diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/cargo-audit.sh b/scripts/gitlab/cargo-audit.sh
index 3677204d6..1e53f77cd 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/cargo-audit.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/cargo-audit.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 set -e # fail on any error
 set -u # treat unset variables as error
 
-CARGO_TARGET_DIR=./target cargo +stable install cargo-audit
+CARGO_TARGET_DIR=./target cargo +stable install cargo-audit --force
 cargo +stable audit