diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index daa8fb67..446aca9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -284,10 +284,11 @@ jobs:
           npm i
           npm run get-proposals
       - name: "⚙️ hugo"
+        env:
+          HUGO_PARAMS_VERSION_STATUS: "historical"
         # Create a baseURL like `/v1.2` out of the `v1.2` tag
         run: |
-          echo -e '[params.version]\nstatus="historical"' > historical.toml
-          hugo --config config.toml,historical.toml --baseURL "/${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}" -d "spec"
+          hugo --baseURL "/${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}" -d "spec"
 
       - name: "📥 Spec definition download"
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2123.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2123.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af26abaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2123.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix the historical info box when generating the historical spec in CI.