diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/act/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/act/default.nix
index 10fc62fdeffa..934f417b0745 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/act/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/act/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "act";
-  version = "0.2.26";
+  version = "0.2.28";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nektos";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-DBiBJf4hEjn/sJXjAvsiARWz66sDBIz0hFEdCgS8D4g=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-wHBdmNFi//0nAgqRjTJYE3H+06HrW9l+xLVB97/XrnY=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-5RvFdtEZEQBWvkUKIcV/A+tCSy9V9DJj4HujGQgTxq0=";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-bWNDBoLGiV/eSUW/AE/yzvJN7NYCnT1GjzP3VmDVAg8=";
 
   doCheck = false;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 238e2537d2bf..4a664688a7e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -997,7 +997,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   acpica-tools = callPackage ../tools/system/acpica-tools { };
 
-  act = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/act { };
+  act = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/act {
+    buildGoModule = buildGo118Module;
+  };
 
   actdiag = with python3.pkgs; toPythonApplication actdiag;