diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-go-opera/build.sh b/app/data/container-build/cerc-go-opera/build.sh
index 37e561a4..3d5837c7 100755
--- a/app/data/container-build/cerc-go-opera/build.sh
+++ b/app/data/container-build/cerc-go-opera/build.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # Build cerc/go-opera
 source ${CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR}/build-base.sh
 
-# Checkout appropriate release; refer to https://docs.fantom.foundation/
-OPERA_TAG=${OPERA_TAG:-release/1.1.2-rc.5}
-git -C ${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}/go-opera checkout ${OPERA_TAG}
-
 # Repo's dockerfile gives build error because it's hardcoded for go 1.17; go 1.19 is required
 sed -i 's/FROM golang:1\.[0-9]*-alpine as builder/FROM golang:1.19-alpine as builder/' ${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}/go-opera/docker/Dockerfile.opera
 
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/stack.yml b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/stack.yml
index 08281607..80815cdf 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/stack.yml
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/stack.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "1.1"
 name: mainnet-opera
 decription: "Fantom mainnet node"
 repos:
-  - github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera
+  - github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera@release/1.1.2-rc.5
 containers:
   - cerc/go-opera
 pods: