqWBl99H1dH5LWizPa+0ImeeJq3t3cJjaeOWUAL4=
 golang.org/x/tools/go/vcs v0.1.0-deprecated/go.mod h1:zUrvATBAvEI9535oC0yWYsLsHIV4Z7g63sNPVMtuBy8=
diff --git a/tools/releaser/main.go b/tools/releaser/main.go
index 9e9ad6e85..0fdd24899 100644
--- a/tools/releaser/main.go
+++ b/tools/releaser/main.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ This utility is intended to handle many of the steps to release a new version.
 		cmd  string
 		args []string
 	}{
-		{cmd: "go", args: []string{"get", "-t", "-u", "./..."}},
 		{cmd: "go", args: append([]string{"mod", "tidy"}, goVersionArgs...)},
 		{cmd: "go", args: []string{"mod", "vendor"}},
 		{cmd: "find", args: []string{"vendor", "-name", "BUILD.bazel", "-delete"}},