diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 0310e8bc..b4ec7df8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: validate spec
       run: |
-        make spec-install
+        sudo make spec-install
         make spec
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 06d2f890..17a3f42a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ spec-install:
 	@apt-get update
 	@apt-get install -y jq moreutils
 	@echo "### Downloading and installing go-swagger"
-	@curl -o /usr/local/bin/swagger -L "https://github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/releases/download/v0.27.0/swagger_linux_amd64"
+	@curl -o /usr/local/bin/swagger -L "https://github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/releases/download/v0.30.2/swagger_linux_amd64"
 	@chmod +x /usr/local/bin/swagger
 
 # The `spec-gen` target is intended to create an api-spec