diff --git a/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh b/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh
index aaebb7dd2..eca501fc9 100755
--- a/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh
+++ b/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ pyenv versions
 pyenv virtualenv ${PACKAGING_PYTHON_VERSION} packaging_env
 pyenv activate packaging_env
 
-git clone -b v0.8.27 --depth=1  https://github.com/citusdata/tools.git tools
+git clone -b fix_centos8_errors --depth=1  https://github.com/citusdata/tools.git tools
 python3 -m pip install -r tools/packaging_automation/requirements.txt
 
-python3 -m pip install attrs
 
 echo "Package type: ${package_type}"
 echo "OS version: $(get_rpm_os_version)"