diff --git a/code-scanning/detekt.yml b/code-scanning/detekt.yml
index 0edc8b5..a8610c3 100644
--- a/code-scanning/detekt.yml
+++ b/code-scanning/detekt.yml
@@ -53,21 +53,30 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        DETEKT_DOWNLOAD_URL=$( gh api graphql --field tagName=$DETEKT_RELEASE_TAG --raw-field query='
+        gh api graphql --field tagName=$DETEKT_RELEASE_TAG --raw-field query='
           query getReleaseAssetDownloadUrl($tagName: String!) {
             repository(name: "detekt", owner: "detekt") {
               release(tagName: $tagName) {
-                # it doesn't look like there is an alternative semantics for this with a specific SHA, is this release tag immutable?
                 releaseAssets(name: "detekt", first: 1) {
                   nodes {
                     downloadUrl
                   }
                 }
+                tagCommit {
+                  oid
+                }
               }
             }
           }
-        ' | \
-        jq --raw-output '.data.repository.release.releaseAssets.nodes[0].downloadUrl' )
+        ' 1> gh_response.json
+        
+        DETEKT_RELEASE_SHA=$(jq --raw-output '.data.repository.release.releaseAssets.tagCommit.oid' gh_response.json)
+        if [ $DETEKT_RELEASE_SHA != "37f0a1d006977512f1f216506cd695039607c3e5" ]; then
+          echo "Release tag doesn't match expected commit SHA"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        
+        DETEKT_DOWNLOAD_URL=$(jq --raw-output '.data.repository.release.releaseAssets.nodes[0].downloadUrl' gh_response.json)
         echo "::set-output name=download_url::$DETEKT_DOWNLOAD_URL"
 
     # Sets up the detekt cli