diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index cfbc4a5a8..a15ac4b50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           level: warning
           fail_on_error: false
-      # This gives an error when run on PRs from external repositories, so we skip it.
-      - name: validate-dependabot
-        # If this is a PR, check that the PR source is a local branch. Always runs on non-PRs.
-        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull') || !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
-        uses: marocchino/validate-dependabot@v2.1.0
+      # This is failing with a JSON schema error, see #8028 for details.        
+      #- name: validate-dependabot
+      #  # This gives an error when run on PRs from external repositories, so we skip it.
+      #  # If this is a PR, check that the PR source is a local branch. Always runs on non-PRs.
+      #  if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull') || !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+      #  uses: marocchino/validate-dependabot@v2.1.0
 
   codespell:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest