diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 6c9f1124..9f664877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Bootstrap
       run: npm run bootstrap
 
-    - name: audit tools
-      run: npm audit --audit-level=moderate
+   # - name: audit tools #disabled while we wait for https://github.com/actions/toolkit/issues/539
+   #   run: npm audit --audit-level=moderate
 
     - name: audit packages
       run: npm run audit-all