diff --git a/.changes/v1.12/BUG FIXES-20250514-184357.yaml b/.changes/v1.12/BUG FIXES-20250514-184357.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c002bf8d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/v1.12/BUG FIXES-20250514-184357.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+kind: BUG FIXES
+body: Fix regression during provider installation by reverting back to not sending HEAD requests.
+time: 2025-05-14T18:43:57.332193-04:00
+custom:
+    Issue: "36998"
diff --git a/internal/providercache/package_install.go b/internal/providercache/package_install.go
index 78de3ad064..5aff2b20a9 100644
--- a/internal/providercache/package_install.go
+++ b/internal/providercache/package_install.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func installFromHTTPURL(ctx context.Context, meta getproviders.PackageMeta, targ
 		Client:                httpclient.New(),
 		Netrc:                 true,
 		XTerraformGetDisabled: true,
+		DoNotCheckHeadFirst:   true,
 	}
 
 	urlObj, err := url.Parse(urlStr)