diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/package.nix
index 185e8eca8dc1..8866e5a57ed5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/package.nix
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@
   fetchFromGitLab,
   nix-update-script,
   versionCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gitlab-runner";
-  version = "18.8.0";
+  version = "18.9.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     owner = "gitlab-org";
     repo = "gitlab-runner";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-rS7+BUdec+Z4G/dd5D/NHe3gbELWicg0Nmgx4zJAIX4=";
+    hash = "sha256-U13SouwEfCVy5M8fv6rkCX0F+ecVYdsocvAdt3yxPJA=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-Br9TW+sg7PDOE2d8lVQ9Xv9+UD7JHzitdTOcyodHr+s=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-Ak1Q8FnTD8LKcN9xRc1gpcnUiambGC3CJP84cwQqTtM=";
 
   # For patchShebangs
   buildInputs = [ bash ];
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
       "-X ${ldflagsPackageVariablePrefix}.REVISION=v${finalAttrs.version}"
     ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ writableTmpDirAsHomeHook ];
+
   preCheck = ''
     # Make the tests pass outside of GitLab CI
     export CI=0
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/remove-bash-test.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/remove-bash-test.patch
index 6f27ef71c957..0365002efec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/remove-bash-test.patch
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-runner/remove-bash-test.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/shells/bash_test.go b/shells/bash_test.go
-index 9ed9e65ff..02b6e6d5f 100644
+index bbbe949f4..955992d3f 100644
 --- a/shells/bash_test.go
 +++ b/shells/bash_test.go
 @@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ package shells
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ index 9ed9e65ff..02b6e6d5f 100644
  
  	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 -	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
- 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/common"
- )
  
-@@ -90,65 +88,6 @@ func TestBash_CheckForErrors(t *testing.T) {
+ 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/common"
+ 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/common/spec"
+@@ -78,65 +76,6 @@ func TestBash_CheckForErrors(t *testing.T) {
  	}
  }