diff --git a/scripts/docker/install-golang-deps.sh b/scripts/docker/install-golang-deps.sh
index 6661129ed..7d255b6b2 100755
--- a/scripts/docker/install-golang-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/install-golang-deps.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ CURRENT_DIR=$PWD;
 # Install scc
 SCC_DIR="$HOME/scc"
 echo "Cloning Sloc Cloc and Code (SCC) to generate value data ..."
-git clone https://github.com/boyter/scc "$SCC_DIR"
+# this needs to be done from source. the latest version doesnt seem to exist on the package repo
+# however, the latest version (v3.5.0) requires bumping the golang version in the Dockerfile
+git clone --depth 1 --branch v3.4.0 https://github.com/boyter/scc "$SCC_DIR"
 cd $SCC_DIR
 go build;
 echo "scc build done"
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@ cd $CURRENT_DIR
 # Install scorecard
 SCORECARD_DIR="$HOME/scorecard"
 echo "Cloning OSSF Scorecard to generate scorecard data ..."
-git clone https://github.com/ossf/scorecard $SCORECARD_DIR
+# lock version to prevent future issues if the golang version is bumped
+git clone --depth 1 --branch v5.1.1 https://github.com/ossf/scorecard $SCORECARD_DIR
 cd $SCORECARD_DIR
 go build;
 echo "scorecard build done"