diff --git a/content/blog/cmake-improvements.md b/content/blog/cmake-improvements.md
index 23724d8..00ed6ee 100644
--- a/content/blog/cmake-improvements.md
+++ b/content/blog/cmake-improvements.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   gRPC
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-  GIT_TAG        {{< param grpc_release_tag >}}
+  GIT_TAG        v1.28.0
   )
 set(FETCHCONTENT_QUIET OFF)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(gRPC)