diff --git a/.github/scripts/downstream-project-spl-common.sh b/.github/scripts/downstream-project-spl-common.sh
index c6dcfaca007867..049c3a4f7fbe7d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/downstream-project-spl-common.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/downstream-project-spl-common.sh
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ if semverGT "$project_used_solana_version" "$SOLANA_VER"; then
 fi
 
 ./patch.crates-io.sh "$SOLANA_DIR"
+
+# anza migration stopgap. can be removed when agave is fully recommended for public usage.
+sed -i 's/solana-geyser-plugin-interface/agave-geyser-plugin-interface/g' target/downstream-projects/spl/Cargo.toml